made two days ago, we are again on the long journey across the glacier towards killer hill and finally to the High Camp I in 6400 meters. Also This time a lot of us the very steep gravel slope not so easy, it also began to snow as seems usual at this time of day. Soon the second tent set up, heat up the gas stove and melt snow. In the following hours, alternating sunshine and rain before we go and hide against 18 clock in our sleeping bags.
The first impulse in the morning carried the damp and cold frost in our faces and us from the land of dreams, in the cold reality of 6400 meters. Rasch tea cooked, ate cereal, created in the smallest room in the tent, the clothes in and it went off towards high camp II
The extremely steep slope, just after the camp, saw early in the morning for short steps and heavy breathing. Alternately over cliffs and flatter terrain led us to a further rise about 100 meters high Eisstufe (Serac) with 70 degree slope at 6800 meters, which was overcome with fixed ropes, ascenders and enormous effort.
Afterwards a gentle upswing and we have our favorite course, the last safe place before the ice cliff, found for the high camp II at 6850 meters altitude.
The enormous solar radiation caused a feeling of extreme heat (felt + 40 degrees Celsius) and the strains of the four-hour climb but with very heavy rucksacks makes the digging out of the storage bins and the erection of tents to hard labor.
time for the descent by 14 clock is the obligatory afternoon snowfall, accompanied by an early white-out one, the descent of the Serac and further steep descent to high camp I was extremely tedious.
The other night in Camp I, we spend because of better acclimatization already quite "comfortable", even though our body heat the frozen ground is not just quite possible manner.
Just in time clock at 7:45, awakened by the morning sun, but again cold ice in the Face, is cooked the breakfast tea quickly and we descend to ABC where we expect our kitchen brigade with French fries and toast already and we raced the next two days for it to start again is in good weather. Before our scheduled departure on Thursday, we can hear from us again.
Until then, many greetings from Michael (and the ghost writers Sepp & Walter) for the expedition team!
PS: It has just begun to snow again and the plans for an afternoon siesta in the sun of Tibet crossed ;-)
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