“Last Seconders” haul to 17 camp

Team Last Second got up in the cold earlier and dig out our tent anchors. We had breakfast and left our cozy camp at 14. We shouldered heavy packs and made our way up the fixed lines. One last time. We recovered our cache at 16. There was spitting and cursing as heavy packs got heavier. We crossed the west buttress. It was a knife edge of rock and snow and some of the most beautiful terrain of a beautiful climb. It was blue skies all around with the immensity of the glaciers and surrounding peaks made clear by the tiny camp 14 far below. We got into 17 camp and moved into our new camp home down the next few days.