Scott called this afternoon to put my mind at ease that they made it back to Camp II where they made themselves something to eat and boiled hot water for tea before they bundled up in the tent and called it an early night. They will get their rest tonight after the grueling climb today, and tomorrow will be a long day of trekking back down to Base Camp on the Normal Route. Base Camp on this route is called Plaza de Mules since this is where climbers meet up with their muleteers and mules carrying their gear. The hike out on the Normal Route is about 8 miles shorter than the Polish Glacier Route that they took on the way in.
Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers for the guys on their expedition. I will post another update before they leave Argentina on the 15th and will post a link to photos sometime fairly soon after they return safely in Portland on the 16th.
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