Hello Mountain Zone,
This is Luis Benitez reporting from Mount Everest Base Camp. Today was a great day working in the ice fall. We huffed and puffed and wheezed through the heat, and across more rickety ladders to get some more practice and some more altitude experience under our belts. Everyone was in high spirits and fine form, we got back to Base Camp in time for a great lunch, rounds of showers, and lots of reading and cozying up in the tents.
The news today is that Willi and Jeff had finally joined us, and now we're waiting on Elle to come on up and join us after dropping the trekkers off in Nubla, and then wešll be a whole team again.
So, other than that, the bell just rang for soup, Base Camp is slowing down for the day, and the sun is setting nicely.
This is Luis wishing everyone back home a very pleasant evening.
— Luis Benitez, Alpine Ascents International Guide and MountainZone.com Correspondent
