A Sat phone messge from Kathy today reported:
The visibilty is not so good in the Khumbu today. The group woke up this morning at Gorak Shep to 6"of snow. Most of it burnt off or melted away during the day however they had very poor visibility with limited views. They opted to walk up to Everest base camp keeping the normally outstanding views from Kallipatar for tomorrow. They did the round trip in around four and a half hours which is fast and reflects their fitness but also the lack of wonderful views to stop and look at. Every one are in good spirits but a little bit dissapointed with the lack of views and poor weather. Ever optomistic, they are staying over night at Gorak Shep again, in the hope that tomorrow will dawn clear and cold. Their plan is to wake early and go to the summit of Kallipitar and enjoy the morning views before trekking back down the Khumbu to over-night at Pheriche.
The photo above shows the view from Kallipitar on a good day!
I really wish the group good luck with the weather tomorrow, hope for a clear clear day!
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