18 May SummitClimb Dispatch: Waiting at Camp 2

PITA Day-Today was a pain in the you know what. Everything's figured out, then goes all pear-shaped. We awaken early to a cloudy, snowy, windy morning, so decide to stay put. You know the feeling: you are packed and excited to depart on a big trip; then at the last moment you can't go? = Severe LetDown! So we have crawled back into our sleeping bags. Snow continues to fall on our tents, with the occasional sluffing sound as the white stuff piles up and slips down the nylon. By noon nearly 8 cm has accumulated. Luckily we are in a protected spot; we hear huge avalanche booms roaring down the west face of Everest overhead. SUDDENLY radio crackles to life: base camp calling with a new weather report: we are stuck in a cyclone from the Arabian Sea. Nepal government advises all mountaineers: be cautious until 21 May. Base camp says they checked forecast and best summit day is 23 May. Ok, back to sleep!

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