Wednesday

The best time to head for the summit is around midnight, so that you're back at Muir before 11AM when the rock avalanches start, crevasses open, and seracs fall.

The storm ended after midnight, and some (like the Turks) wend for the midday summit (they made it ;-). While Brad and I were drying out, Ashlin, Jim, Rob, and Tim were getting ready practicing anchor placement, tying in, etc.

When it was our turn to practice, we first had a little fun (Brad as Team Crevasse mascot ;-).

Around 2PM, Tim and Rob heard from Phillipe that a "sunset summit" was possible, and they quickly geared up and took off.

We still had to practice our C and Z pulleys, so we opted for the classic midnight departure and "sunrise summit".