The sleep in till 8:30 am was a real treat after a week of 4 am starts. It was beautiful warm and sunny day in Basecamp and we got out first close up view of Gasherbrum 1 a massive mountain directly in front of our camp. The day was spent organising our gear, washing clothing and improving our tent sites.

Zac met with the Chinese/Tibetan expedition leader as they are on the same route but a week ahead of us. They have already established Camp 1 and are about to make the route to Camp 2.

They will be fixing rope in the Japanese Couloir making our job easier.