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Post a comment | Return to Weblog Subject: Back from camp 2 Posted by Rob on 22 April 2005 12:33 GMT+1 17:18 NST Hi, Just back from 2 days up The Hill. We went up the icefall for the first time on Monday. Great fun actually, since it was all frozen. We then had a comfortable night at camp 1. Rather than go down, we went up to camp 2 the next day. The last hour going up to 6300m was hard work! I've now had three pretty comfortable days up there and feel good. Just got back to base camp for a few days rest. Will send a longer update before long. It was -16C each night in the tent when we went to bed, but I have my big bag rated at -40C, so I have been toasty warm at night. We get up at 8 am when the sun hits the tent and the cook boy brings us milk tea. That warms everything up quickly! The face of Everest and Lhotse is very impressive. We are higher than Mount McKinley, the highest point in North America and still more than the height of the highest mountain in Australia below the summit (as we keep reminding our two Oz guys). This is the highest I have ever slept! thanks Rob