(The team left base camp on 01/05/09 to overnight in Camp 1 and then climbed to Camp 2 at 6300 meters to overnight on 01/06/09.)

(11am 01/08/09 Pakistan time) "We reached 7000 meters and decided to set up Camp 3 even though it is a little below what we had planned. The weather was worse than we had anticipated. There was more precipitation than we had expected and the winds were blowing consistently at 40 km/hr with gusts up to 50 km/hr. These winds don't seem like much, but when you combine them with the cold temperatures, it is pretty brutal. You get cold really fast." (The predicted temperatures for 01/07/09  between 6300 m & 7000 m were: maximum -35C =
-31F, minimum -30C =  -22F,  factoring in  the wind chill would be approx. -47C  = -52F.)

"The winds last night were really strong at times, but we were using one of Artur's HiMountain tents and it held really well. We didn't even tie it down because we were in such a rush to get inside of it. It was a long night!"

"Right now we are just cooking, and getting things prepared so we can leave a depot here. Then we will head down to base camp.  Artur, Robert, and I send our greetings to everyone."