Himlung Expedition - Day 11

1. Rotation: BC - 1 Night in Camp 1 (~5.600m) - Touching Camp 2 (~6.060m) - BC

Packing started again as we leave the BC for 1 night and already depositing some stuff in Camp 1.
As we go 2 : 1 (2 members : 1 Sherpa) we had quite a heavy backpack (~14kg) with our sleeping bag, an extra layer, ice axe, snacks and water. Our Sherpas took our summit suits, the big boots, crampons and the harness with all the equipment like jumar, figure of 8, etc. They carried around 30-40kg.

The way to camp 1 starts with a decent through the big moraine to the other side with a little dirty climb of a 10m wall with 80 degrees, followed by an easy trail to Camp 1 - still quite challenging due to the altitude and heavy backpack. We reached Camp 1 after 4,5h. Did a small hike a little higher to get a better sleep. As soon as the sun went down, we went in our big down stuff, got some noodle soup and a sugared black coffee as a light coffee can help for a better sleep in high altitude. I slept quite well on 5.400m.Read more