Technical difficulties and a message to Adrian

The team has not called in for a couple of days, due to a hiccup with their satellite phone (better living through technology, eh?). We have a solution in place that was delayed by the weekend, however; they should be up and calling today.

In the meantime, I am going to sort of flip this expedition dispatch idea on it's head and post a family dispatch for one of our climbers. Adrian- your wife is having technical difficulties posting to our blog, so she sent the following to our office.

Our climbers might not always get these messages while they are on the mountain, but, as a climber who has been known to go away from home for weeks at a stretch, I can attest to the fact that it is certainly nice to read such sentiments at any time, even after an expedition.

Here's the message:

"Please tell Adrian that all is well and safe in Japan and China. Say that his girls love and are proud of him...that we expect him to get the top even in hell and high water...that we expect him to come down again too...and promising never to think of such shenanigans again!! We can`t wait till we`re all back home in Plymouth sharing adventure stories over a Friday night pizza and glass or two of wine....Hugs to Nick Bunch too and tell him to look after Ade...!

Thank you so much..

>From Elaine, Felicity and Polly Vinken in Japan and China variously ウ゛ァリオウ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"