The Timişoara-based mountaineer has started equipping ahead the climbing route to the summit of Everest and is getting ready to ascend to Camp 2, located at 6,400 meters altitude.
“We are on schedule with the planning and we’ve had good weather. We are feeling well at this acclimatizing stage and are getting ready to climb higher, in order to equip Camp 2. Then we’ll be returning to rest at Base Camp”, said Colibăşanu.
After the resting period, Horia Colibăşanu and Peter Hamor will be advancing as high as 7,000 meters, where they’ll be setting up an advanced base camp, as Camp 2 (6,400m) will then become their new base camp.
“We are in really good shape. So far we’ve had no incidents and together with Peter we’ve managed to consider several approaches for this year’s project. At this time, what’s important for us is to complete the acclimatizing stage, to rest and eat sufficiently, in order to stay optimally fit. As usual, we are constantly keeping an eye on the weather”, added Colibăşanu.
Horia Colibăşanu left for this expedition on March 28th 2018, and will be returning to Romania on June 3rd.
Horia Colibăşanu’s objective in the Himalayas for 2018 is to open a new route to the summit of Everest (8,848m).
This year marks Colibășanu’s 20th international expedition and also his 15th in the Himalayas.
The Everest ascent is a project of the Alternative Sports Club from Timișoara (Romania), affiliated to the Romanian Mountaineering and Climbing Federation, which runs and monitors mountaineering projects included in the international sports calendar.
Horia Colibășanu is supported in this expedition by the following Gold Level Sponsors: Profi (http://www.profi.ro/), FAN Courier (https://www.fancourier.ro/) and Comtim (https://www.comtim.ro/).
The ascent project’s Silver Level Sponsor is: AD Auto Total (http://www.autototal.ro/).
Bronze Level Sponsors are: Mewi (http://www.mewi.ro/), Poka (http://www.poka.ro/), Recaş Vineyards (http://cramelerecas.ro/) and the Timişoara City Hall (www.primariatm.ro).
Equipment partners are: Marmot, S75.ro, Sport Guru, Suunto, GoPro, Deltatel.
The expedition can be followed on www.horiacolibasanuhimalaya.ro , the ‘Horia Colibășanu’ Facebook page and his Twitter page.
