(Note: The following is based on an e-mail report from Tom's wife following a satellite phone call from Tom.)
This is a "great bunch of guys". Today we fully established Camp 1 and are very pleased with our progress. Tomorrow (Tuesday) will be a rest day for us at base camp. One of our projects on Tuesday will be to connect the solar panels. After a day of rest we will push to establish Camp 2. There are several teams now in the base camp area with prayer flags flying; we had a prayer flag ceremony yesterday. You'll be proud to know our team has an American Flag flying at our camp!