All the climbers acclimated down at Interim Camp so they made the long push up to Advance Base Camp, by doing so, they gained not only altitude, but also the frigid temperatures. Advance Base Camp sits at 18,700 feet and the day time high temperature is suppose to be about 6 F! BRRRRRR! Mark said, "the terrain is unforgiving, very rocky and unstable under foot and that it snowed most of the trek; although it looked amazing cascading the mountain side, the snow and the rough terrain made for a very long day."
From this point on, for the next few weeks, the climbers will call Advance Base Camp home while they push up to Camp 1, 2 and 3, each time only staying for a day or two but always coming back to Advance Base Camp in order to acclimate properly.
Bundle up and sleep well climbers...
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