Con (top) climbing the beginning of the Second Step - At this point we are roughly 28,230 feet high. It was 7am. Gene had turned around a couple of hours earlier. Julio and I decided to turn around here because with our limited oxygen and energy reserves, we didn't think we could summit and descend back to our high camp. This is the most dangerous and difficult part of the climb and if you think you're not going to summit, this is the place to turn around. Con and Lopsang went on to summit around 10:30 am. [0045EVE071]
