{"id":2951,"date":"2016-05-07T03:15:27","date_gmt":"2016-05-07T10:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/?p=2951"},"modified":"2019-04-07T10:49:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-07T17:49:31","slug":"happy-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/2016\/05\/happy-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">The route through yesterday\u2019s collapse was repaired circa 9 AM\u2026. We really made the right choice by turning around!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Today\u2019s plan was identical to yesterday\u2019s: Walk out of camp at 2:30 AM, head up the icefall, and make it to Camp 1 a short time after the sun hits the glacier.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Based on how good I felt yesterday, this seemed like a piece of cake.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Plenty to eat, early to bed, alarm set for 1 AM.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Everest is many things, but never boring.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>For the first time, I had a truly terrible night: At midnight I awoke with a start, full of the feeling that I was dying.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>My breathing raced out of control.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>My heart pounded and knocked in my chest, going a mile a minute.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>My vision deteriorated: Even though it was pitch black, I was blinded by a billion purple scintillating worms eating my vision.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><em>You are hyperventilating.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>You are hypoventilating.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s HAPE.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>You are having an MI.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s a panic attack.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/em>I could not reason through this, could not pin a proper diagnosis\u2026 all I knew was that I was dying.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a fit of desperation, I flung open the rear door, unzipped the rear vestibule fly, and crawled out through it onto the glacier floor\u2014in my sweatshirt and underwear\u2014and breathed in the deep, clear, frozen air.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><em>Breathe<\/em>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>A billion, trillion stars greeted me above.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I felt sweat pour out of my scalp and wick along my hair until it evaporated into the night.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><em>Breathe<\/em>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Within moments my vital signs improved, my vision stabilized, and the sensation of doom receded.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>My core began to freeze, and I crawled back into my tent, to the warm moisture of my two sleeping bags and three sleeping mats, and tried to recoup some sleep for less than an hour until the alarm sounded.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I still do not know what this was about, but suspect that I had insufficient venting in the tent, allowing my pCO2 to rise to unpleasant levels.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Alternatively, this may have been a panic attack, but if so I cannot explain why things got so much better as soon as I left he tent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Regardless, a short time later it was time to leave.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>A lovely birthday celebration awaited be in the meal tent, including a miniature chocolate bar and a well-rehearsed rendition of <em>Happy Birthday<\/em>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I was really touched by this.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Then a quick breakfast, few last details, and we were off.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Showering the puja altar with rice, watching the juniper boughs smoke, I realized that this was not at all as nice a night as the last.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Still clear, which is great, but the Withering Wind hand returned.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Breathing through the buff should help to reduce the cough, but there\u2019s no way to fool those airways: they know the frigid, desiccated blast when it comes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Breathing deeply with movement is generally ok, but stopping for a break brings on deep, irresistible rumblings of mucus that must go: coughing spasms made more unpleasant because of the injury to my right intercostal muscles.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I find that pushing with my hand against the ribcage helps to splint it, and reduces the pain substantially.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>But, I still cough and cough at breaks, and my sinuses still become packed with copious, thick, dark, tenacious, bloody mucus.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><em>Just get through this, and keep moving.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Pasang Kami took the lead, I worked hard to keep pace, and Justin swept.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We made a good team of three.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>After my shabby showing at the end of the last rotation, I was eager to show myself and the others that I could keep up the pace\u2014and I did.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It was a cold, difficult morning, but I made it in plenty of time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2936\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2936\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00114-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"Pasang Kami, my amazing Sherpa climbing partner.\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00114-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00114-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00114-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00114-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pasang Kami, my amazing Sherpa climbing partner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2935\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2935\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2935\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00113-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Merle. IMG mountain guide. And super nice dude. \" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00113-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00113-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00113-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00113-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Merle. IMG mountain guide. And super nice dude.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2941\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2941\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05968-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Another team kindly let me and Pasang Kami pass them on this steep feature (we are the middle two climbers). (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05968-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05968-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05968-660x439.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05968-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another team kindly let me and Pasang Kami pass them on this steep feature (we are the middle two climbers). (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">The section that had collapsed yesterday was complicated.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In my understanding, we were looking at revisions to the route both below and above the Pit.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Walking through fresh icefall is creepy, with table-sized features that shift subtly underfoot.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We resolved to get through these areas very swiftly.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2937\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2937\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00115-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Looking down the Khumbu from the lip of the Pit.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00115-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00115-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00115-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00115-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down the Khumbu from the lip of the Pit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2933\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2933\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00111-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"A new iteration of the exit plan from the Pit of Despair. New ladder... same old pit.\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00111-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00111-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00111-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00111-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A new iteration of the exit plan from the Pit of Despair. New ladder&#8230; same old Pit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2934\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2934\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00112-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A climber below us approaches the traversing rope leading to the entry of the Pit.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00112-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00112-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00112-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00112-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A climber below us approaches the traversing rope leading to the entry of the Pit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2938\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2938\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00118-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A climber below moves through the popcorn littering the bowl beneath the lip of the Pit.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00118-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00118-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00118-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00118-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A climber below moves through the popcorn littering the bowl beneath the lip of the Pit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2940\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2940\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2940\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05971-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Does my expression capture my mood? &quot;Really? Are we really going to grapple with this feature again?&quot; (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05971-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05971-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05971-660x439.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05971-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Does my expression capture my mood? &#8220;Really? Are we really going to grapple with this feature again?&#8221; (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2942\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2942\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05972-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Yes, of course we are. No choice. Here I start up the ladder. (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05972-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05972-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05972-660x439.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05972-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yes, of course we are. No choice. Here I start up the ladder. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2943\" style=\"width: 532px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2943\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05980-532x800.jpg\" alt=\"Only takes a moment to scramble out of there. No worries. (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"532\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05980-532x800.jpg 532w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05980-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05980-439x660.jpg 439w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05980-768x1156.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Only takes a moment to scramble out of there. No worries. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2960\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2960\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2960\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160505_092154105-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"Mingma Tenzing makes his way out of the Pit of Despair. (Photo: Nicky Lowry)\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160505_092154105-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160505_092154105-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160505_092154105-495x660.jpg 495w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160505_092154105-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mingma Tenzing makes his way out of the Pit of Despair. (Photo: Nicky Lowry)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2944\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2944\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05982-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"A second ladder, totally new, awaits us above. It is tucked under a pretty menacing feature that motivates us for speed, which I call the Fearsome Head. (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05982-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05982-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05982-660x439.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05982-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A second ladder, totally new, awaits us above. It is tucked under a pretty menacing feature that motivates us for speed, which I call the Fearsome Head. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2945\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2945\" style=\"width: 532px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2945\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05984-532x800.jpg\" alt=\"A better look at the Fearsome Head looming above the ladder (just visible at the bottom center of the photo). (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"532\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05984-532x800.jpg 532w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05984-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05984-439x660.jpg 439w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05984-768x1156.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A better look at the Fearsome Head looming above the ladder (just visible at the bottom center of the photo). (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2959\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2959\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2959\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160505_085630600-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Sunshine greets us in the Icefall. (Photo: Nicky Lowry)\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160505_085630600-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160505_085630600-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160505_085630600-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160505_085630600-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunshine greets us in the Icefall. (Photo: Nicky Lowry)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2946\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2946\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2946\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05985-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Past the Sea of Destruction, we see the final obstacle for the day, the last headwall. (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05985-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05985-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05985-660x439.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05985-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Past the Sea of Destruction, we see the final obstacle for the day, the last headwall. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2947\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2947\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05987-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Siva on top of the last headwall. (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05987-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05987-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05987-660x439.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05987-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siva on top of the last headwall. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2948\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2948\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05991-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Atop the headwall, one of the safety lines from a prior year is visible stretching across a crevasse, framed in shadow on the left side of the photo. (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05991-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05991-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05991-660x439.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC05991-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atop the headwall, one of the safety lines from a prior year is visible stretching across a crevasse, framed in shadow on the left side of the photo. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Above the headwall, blazing sunshine and the promise of camp just half an hour away.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Negotiating the crevasses here involves walking in a serpentine fashion, along snow fins and between chasms, and this took a toll on me.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I was first into camp 1, but I had to leave an hour early to manage it, and when we pulled in I felt tired, hungry, and dehydrated.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>And, of course, the coughing spasms came hard.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Camp 1 has grown since I was here last, with new tents pitched to make room for waves of climbers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This means that there was a tent to spare for me to inhabit alone, a blessing that would spare my teammates from having to put up with a sickly tent mate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2949\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2949\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC06000-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Camp 1, Nuptse beyond. (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC06000-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC06000-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC06000-660x439.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC06000-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camp 1, Nuptse beyond. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2950\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2950\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC06001-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"The Khumbu glacier actually has lots of stone and dust debris, if you look carefully for it. (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC06001-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC06001-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC06001-660x439.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC06001-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Khumbu glacier actually has lots of stone and dust debris, if you look carefully for it. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Of interest, several of the tents were festooned with laminated posters for \u201cAnzac Day\u2026 Lest we Forget.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Later I learned the meaning of Anzac Day (it commemorates the sacrifice of Aussie service men who died senselessly in WWI\u2014think Gallipoli\u2014and by extension all Aussie veterans), but at the time it was mysterious and the source of considerable conjecture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I managed to pull myself together over the ensuing hours, but the bloody sputum just kept on coming in spasmodic waves.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I would end up with a mouthful of discharge, and nowhere to put it but the poor rear vestibule, which began to resemble a Jackson Pollack painting (did he have a crimson phase?)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I resolved to build a new vestibule floor before we leave for Camp 2 tomorrow.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><em>Just a few hours of rest and I will be fine<\/em>\u2026. Not necessarily my favorite birthday, but one hell of a way to celebrate turning 48.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Concept of the day: <em>Respect your Eders&#8230; and your Mucus Membranes.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The route through yesterday\u2019s collapse was repaired circa 9 AM\u2026. 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