Yesterday, the sunshine and calm winds encouraged us to take a load up to Camp 1 at just under 21,000ft. It took us about 4 hours from basecamp to reach Camp 1 where we had originally intended to just drop a load and head down. Instead a few of us were feeling pretty good and decided it would be a good time to take advantage of the good weather and actually set up our camp. After an hour's time, we had the platform dug and our Him 47 tent up and ready to roll. As we headed down the headaches and stomach aches set in leaving us a bit crushed. However, today we took a good rest day and also did our puja- a blessing ceremony for all those who intend to climb Cho Oyu, both sherpas and westerners alike. Of course, this meant starting the day out with a lot of coffee, whiskey and a couple of PBR's and no food- not a good combination when it comes to high altitude. Nonetheless, we all seem to have managed and the puja was a success. The prayer flags are all up and our camp is more beautiful than ever. Once we recovered from the puja we spent a large portion of the day organizing food and gear so that tomorrow we can make another run (more like slog) up to Camp 1. Hopefully in a few days we will be well prepped to spend the night at Camp 1 and just keep moving up from there... Until next time, Hilaree