We’ve done everything we can to make camp 2 a comfortable place to rest and recuperate as much as one can at 21,300 feet. The mountain, however, is not cooperating as much as it could! We’ve spent two days here trying to rest and recover. The 50 mile per hour winds buffeting the slopes of the South Col haven’t made it as comfortable as we’d like. These high winds are forecast to last for at least another 24 hours before the weather takes a milder turn.
Parma and I took a walk out of camp 2 checking conditions and the route in preparation for tomorrow’s climb. Our team is planning to ascend the Lhotse face to camp 3 tomorrow and spend a day at 23,500 again exposing our bodies to the rarified atmosphere and making more red blood cells! With a bit of good fortune, Mt. Everest’s upper slopes will be within our view tomorrow!