Camp 1

May 18, 4:30 am, Camp 1

Everything looked still good in the morning so, a few quick bites (I wouldn’t call it “breakfast…”), some hot tea at 5 am and we were on our way up to camp 2.  Camp 2 is located in the upper part of the Western Cwm.  Everyone tries to avoid the hike up there during the mid-day hours since the heat generated by the sun reflecting off the glacier can be unbearable.  The early morning hike worked out fine, Pasang and me made it up to camp 2 in just under two hours.  We then settled in for the day, had some food and were hoping for a “go” early next morning in order to continue up the Lhotse Face to camp 3.