The team left at 2am this morning for Camp 2 (6600m). They are still enroute to camp at this moment. They will sleep there and will move onto Camp 3 (7200m) as soon as the lines are fixed. The plan is to sleep at Camp 3 for at least 1 night before dropping back to Camp 2, and then base camp (around Tuesday 30th).
Camp 3 is about mid way up the steep Lhotse face. It’s a tough and strenuous climb to reach Camp 3, however, the views are pretty awesome as you look down the Western Cwn.
This is the last rotation for the group. After this trip, they’ll hike down to a lower settlement (~4000m) to rest and to enjoy more oxygen, before taking on the full mountain itself.