Rob just left two messages from Camp 1. Today they stashed gear up at Camp 2 (18k’). He said the climb was quite steep. He said they had to navigate through more skree and penitentes (see the image below). And then they went up to 18,5k’ to sneak a peek at Camp 3. Tomorrow is a rest day, then they’ll move up to Camp 2. It was below freezing last night and constantly windy. And even though his camelbak froze, he seems cheerful!

The last few seconds of this is lost to sat phone distortion.

here is a picture of some random dude walking thru penitentes… they are kinda like upside down glacier-cycles…

Day 11: Carry to Camp 2 (Guanacos Camp at 18,000’). Today we get our first view to the north across the expansive scree fields above the Guanacos Valley. The snow covered peaks of the central Andes spread out in the distance.* Thursday, December 13th, 2012

* Itinerary summary from RMI Guides