737 Leg 7 Everest - Day 143

Steve and I left at 4.30am this morning for our first venture into the Khumbu Icefall. The objective was to climb half way up for acclimatisation and to get used to the ladders without heavy packs. We climbed to 5725m. The Icefall is compacted but still has a handful of ladders crossing open crevasses, not as many as previous years but enough! We were back in time to see Dai leave after breakfast, which was sad! I miss the banter already! The rest of the day I spent in my tent watching the second season of lie to me on my iPod. Both Steve and I went well this morning, feeling good at altitude and moving pretty fast with Passang our Sherpa. I feel a little tired and run down today, I've avoided the Khumbu cough but am having a little trouble with blocked sinuses so I was grateful for the rest this afternoon. Tomorrow’s another rest day, which is nice and I’ve already been sent some handy hints on unblocking sinuses from the challenge’s PR manager who appears to know pretty much all there is to know on the subject, I think she may have used the internet for research!