Today, 61 porters have helped to carry all the material, food and fuel, required to sustain the team until the end of February in the attempt to reach the summit of Nanga Parbat this winter.
Quoting Simone on some of his comments on the experience so far, he said:
“It has been over 8 years since I was here last time. In the summer of 2003 I was with Denis, my wife and a large group of climbers. … but it was summer.
The people here are more or less the same condition, poor, hard, proven. The school Messner, some houses being built again for his work together with a small hydroelectric turbine, are the only things different from 2003.
We walked surrounded by children and Half way we stopped at a shack and they lit the fire and you and offered bread and ground corn grown here in the summer. It ‘was a kind gesture which we really appreciated.
The residents of this valley have proved friendly and helpful and this seemed different (better) than in 2003
Tonight we got here at about 15.30 to Ser and we lit a nice fire, so we warmed up together before dinner.
Our satellite modem now works with my SIM card so the signal is good so which assures us more updates coming from us.
Photo Credits: Matteo Zanga