Hello Everyone,
Today has been a great rest day here at the South Col alloying our climbers to recover from a tough climb yesterday up to the South Col. It’s been sunny so far today with some wind but nice and hot inside the tents. For breakfast we had bacon and the best pancakes I’ve had in a long time! For lunch we ate quesadillas. The team is doing well and excited to set off for the summit tonight around 11pm-12am.
I’ll update as much as possible.
Thanks for following along,
Ben Jones
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