Day 14  -  Rest day at Base Camp

Pretty lazy day really. Bit of reorg of high altitude /technical gear, food, cooking equipment etc; more general chat about future trips and where this ranks among them; reading and a bit of a nap after lunch; and perhaps most importantly a shave. No shower facilities but back in Mendoza in two days - looking forward to being clean for the first time in over two weeks.

No washing may sound fun kids but believe me two weeks is far too long - especially when the chap in the tent next to you (and by that I mean only inches away) isn't washing either! It is bearable when you are aiming for the summit as you are in fact putting up with much worse, but after summiting the main thing that you are looking forward to is getting back to a town and sorting yourself out.

Food today:
Mixed breakfast of cheese, ham, cereal, melon. Pretty good spread again.
Roast chicken piece with a bit of salad.
Roast lamb chops with roasted vegetables - not bad with my final bottle of celebratory Malbec for the mountain