May 17 / Weather: cloudy and snowy / Altitude: 4300 -> 4900 -> 4300

We can’t make the summit push for now so instead of staying in camp we have decided to head back up to the col at 4900m where the cache is so we can train and keep in shape and acclimatized.

On the way up, its beautiful, amazing, breathtaking, awe-inspiring. The sea of clouds covers the world up to 3500 meters. Only 2 mountains appear outside of the clouds: Mount Foraker and Mount Hunter.

(Top of Mount Foraker piercing through the clouds at 5304m)

Bad weather is supposed to come in soon. Tomorrow we have a rest day and weather day.

We are trying to plan for the summit window. It’s difficult but we should have a shot in the coming days.

(Top of Mount Foraker piercing through the clouds at 5304m)

(Mount Hunter towering at 4442m)