Getting ready to move up....

The latest from Tonya is that the team is still in ABC.  Weather has been relatively miserable - cold and snowy; most everyone on the team feels like they have a hangover despite no alcohol intake -  the general malaise of newly acquired altitude; and the main discussion topics are centered around what kinds of food they will eat when back in civilization - pizza seems to top the list.  So, in other words, sounds like business as usual for an 8000 meter peak base camp.  Their Puja - the traditional Buddhist celebration to honor the mountain gods and receive a blessing to climb - is scheduled for tomorrow morning (local Nepal time) and from there they will begin to move up the mountain.  Not sure if the entire team will be moving together all of the time, but within the next day or two most team members will explore options of moving to camp 1, weather and health dependent.

 

Himalayan Puja celebration