July 10, 2010

We got up early the morning of the 10th. With this being our first time at C3, we knew that we were not super acclimatized and thought we would just go for it and see how high we could get. Visability was clear. The winds picked up and got reasonably high. Snow conditions were mixed - bullet hard snow and ice/very soft slab. We felt good, yet at times it was a little hard having gone up so fast. We reached 7500m. At this altitude we decided this was good acclimatization prep, and it was time to head down to C3. We will spend the night here at 7000m and then head down in the morning to Base Camp to rest and wait for another weather window opportunity.