Base Camp medical checkup:
Blood oxygen level: 90%
Pulse: 60
Respiration rate: 12
Blood pressure: 138/70
We all had medical checkups after breakfast this morning. Jim M learned he had pneumonia and was helicoptered back to Penitentes. A few others in the group have lingering coughs, colds, and GI problems, so we've decided to linger in Base Camp another day. Tom is now going to hike down tomorrow, which means Liz will start tenting with me. I hope I don't get her cold and cough. I would be devastated to come down with something at a higher camp. So happy to have a fellow woman along!
Weather was sunny but breezier today, and the forecast calls for changing weather and possibly snow. Dan was nice enough to take Tom on a hike up to Camp I today and also carried two large canisters of fuel to cache. Sounds like a bit of a grueling carry up there even though it's only about 1500' vertical. Took a short hike today just to keep moving. I feel good, though sleep deprived, and I certainly still have a good appetite. I'm eating more than all the men.
Per usual, lots of laughs at dinner despite Jim K's acting like a know-it-all. Wrote a long personalized cybercast for Dan to send in. We'll see if it gets posted.
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