9am start to camp 1. It’s a long day of walking in altitude towards camp 1. I think I make it in 4:58′ a little after Chris and just before Xavier and Glenn who follow around 20 minutes later. We all have our rhythm and pace and it’s important to listen to our body in altitude. Small steps and little stopping to keep a constant pace and avoid the pains of restarting too often.

We are thrilled to be here but 1 of of us is missing and it sucks…(meanwhile Patrick is being treated in Kathmandu for altitude sickness).

We settle in our tents while the sun is still up. We boil water from snow, unfold our sleeping bags and mattresses, otherwise we would sleep on rocks and spoil a night of rest, these mattresses are essential for proper recovery.

The tent is super small and Xav and I struggle to fit all our stuff. These tents are what we will call later ‘forest tents’ no way they were designed for very high altitude. Glenn says they are good for 1 person and a dog that’s it.

We are at 5500m altitude, the acclimatisation process is officially started. The night is not so good, not a great sleep but we still manage to rest and partially recover.