My hand is strangely tired so I might keep this short! It was a pretty tough day! I woke up to the snow raining down onto my icy forehead--snow from a full night of breath condensing and freezing on the tent roof above us. The sun was out in full force and the sky was blue like the ocean. Breakfast was a granola bar and a toasted bagel. I used two coffee packs to get a "real" cup today, although it was already 9:00 a.m. and we had slept a full 10 hours. The hike was another long, hot slog and my pack was much heavier, so I had to work out some kinks still in the hip placement. I moved most of the weight to my pack to get about 60 lbs in my pack and about 40 lbs in my sled to make pulling a lot easier (which it was). Ski Hill got steep in sections, and I tried to zone in on thoughts of family and friends while staring at my 8 limbs lurching up the slope--2 arms, 2 legs, and their shadows. The last two "pushes" were hard and my left hip was giving me grief so I tightened up my shoulder strap to provide some relief. I ran across Matt from AMS a few yards from our campsite--it's always nice to see another familiar face out here. Wes proceeded to build his "office", or crapper hole and it was sure a palace! I took my first stab at the CMC and it was a clean shot right in This morning, someone crapped all over the plastic liner, unleashing a reminder from Mike Walter, our lead guide. No one fessed up, but RMI warned us that fecal matter in the kitchen will get us all sick. Dinner was awesome tonight: stir fry with chicken! Fede, one of our assistant guides, stopped in our tent to check on us. He also talked a lot about Aconcagua and his guides there, since he is from Argentina. Total Time: 5 hrs, 44 min.
Total Gain: 1975 ft.
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