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Camp 1 - Looking toward the Lhotse Face [_EVE090303]

Taking a break on our way to Camp 2 during the summit push. [Photo by Shinji Tamura]

Tents at Camp 2 by the Lhotse Face [_EVE090309]

Me, lounging at camp 2, just below the Lhotse Face, pretending it doesn't intimidate me. [Photo by Hiro Kuraoka IMG_4373]

Alec, Gilad and Paul in front of the Lhotse Face [Photo by Hiro Kuraoka IMG_4465]

Jamie filming for Tigress - He spent a lot of time on Lobuche, in the Icefall, and at Camp 2 filming both Himex and IMG climbers [Photo by Hiro Kuraoka IMG_4381]

The Lhotse Face [Photo by Hiro Kuraoka IMG_5087]

The Lhotse Face - You can see the long line of climbers and two sets of tents. Our camp was the higher camp. [_EVE090311]

Preparing to leave Camp 2 for Camp 3 - I have the blue suit and white helmet. [Photo by Shinji Tamura]

At the bottom of the fixed ropes on the Lhotse Face. I'm at left. This was our first climb to camp 3. [Photo by Hiro Kuraoka IMG_4498]

The Lhotse Face, where the climbing is steep and exposed, and where many climbers will ascend to their highest point without using supplemental oxygen, is where many of the falls occur on Everest. When your body is exhausted beyond belief and your mind feels like it's floating in space, it doesn't take much to inadvertently clip out of the line without first making sure your safety is secure. I tried to keep this thought in my head as I clipped out at every anchor. [Photo by Hiro Kuraoka IMG_4524]

Gerlinde Katenbrunner - She had just finished climbing Lhotse, which she summited without using supplemental oxygen. Just below, several of us were with our friend, Jim, who was sick with a stomach bug that seemed to bother most of us in varying degrees. After taking this photo, Gerlinde, a nurse, reached us and helped administer aid for Jim. Sadly, Jim had to descend but we were all happy he was okay. [Photo by Hiro Kuraoka IMG_5111]

We got a late start up the Lhotse Face after spending over an hour with Jim. The climb up the fixed ropes to Camp 3 was grueling because we were all wearing down suits and it became EXTREMELY HOT. I was the last to head up and the last to reach camp, totally exhausted. In fact, it was the most worn out I have ever been EVER!!! (in my life). The heat, combined with the altitude, really affected me. I'm not sure who this is in the photo. [Photo by Shinji Tamura]

Climbing the Lhotse Face in the Sun - Note to Megan, don't climb the Lhotse Face when it's 100 degrees F! [Photo by Shinji Tamura]

The Lhotse Face in the Shade - this is when you really want to be climbing the Lhotse Face. [Photo by Hiro Kuraoka IMG_4551]

Approaching Camp 3. The Himex Camp 3 is above these tents, out of sight, in the direction of the climbers at top left. During the summit push, I spent an hour with Woody at the lower camp refueling in the hot sun. [Photo by Hiro Kuraoka IMG_4559]

View from Camp 3 on the Lhotse Face - Although our climb up the Lhotse Face during the summit push ended up being the most grueling day of my life, I knew my body would recover. The next day my energy returned and with supplemental oxygen and some rest, it was an uneventful climb to the South Col. Thank goodness. [_EVE090315]

View from Camp 3 on the Lhotse Face. [_EVE090404]

Gerlinde Katenbrunner - She had just finished climbing Lhotse, which she summited without using supplemental oxygen. Just below, several of us were with our friend, Jim, who was sick with a stomach bug that seemed to bother most of us in varying degrees. After taking this photo, Gerlinde, a nurse, reached us and helped administer aid for Jim. Sadly, Jim had to descend but we were all happy he was okay. [Photo by Hiro Kuraoka IMG_5111]

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