There was a lot more fog and cloud around basecamp this morning, which was predicted, but it had many of the guides (there are four separate teams) looking for more information before committing to a move up to Low Camp (aka camp one). The consensus was that the weather is deteriorating and that waiting for an improving trend would be a good thing. Low camp isn’t often windy, but when it is, it is often really windy. For our team, we decided to go ahead with a carry of food, fuel and equipment. Our goals were modest. We figured we’d aim for caching halfway along the route to Low Camp and then returning to base. We pulled out of VBC at 2:20 PM. But at that halfway point, the team was doing great and the weather was holding steady. So we kept on moving our packs and sleds higher. There were signs of the overall weather situation worsening, but it was wonderfully calm where we were and we kept making good progress. We pulled into Low Camp at 7:30 PM and took about thirty minutes to secure the cache. Then, with lighter packs, we skedaddled. In two hours and twenty minutes, we were back at base (at 10:20 PM). The sun hadn’t been getting through the clouds much in those hours and we were cold and tired after our eight hours of exercise in the freezer. But also quite satisfied with our accomplishment. We ate a quick dinner and climbed into our tents at our typical midnight target. We’ll rest at base tomorrow in order to let the bad weather play through. Best regards, RMI Guide Dave Hahn