Third Caves Camp to School Hut Camp
Distance: 4.9 km; Altitude gained: 751 m
Third Caves Camp: 3936m (12,913 ft)
School Hut Camp: 4722m (15,492 ft)
Going to bed on Day 6, my nerves were peaking. Day 7 is when it would start in earnest. The climb to School Huts (our base camp for the summit) would take us just the morning, but gaining 751m in altitude in less than 5 km meant for a steep morning. A morning of tough hiking, at high altitudes, followed by a light lunch, acclimatization hike and early dinner and bedtime. Although "Day 8" is the day of the summit bid, it really starts today, as we wake up at 11 PM to get ready. So, I was nervous.
