We woke up to 30° temp, clear sky, almost no wind, and helicopters flying in to drop off supplies and pick up trash and waste.
Some of us got a good sleep... others had a hard time. I was in the latter group - starting out the night with a mild headache and doing a lot of tossing and turning. Fortunately, my headache was gone and I felt refreshed.
We had an unbelievable scrambled egg supreme breakfast. We ate until we were stuffed. It was very good. During breakfast Ellie gave us the Base Camp guidelines - washing, showers, tents, etc. Showers are $10 and availabe after 5 pm through another expedition company. It's a solar shower... I'll give it a try the next time we are in base camp.
Generally it's been a day of hanging out, relaxing, and locking in our acclimitization. Gene and I walked about 15 minutes to a nearby stream and did a little laundry. Others broke out their books, slept, and started packing for our long day tomorrow carrying to Camp 1.
Our guides, Eric, Brent, and Dave, have been busy dividing up snack food for the entire climb, group food, and group gear. Beginning tomorrow, it all starts to go up the mountain!
We now received all our group gear. Almost all the group gear will go up tomorrow, Sunday. We will climp to Camp 1, set up the tents, cache our gear, and return to base camp. We will be taking a rest day on Monday, and then moving to Camp 1 on Tuesday.
There are a lot of unknowns tomorrow (altitude, pack weight, wind, temp). Let's hope for a good sleep tonight!
Team Carney is cheering you on John. Did you miss a photo op riding the mules? : ) Thanks to Alex for doing the website. We enjoy following your progress.
Louise
Posted by: Louise Williams | February 11, 2007 at 12:55 PM
Take care John and Group. It is quite an accomplishment no matter how far you made it to the summit.
Posted by: Mike Schooler | February 20, 2007 at 09:41 PM