down Lhotse Face

Luis Lhotse Face

Piers Lhotse Face

Back to C2
14 May 2005    me-6400
I never thought we would say that Camp 2 seems like shangri-la, but after battling fierce winds screaming down the face, and bearing witness to some of the Iranian teams gross lack of skills (read getting stuck behind them on the lines for an hour), we are back to Camp 2 after a looong night of tossing, turning, and gasping at the thin air.
With the winds constant above C3, we doubt much fixing has been going on above the south col, but we are headed back to basecamp for a bit of rest tomorrow, so we will track down the full story then!

Cheers,
Piers and Luis

Ps. On a personal note, to the simple yet extraordinary man from Illinois, from a simple kid that has lived in the neighboring state of Missouri who was inspired by his vision and drive, congratulations Ed Viesturs, the 1st American to do all 14 8000m peaks without oxygen. Steady Eddie strikes again!