{"id":499,"date":"2015-05-05T05:18:02","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T12:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/?p=499"},"modified":"2016-03-13T21:34:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T04:34:52","slug":"up-to-lobuche-base-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/2015\/05\/up-to-lobuche-base-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Up to Lobuche Base Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In my efforts to keep the blog updated, I am assisted greatly by the wifi here in the airport waiting area! \u00a0First good connection in many weeks&#8230;. I will resume where the blog left off, exactly a month ago, with a post from 4-5-15.<\/p>\n<p>Lots has happened since then&#8230; But I will not edit these posts in any way, they were all written in real-time and have been sitting on my laptop, ready to go. \u00a0It is sad, in a way, now knowing of the tragedy of the quake. \u00a0At the time, of course, we had no idea it was coming. \u00a0So, here you go&#8230; will keep updating these as time permits when I am back in the states.<\/p>\n<h3>4-5-15<\/h3>\n<p>Big move today! \u00a0 Out of Pheriche, the last true town we will see until the end of the expedition, and up to Lobuche base camp.<\/p>\n<p>Leaving Pheriche was a stunning surprise: Pure sunshine!\u00a0 The snowfall from the prior evening stopped somewhere in the wee hours, and we were left with beautiful conditions and a world purified with a thin dusting of white.\u00a0 Totally different from what we had expected, in a good way.\u00a0 Yak paddies surrounded by stone fences looked like they belonged in The Hobbit.\u00a0 Gradual trudge up to the tiny hamlet of Dukla, where we enjoyed hot drinks and the company of adorable feral dogs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-508\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00534.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-508\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00534-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"We move towards Lobuche under clear skies, on frozen ground.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We move towards Lobuche under clear skies, on frozen ground.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_509\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-509\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00535.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-509\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00535-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Lobuche East, our next objective.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lobuche East, our next objective.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-511\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00542.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-511\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00542-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Stone fences and pristine yak paddies... everything looks clean and new under the snow.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stone fences and pristine yak paddies&#8230; everything looks clean and new under the snow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00539.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-510\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00539-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00539\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-512\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00544.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-512\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00544-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Yak train leaving Pheriche.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yak train leaving Pheriche.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_548\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-548\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02867.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-548\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02867-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Justin Merle\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kantega looms in the background. \u00a0(Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-513\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00545_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-513\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00545_2-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Trekking out of Pheriche.\" width=\"604\" height=\"910\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trekking out of Pheriche.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_549\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-549\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02874.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-549\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02874-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"At a break on the way up.  (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At a break on the way up. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-550\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02878.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-550 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02878-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02878\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LC on the way up. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-515\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00552_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-515\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00552_2-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cholatse seen from just beyond Pheriche.\" width=\"604\" height=\"910\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cholatse seen from just beyond Pheriche.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-514\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00551_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-514\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00551_2-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Gnarly lines invite bold climbers all around us... I'm happy to stick with the traditional routes up here, this stuff is steep!\" width=\"604\" height=\"910\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gnarly lines invite bold climbers all around us&#8230; I&#8217;m happy to stick with the traditional routes up here, this stuff is steep!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-516\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00553.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-516\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00553-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Headed up to the tiny hamlet of Dukla, where we take a break.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Headed up to the tiny hamlet of Dukla, where we take a break.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00422.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-542\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00422-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"My homage to a photo from the 2013 Team Exxtreme exit from Aconcagua.  \" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My homage to a photo from the 2013 Team Exxtreme exit from Aconcagua. \u00a0(Photo: Blake Penson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-517\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00556_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-517\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00556_2-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Blake successfully battles GI issues with great aplomb... \" width=\"604\" height=\"910\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blake successfully battles GI issues with great aplomb&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-518\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00558.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-518\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00558-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Antenna cluster in Dukla, protected by prayer flags.  Still, no 3G here!\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antenna cluster in Dukla, protected by prayer flags. Still, no 3G here!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-552\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02885.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-552\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02885-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Blake and Andy awaiting tea in Dukla. (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blake and Andy awaiting tea in Dukla. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_530\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-530\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMGP3795.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-530\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMGP3795-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"Kara always looks awesome.  (Photo: Kim Hess)\" width=\"604\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kara always looks awesome. (Photo: Kim Hess)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_531\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-531\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMGP3797.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-531\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMGP3797-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"Justin works on his beard.  (Photo: Kim Hess)\" width=\"604\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin works on his beard. (Photo: Kim Hess)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_527\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-527\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMGP3794.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-527\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMGP3794-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"Andy rocks the Buff.  (Photo: Kim Hess)\" width=\"604\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andy rocks the Buff. (Photo: Kim Hess)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_528\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-528\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMGP3798.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-528\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMGP3798-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"Doing my best to avoid the UV up there.  (Photo: Kim Hess)\" width=\"604\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doing my best to avoid the UV up there. (Photo: Kim Hess)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-519\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00561.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-519\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00561-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Doing my best to reduce UV exposure on the way up.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Again, doing my best to reduce UV exposure on the way up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-520\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00564_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-520\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00564_2-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Nicole and Siva grinding it out on the way above Dukla.\" width=\"604\" height=\"910\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicole and Siva grinding it out on the way above Dukla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-554\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02896_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-554 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02896_2-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02896_2\" width=\"604\" height=\"910\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim (&#8220;Atomic Girl&#8221;) makes everything look easy. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Higher still, we finally encountered true snow, which was a couple feet deep as we pulled into camp.\u00a0 The staff here have spent DAYS shoveling down to bare ground and setting up the tents, making it a very enjoyable place to stay.\u00a0 In a sense, the trek to this point has been a bit of a test, a gauntlet of tea houses where we were never fully in charge of the hygiene or air quality.\u00a0 Here, we are truly in a campsite that IMG has built, and things are warm and bright and cheerful and private and quiet and under our control.\u00a0 And, the view is stunning with the austere, massive, sheer face of Cholatse watching over us from across the valley.\u00a0 We will spend three nights here, further acclimatizing before moving to EBC.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-557\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02921.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-557\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02921-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Moving to LBC, under the watchful eye of Cholatse.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moving to LBC, under the watchful eye of Cholatse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-543\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00423.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-543\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00423-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Blake Penson\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Blake Penson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00550.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-561\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00550-1024x153.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00550\" width=\"604\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00576.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-562\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00576-1024x153.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00576\" width=\"604\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-523\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00581.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-523\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00581-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Above the terminal moraine below Cholatse.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Above the terminal moraine below Cholatse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-522\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00580.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-522\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00580-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Blake: Always up for a hero's pose.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blake: Always up for a hero&#8217;s pose.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-555\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02906.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-555\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02906-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Cresting the hill before LBC.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cresting the hill before LBC. \u00a0(Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-556\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02910.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-556\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02910-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Sorry?  Say again?  We can't hear you over the sound of HOW AWESOME WE ARE.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sorry? Say again? We can&#8217;t hear you over the sound of HOW AWESOME WE ARE. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-544\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00426.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-544\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00426-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"The basin containing LBC is revealed.  Lots of snow here!\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The basin containing LBC is revealed. Lots of snow here! \u00a0(Photo: Blake Penson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_525\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-525\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00586.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-525\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00586-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"LBC awaits....\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LBC awaits&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_546\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-546\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00428.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-546\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00428-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Some of our tents at LBC.  (Photo: Blake Penson)\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of our tents at LBC. (Photo: Blake Penson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-545\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00427.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-545\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00427-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Milling around the dining tents.  (Photo: Blake Penson)\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Milling around the dining tents. (Photo: Blake Penson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-547\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00429.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-547\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC00429-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"The dining tents have no floors, inviting rivers of snowmelt during the day.  (Photo: Blake Penson)\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The dining tents have no floors, inviting rivers of snowmelt during the day. (Photo: Blake Penson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_558\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-558\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02934.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-558\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC02934-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Blake filters out the dust... and beard hair.  (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blake filters out the dust&#8230; and beard hair. 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