Part 4 of this entry starts at Camp 2 and will end at Camp 5 because all these days kind of blend together.  Besides, there are only so many running jokes that can be needlessly perpetuated.

Still making ten louder with eleven, but today is the 25th so Merry Christmas to us.

Begin the day by drying a few things out in the eleventeen minutes of sun we get each day.

Get the occasional good view of the mountain.

Start hiking, take break, pee behind big rock, repeat.

Enjoy the occasional burst of sunshine.  Attempt to dry things off.  More rain.

Part 5 will be a bunch of words to kind of describe the trip.  Part 6 will start on the day we head to the summit.   Each part will start with eleven of us, but by the end of Part 6, nine will be as loud as we get.