This morning we are preparing to leave for our first night at Camp 2. Hopefully our packs aren't as heavy as yesterday and our hard effort the last few days have paid off and we will move easier to the next camp. We are in awe at the strength of the Sperpas working for the other groups. They seem to run pass us with twice as much weight, singing and talking like they are on a stroll. ( correction- I just read this outloud and Willie said he passed one Sherpa, but then as soon as the climb steepend he got passed again) So far we are the only team not using Sherpa support to help shuttle loads. We hope that moving our loads and spending more time going up and down the mountain will help with our strength, aclimatization and get us more in tune with snow conditions. While we were climbing yesterday there was a meeting between the other teams to talk about who will share the responsiblilities of fixing ropes. Luckily, due to Willie's hard effort on Everest last spring, fixing ropes with the Sherpas to the summit we were given a free card on Cho. Here we go...another trip to Camp One !!!