We woke up at 3:00 am and were walking up the snow by 4, with the bright Himalayan stars above us. I told Nima, this is why we are here, to see these stars.
We saw the sunrise over Machhapruche and Annapurna as,we approached our mountain. We climbed to the top of the adjacent peak to assess the conditions.
Annapurna 1 over 28,000 feet, 8,091 meters, 10th highest mountain in the world.
When we reached the glacier beneath the peak we could see the ascent ridge was deep in snow and and the glacier was breaking into crevasses, which were hidden under fresh blown snow. The report from other guides was that the ascent ridge was impassable because the snow was so soft due to the warm weather that climbers were sinking up to their chests. We confirmed their assessment of snow conditions and decided to spend the next hour romping on top of the dome taking pictures. It was a spectacular view all around.
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