{"id":3250,"date":"2016-06-01T08:51:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T15:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/?p=3250"},"modified":"2016-06-01T14:50:28","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T21:50:28","slug":"farewell-ebc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/2016\/06\/farewell-ebc\/","title":{"rendered":"Farewell, EBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We watched the weather daily, actually twice daily, looking for any favorable changes in the predicted wind and precip patterns up high.\u00a0 Initially we hoped for summit conditions on May 21, but the wind speeds remained high on two different models, and there seemed little hope of shooting for the summit before May 23.\u00a0 Justin reminded us at breakfast that things can change in a heartbeat, and that we should \u201cplan\u201d to leave for the summit early the next morning\u2026 but, our assumption was that we had several more rest days in store.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to stretch my legs, and decided to walk around EBC and snap some photos.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3290\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3290\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06089-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Good morning, world.  (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06089-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06089-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06089-660x439.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06089-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Good morning, world. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3227\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3227\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00334-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Our awesome Sherpa crew shows up after breakfast, kicks me out of the tent, moves it, and rebuilds the platform that has slowly been sinking into the glacier this past month. Awesome remodel!\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00334-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00334-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00334-1-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00334-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our awesome Sherpa crew shows up after breakfast, kicks me out of the tent, moves it, and rebuilds the platform that has slowly been sinking into the glacier this past month. Awesome remodel!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3230\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3230\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00337-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Team Hybrid's tents line up on the glacier. Note our solar panels, charging up Kim's battery for the day.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00337-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00337-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00337-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00337-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team Hybrid&#8217;s tents line up on the glacier. Note our solar panels, charging up Kim&#8217;s battery for the day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3222\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3222\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3222\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00335-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Sunshine turns frost to dew on our tent flys.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00335-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00335-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00335-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00335-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunshine turns frost to dew on our tent flys.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3229\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3229\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3229\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00338-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Kim's tent livery is highly Colorado-centric.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00338-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00338-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00338-1-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00338-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim&#8217;s tent livery is highly Colorado-centric.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3228\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3228\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00339-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Mine seems a bit more culturally-appropriate. I'm like that.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00339-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00339-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00339-1-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00339-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mine seems a bit more culturally-appropriate. I&#8217;m like that.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3289\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3289\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06087-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Nuptse bids us good morning, from far above EBC.  (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06087-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06087-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06087-660x439.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06087-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nuptse bids us good morning, from far above EBC. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3291\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3291\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06095-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"A base camp worker carries water from a glacial tarn to the kitchen tents.  Brutal, endless, thankless work.   (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06095-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06095-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06095-660x439.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06095-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A base camp worker carries water from a glacial tarn to the kitchen tents. Brutal, endless, thankless work. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3231\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3231\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00340-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"The meal tent at EBC abounds with sundry delicacies.... many originate at Costco, others have less mundane sources, such as Hunduran jam and Saudi syrup. My bluetooth speaker hangs from the ceiling... although we rarely used it.\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00340-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00340-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00340-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00340-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The meal tent at EBC abounds with sundry delicacies&#8230;. many originate at Costco, others have less mundane sources, such as Hunduran jam and Saudi syrup. My bluetooth speaker hangs from the ceiling&#8230; although we rarely used it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3232\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3232\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00343-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"Our Puja Altar remains strong, a center of the camp. \" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00343-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00343-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00343-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00343-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Puja Altar remains strong, a center of the camp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3234\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3234\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00345-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Offerings to Miolangsangma atop the Altar. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00345-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00345-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00345-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00345-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Offerings to Miolangsangma atop the Altar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3233\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3233\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00344-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"View of central camp from the Altar. Our meal tent is dead ahead, door open to the fine air. Cook tents on the right. HQ tent atop the small hill just to the left of center.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00344-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00344-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00344-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00344-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of central camp from the Altar. Our meal tent is dead ahead, door open to the fine air. Cook tents on the right. HQ tent atop the small hill just to the left of center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3235\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3235\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00346-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A river runs through EBC... and some enterprising Sherpa use it for laundry. Why not?\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00346-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00346-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00346-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00346-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A river runs through EBC&#8230; and some enterprising Sherpa use it for laundry. Why not?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3236\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3236\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00351-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"These curious pedestals are found everywhere in EBC, by the thousands: The stones shade underlying ice, retarding their melt cycle compared with surrounding ice. Result: rock-topped towers. Cool.\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00351-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00351-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00351-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00351-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These curious pedestals are found everywhere in EBC, by the thousands: The stones shade underlying ice, retarding their melt cycle compared with surrounding ice. Result: rock-topped towers. Cool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3237\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3237\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3237\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00363-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"This block gives a sense of the timeline and life of boulder movement on the glacier: It marked the entrance to Adventure Consultants' camp in 2011. Now, 5 years later, it has migrated down-valley and is upside-down. Glaciers are alive and moving, no doubt.\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00363-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00363-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00363-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00363-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This block gives a sense of the timeline and life of boulder movement on the glacier: It marked the entrance to Adventure Consultants&#8217; camp in 2011. Now, 5 years later, it has migrated down-valley and is upside-down. Glaciers are alive and moving, no doubt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3238\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3238\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00365-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Some pedestals are bigger than others... this one is the size of a compact car. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00365-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00365-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00365-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00365-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some pedestals are bigger than others&#8230; this one is the size of a compact car.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3288\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3288\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3288\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06079-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Justin captured these pillars beautifully.  (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06079-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06079-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06079-660x439.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DSC06079-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin captured these pillars beautifully. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3239\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3239\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3239\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00384-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Gardens of pedestals mark the lateral moraine.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00384-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00384-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00384-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00384-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gardens of pedestals mark the lateral moraine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3240\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3240\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00358-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"I remain in awe of these strong, stoic, people. If I had one-tenth of their strength, Everest would be easy.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00358-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00358-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00358-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00358-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I remain in awe of these strong, stoic, people. If I had one-tenth of their strength, Everest would be easy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When I reached the top of EBC I decided to go \u201ctreasure hunting,\u201d meaning searching for interesting or unusual artifacts.\u00a0 I went two waves past the current entry point to the glacier (our \u201ccrampon point\u201d) and turned in to a flat tongue of ice.\u00a0 No footprints on the snow\u2026 this area appeared not to have been touched since last year, when it served as crampon point for the 2015 season.\u00a0 At a glance it was pristine and natural\u2026 on closer inspection, the ice was riddled with millions of bits of \u201cmicro trash,\u201d tiny shards of rigid and fabric plastic that were welded into the ice by the freeze-thaw cycle.\u00a0 Most of the \u201cbig\u201d wreckage from last year was gone, picked clean by human hands\u2014I am told that the Indian Army stood up in a big way to assist with this effort.\u00a0 But the micro trash can never be cleaned up properly\u2026 it will have to make its way down the glacier, at glacial speed, and ultimately be dumped into the moraine which is home to Dukla, Pheriche, and is the watershed for the entire Khumbu valley.\u00a0 I suspect it will take a century for this to happen, although I could be mistaken.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3243\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3243\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3243\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00366-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A rare find: macro-trash from the quake and blast last year. These shards belong to a wooden O2 canister carrying case (Poisk, not IMG O's). I suppose this wreckage will be pulverized and biodegraded in the coming decades.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00366-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00366-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00366-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00366-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A rare find: macro-trash from the quake and blast last year. These shards belong to a wooden O2 canister carrying case (Poisk, not IMG O&#8217;s). I suppose this wreckage will be pulverized and biodegraded in the coming decades.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All around me, on the walk through EBC and in the glacier itself, were signs of spring: The ice was melting.\u00a0 A beautiful river always runs along the lateral moraine, and it had grown in force and width even in the last few days.\u00a0 Parts of it look exactly like a water slide, complete with person-sized chutes and exciting twists and turns.\u00a0 We joked about running these rapids in celebration after our summit was achieved (just joked), but now the force and volume of the water made that idea into a farce: the Khumbu was turning into liquid, fast and furious.\u00a0 This may be a normal part of the annual cycle, but it seemed like a major and unexpected change to me this early in the season.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3241\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3241\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00360-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"The rapids of Everest... glacial meltwater at its finest. \" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00360-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00360-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00360-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00360-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The rapids of Everest&#8230; glacial meltwater at its finest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3242\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3242\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00362-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"I suppose the floor looks a bit rocky for a shot in swimsuits....\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00362-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00362-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00362-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00362-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I suppose the floor looks a bit rocky for a shot in swimsuits&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3246\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3246\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3246\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00380-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Suncupping twists the ice into beautiful shapes... these formations remind me of sea sponges.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00380-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00380-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00380-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00380-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suncupping twists the ice into beautiful shapes&#8230; these formations remind me of sea sponges.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The weather was nice that day, perfectly sunny and calm, as we often get before noontime.\u00a0 I had lots of freedom to watch the icefall carefully, to look for teams descending from their summit rotations.\u00a0 My friend Mary had stood on top with a different expedition two days before, and I reckoned that she was due to come home that morning; I wanted to snap her photo, as a small gift.\u00a0 Little did I know that in fact she and team mates had been pinned down at the South Col in a ferocious wind storm, and would not be down for another 24 hours.\u00a0 There was little activity on the icefall, and eventually I gave up and headed home.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3245\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3245\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00378-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"These prayer flags are a hassle during our climbs, because they swing low enough to catch our ice axes strapped to our backpacks. During the day, though, they certainly are beautiful.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00378-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00378-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00378-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00378-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These prayer flags are a hassle during our climbs, because they swing low enough to catch our ice axes strapped to our backpacks. During the day, though, they certainly are beautiful.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3244\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3244\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3244\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00376-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"Air traffic was much lower today... but not zero.\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00376-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00376-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00376-440x660.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00376-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Air traffic was much lower today&#8230; but not zero.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3247\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3247\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3247\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00381-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Our nemesis, the formidable gate-keeper to Everest: the Khumbu Icefall. Can you spot the team of climbers making their way down...? Look closely for dark figures at 6:30 from the center of the image, atop a snow plateau.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00381-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00381-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00381-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00381-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our nemesis, the formidable gate-keeper to Everest: the Khumbu Icefall. Can you spot the team of climbers making their way down&#8230;? Look closely for dark figures at 6:30 from the center of the image, atop a snow plateau.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3248\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3248\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00382-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"See them now? they are just below the Toilet Bowl.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00382-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00382-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00382-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00382-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">See them now? they are just below the Toilet Bowl.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3249\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3249\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00383-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Upper EBC seen from the glacier.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00383-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00383-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00383-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC00383-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Upper EBC seen from the glacier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No news of weather changes at lunch\u2026 clearly, we would not climb tonight.<\/p>\n<p>And yet\u2026 after lunch, there was considerable activity in the HQ tent, and everyone was eager to know what was happening.\u00a0 Just before dinner, we got the news: The weather models had changed substantially, and we had a good-looking window on May 21.\u00a0 To catch it, we needed to leave that night.<br \/>\nWe knew this might happen, so most of the packing and organizing was already accomplished.\u00a0 Still, I wanted to be sure that everything was right\u2014there would be no second chances\u2014and this meant fussing and fidgeting with the kit until about 9 PM.\u00a0 I was able to call my family, which was lovely, although the connection was weak.<\/p>\n<p>I slept poorly that night, waiting for the 1 AM alarm.\u00a0 I forced myself to stay calm, to try to relax.\u00a0 I knew that I\u2019d done fine on the route so far\u2014parts of it multiple times\u2014including Camp 3 (where my slow ascent seemed to have been caused by illness).\u00a0 <em>You\u2019ve got this.<\/em>\u00a0 The other part of my mind was too excited to let me rest.\u00a0 <em>This is it.\u00a0 The summit!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Iconic thought of the day: <em>No pressure.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We watched the weather daily, actually twice daily, looking for any favorable changes in the predicted wind and precip patterns up high.\u00a0 Initially we hoped for summit conditions on May 21, but the wind speeds remained high on two different models, and there seemed little hope of shooting for the summit before May 23.\u00a0 Justin &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/2016\/06\/farewell-ebc\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Farewell, EBC<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ascent","expedition-everest-2016"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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