Hello everyone back there in cyberland. This is Luis reporting for Alpine Ascents and MountainZone.
Yes, that's right gang, we're back here at Camp II enjoying some amazing food courtesy of Ang Tsing, and some thicker air. It was a long walk today from the South Col down to Camp II. Most of us are tired from doing it, our knees, our backs, and still coughing up all that fun stuff that develops in your lungs during summit day.
A couple of honorable mentions need to be had at this point. First and foremost to Ellie our Basecamp Manager. I can't stress enough, how much support, advice, and direction she gives us during summit day, and during the summit push. Making sure we are all thinking clearly, keeping in touch with all of our families, as well as just being there for support - knowing that someone is thinking about us when you're cold and a long, long way from base camp. So thank you Ellie for all your support!
We're stopping at Camp II for the night because, word has it, is that the icefall is very, very interesting, and we want to make sure to hit it in the cool of the morning. We're going to sit here tonight, eat as much as we can, drink as much as we can, and look forward to celebrating down at base camp by lunch tomorrow.
Bruno just reminded me that us and IMG pretty much comprise all of base camp. Everybody is gone! Camp II is a ghost town as well. It's just us and IMG that summitted with us. So, It looks like we'll be doing the long walk home in a pretty quiet fashion. It's pretty quiet up here.
So, til then, this is Luis and the rest of the gang wishing everybody back there a very pleasant afternoon.
— Luis Benitez, Alpine Ascents International Guide and MountainZone.com Correspondent