Clear skies at BC!!

Hello Everyone,

We woke to the first clear blue skies at Manaslu Basecamp this morning with incredible views all around. Not sure how long it will last but we are enjoying the views while we have them! For now we will just be resting at BC waiting for the 3 ft of snow above to settle before heading up towards the summit. There will be a lot of work to break trail above Camp 3 to the summit and so all the teams here will need to work together to get to the summit. Our team is doing great and looking forward to the opportunity for a chance to climb to the summit, hopefully soon-ish…

I’ll continue to keep you updated.

Ben Jones

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