Finished with first rotation up the mountain

Tonya and team are back in ABC after climbing up to Camp 2 (6,670m - 21,883ft). They experienced super high winds throughout the trip and said it was tough going.  They had hoped to stay at Camp 2 for a several nights, but given the high winds and very real risk of having their tents destroyed or blown off the mountain, they came back down a bit earlier than planned.  Back in ABC everyone is resting, eating and relaxing...with jet stream winds scraping the summit.  For now Tonya is going to rest a few more days and the team will be making decisions on when and how to proceed.  Some team members may be starting a summit push within the next week, and others may take a second rotation up to the higher camps and back to ABC, before making a final push to the top.  More than anything those decisions will be based on logistics, weather, and health.

 

The route up to Camp 1

 

 

 

View from Camp 2, looking up to the Makalu La