imageYou meet Uli Steck in the locker room!

We spoke a bit and he asked about what happened on Lhotse and we commiserated, as he did not top out on Shishapangma this year.

Bummer but relaxed about it as it’s the rule of the mountain (and he summited another route a few years back 🙂

All of a sudden, you feel much less lonely. 

Welcome to my new home for the next 9 months and …

yes my forearms were mush after 90mn!

In spite of the (still) 10kg weight loss…