Explanation of the Image: Dhaulagiri taken from the ISS
Dhaulagiri, seventh-highest peak in the world (26,794 ft/8167 m), dominates the skyline in this image taken by the Expedition 1 crew from the International Space Station using a high-magnification lens. Although it looks like a view from a high-altitude airplane, the photograph was taken out of the window of the Space Station from an orbital altitude of 200 nautical miles (370 km). The view is southeastward across the southern Tibetan Plateau of China, to the Dhaulagiri Range of the Himalayas in central Nepal.

The upper reaches of the more than 1,500-mile-long Brahmaputra River, which enters the Indian Ocean near Calcutta, are within the broad, high (about 17,000 ft) valley in the foreground. Uplift of the Himalayas continues today, at a rate of several millimeters per year, in response to the continuing collision of India with Eurasia that began about 70 million years ago.
The region is home to hundreds of species of rare plants and animals, including the snow leopard and blue or Tibetan sheep. Dhaulagiri is a significant destination for trekkers and climbers — the clear, dry days of autumn bring about half the yearly total of visitors. Expedition support, tourism, and agriculture employ much of the populace.
credits NASA 

Forecast  Hi Rodrigo,
hope you guys are well. Conditions look very good for the next days. Increasing winds on the third day.
This is a more detailed forecast for the next three days, starting Wednesday 23th.
 
Day 1: 23 september 09
Wind:
5500mr: less than 10kt/calm
6000mr: calm
6500mr: calm/5kt
7000mr: calm/5kt
Temperatures: 6000mr-5/-7°C  7000mr-9/-11°C
Weather: sunny, later more clouds in higher levels, good conditions
 
Day 2: 24 september 09
Wind:
5500mr: calm/5kt
6000mr: 5-10kt
6500mr: 5-10kt becoming 10-15kt
7000mr: 5-10kt becoming 15kt
Temperatures: 6000mr-8°C 7000mr:-12°C
Weather: cirrus and cirrostratus: high clouds, sometimes hiding the sun., later clearing becoming sunny
 
Day 3: 25 september 09
Wind:
5500mr: 10kt becoming 15kt
6000mr: 10-15kt becoming 15kt
6500mr: 10-15kt becoming 20kt
7000mr: 10-15kt becoming 20kt
Temperatures: 6000mr-8°C 7000mr:-12°C
Weather: sunny, increasing wind, increasing risk for frostbite.
 
Be safe and enjoy the climb.
marc

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