British mountaineer prepares to make the highest altitude call in the world

British mountaineer Rod Baker is preparing for the last stage of his enterprise for setting the world record for the highest mountain mobile call. He must conquer Everest and make call from its northern ridge. Now Baker and members of his team are in base camp, they have been acclimatized and today they have to go to the final stage of the expedition, which will last about 8 days.
Mobile conversations on Everest became possible after the base station was installed in China in direct line of sight from the northern ridge of Everest. Admission to the Himalayas improved after the Chinese army set up camp near Everest, where it is preparing for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Rod Baker said that his expedition has good chances to complete successfully if the weather remains calm. "But this is only if Everest will allow us to conquer it," he says, "and nothing else."

Julia Torgashova ( procontent.ru )