Day 12 Life at basecamp

Apparently the temperature of minus 12 was for inside the tents, outside is even colder. No wonder my water bottle froze by my bed! Today was spent exhausted at base camp. Apart from a little exploring we enjoyed the strong morning sunshine and napped in the tent in the afternoon. Occasionally you can hear avalanches in the surrounding mountains, and ice cracking loudly which can be alarming. Once again, we're getting acclimatised, this time to the 5364 metres altitude.