Into the jungle.

The only form of communication the team have at the moment is by text message from Raj's satellite phone, all is well and they are now en-route to Carstenz pyramid.

The following are the latest messages:

1158GMT:2030. Boys just feasted on rice, sardines and corned beef fresh from a tin. All felt the long day today, very hot earlier followed by continual downpour in afternoon making conditions underfoot tricky. Most of our legs have cramped up this evening. Simon has some grazes on his legs as battle scars. Treated to prevent infection in jungle environment. Planning long day tomorrow, maybe 12 hour continual through difficult jungle terrain to try make up another hot day.

0813GMT:- 1700. Hooray! reached first nights camp after 10 hour day. done 2 days in 1. first part of trail OK then entered jungle. more wild and unforgiving. Trail no more than 1 foot wide in some places with long drop offs into steep valleys. No mistakes could be made. the jungle allowed Simon to reminisce about his jungle training all those many years ago!

0108GMT:- 1000 on 21/03/09. finally set off this morning at 0630 after tribal negotiations. way blockaded before next village suangamma by more tribesmen. negotiations begun. P.S. please tell all we are fine and no need to worry.

0308GMT:- 1130 arrived safely in suangamma after getting past blockade. 2 days behind itinerary. stuck at this village for further negotiations. village should have been first night camp but tram keen to push on if negotiations go well to make up lost time. some long marches ahead.

0442GMT:- 1330. finally left village after 2 hours negotiations. we got 200 metres before path blacked by man with bow and arrow. we have 4 man police escort armed with assault rifles but they seem to have no influence over tribesmen.