Day 8, June 10th, 2012: High Camp
to Base Camp Descent
To be honest, I wasn’t so keen to carry down my 25kg of gear
from High Camp to Base Camp. With Denali coming up so soon, I didn’t want to
risk over-exerting of—worse—injuring myself on the descent. I struck a deal
with a porter so that I only had to carry down half my gear. This was a
life-saver for my knees. I was able to enjoy our last day on the mountain and
soak in the beautiful high alpine flora for the last time.
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| The view from my tent at High Camp in the morning. |
The highlight of the day was when we passed by a high alpine
lake. I don’t know how I hadn’t noticed this before, but there are several high
altitude lakes on Elbrus. I’m not sure
if these are formed because it is a volcano or what, but they make for an
unexpected and gorgeous addition to the traditional alpine scenery.
Back at Base Camp we feasted on bangers and mash (again!)
for the third time in four days. Yum. I have to say that the food has been the
major low point for me on this trip. And I’m not a picky eater…
Anyway, back to Kislovodsk tomorrow (and normal Russian
food…yay!).
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| And then back at Base Camp before you know it. |
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