USAF 7 Summits Update - May 14: Here We Go! Published May 15, 2013 Air Force Safety Center Public Affairs KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. -- The team is on its way! This is the beginning of their summit push. If all goes well they'll be standing on the summit by the end of the week. They left base camp this morning at 3:30 am and after 4500′ and 6 hours of difficult climbing they made it in to camp 2 at 9:30 am. There wasn't a breath of wind so the trip through the icefall was terribly hot. This was a big day for the team, but they'll have an opportunity to rest up before they continue to push up higher. Rob reported lots of change since they had last passed through the icefall and that a few new crevasses required running jumps to cross! The forecast for an extended good weather window means that teams are spreading out and won't all be going for the summit on the same day. This is great news for our team and they're excited to see folks on their way down after successful summits already. Stay tuned for more updates on our push to the top of the world! http://www.usaf7summits.com/blog/