...we find out that it's been 40 years since a summer this cold and wet had been recorded here; some people in the base camp have been waiting for an attack window for 8 days now.
...I battle some light headache, we pitch out tents and we go for a small acclimatization hike with Darek, a Polish guy we meet.
...we do the medical check up (two lady doctors this time, Piotr flirts with both) and we pass but my pressure is through the roof (155/100!)
...we are lazy to cook again so we order dinner; apparently an organized group of Polish people is here led by the famous climber Ryszard Pawłowski, the one who was Kukuczka's climbing partner when he fell to his death on Lhotse; we share stories and great food; this is a good evening.