Camp Bettaforca
Names: Camp Bettaforcabase campBettaforca
First appears in Book 4: The Adversary, chapter 15 (3)
Appearances
What you know
Book 4: The Adversary
- Ch 15The expedition's base camp at 4322 meters on Monte Rosa, in decamole huts; the altitude sickens many.
- Ch 15The expedition travelled 496 km from Darask to Camp Bettaforca in fourteen days without misadventure.
- Ch 22Base camp for the Monte Rosa expedition, defended by gold-tore soldiery and the aircraft.
- Ch 24Famorel Firvulag attacked it around 1900 hours; humans with heavy blasters killed 60 to 70 once the Firvulag mind-screen failed.
Connections
- inMonte Rosabase camp below the mountain
Key moments
- Book 4 · Ch 15Hagen and Veikko confer by farspeech
Veikko reports from Camp Bettaforca; Hagen discusses Goriah's progress, Kyllikki's approach and Marc's threat, and orders Veikko to kill Marc on sight if he appears.
- Book 4 · Ch 15Veikko tells Irena of the Kyllikki murders
Veikko reveals via Walter that Helayne Strangford killed many aboard Kyllikki, including Arky. Irena grieves, then they join Basil Wimborne's conference.
- Book 4 · Ch 15Basil briefs the expedition
Basil announces the Monte Rosa plan, assault and support team assignments, and the incoming Firvulag force; Veikko adds nineteen days remain and bad news about Marc.
- Book 4 · Ch 20Basil continues the climb
Basil tells Bleyn he will not turn back and will install the winch for Camp 2; Bleyn reluctantly agrees and watches him climb.
- Book 4 · Ch 22Pre-dawn briefing
Climbers learn the Firvulag split into two forces, one unseen northern force of about seventy that may ambush the climbers. Bleyn conveys the King's command to begin the climb at once; Thongsa's resignation is overruled.