Scott called last night to tell me that they were spending their 3rd night at 14,200 ft. On Friday they went down to 13,500 ft. to pick up supplies from their cache buried in the snow.
They had 6" of snow at Camp IV and when I asked if they were cold, he said it was "chilly"! He gave kudos to Aaron for being one heck of a chef, so it sounds like they are well-fed. They are hoping to take a load up to Camp V today if there is a break in the weather. The next window of decent weather looks to be Wednesday, though, so they might try to sneak up higher and take a shot at the summit on Weds. if the weather allows.
He said the hardest part so far was climbing between Camp II and III because they were carrying both their packs and sleds full of gear (~120 lbs. each). They were happy to leave those sleds behind at Camp III and opted to shuttle loads in their backpacks the rest of the way.
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