Apr 22 | O'Neill: The Daily Grind...

By Hilaree O'Neill

Photo by Sam Elias

We've now had 5 full days at basecamp and everyone is starting to get a bit stir-crazy.  This morning we had a group meeting to plan out our next rotation up the mountain. The Lhotse face will be getting fixed with ropes on the 26th and, as all the groups have agreed, we cannot climb on it prior to that time, it looks as though we won't ascend until Wed, the 25th.

With that said, we are all falling into our Basecamp routine which mostly consists of eating!!! Today, Emily and I sorted out all the food that we will need for our high camps for both the West Ridge and the South Col routes. Conrad is checking our water for us on a daily basis- a good thing given the warm temps here in camp.

Yesterday, I did a great hike up to Pumori Camp 1 to get a look at the Lhotse face and see if there was any more snow. Not so much, still super icy! We all had an amazing day of ice climbing. Dawa, our sherpani, is a strong climber and it was fun to climb with Sam and Emily, as well as the other Sherpas in our crew. I even did my first ice lead, in ski boots!

All in all, we are healthy and well acclimatized and looking forward to getting back up the mountain...

Comments

[Maggie Holmes]

Glad to hear you are all well! Love reading your posts! Stay safe!

[Tai Saito]

Fantastic pics from above! Hope Emily is feeling better and best of luck on the ascent! Thanks North Face Team for sharing your thoughts and adventure with everyone, looking forward to the next update!

[3d slots]

Thank you, everything worked great. It is not often that you see responsive customer support like yours. a good thing given the warm temps here in camp.

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[Kim Grant]

Hilaree! Just got back! I love you so much!!! Keep on charging sis-star as you always do!!! Thinking of you and sending you tons of good energy! Xoxo...Kim

[adhésifs déco]

Simply beautiful. Very nice shot.