This morning the Shared Summits Climbers arose at 2 am and spent an hour getting something hot to eat and finalizing their packing before departing at 3 am for their second summit push on the Abruzzi.   The early morning weather was not auspicious as wet snowfall greeted their first steps out of camp.  As they progressed through the morning past ABC and then Camp One they faced the excitement of continued heavy snowfall and 60 mph winds - which they say made for some amazing video - but did not necessarily add to their hopes for getting to the summit.  They report the total trip took 11 hours and the weather was by far the worst they've experienced thus far.  At this point they are settled in at Camp Two for the evening, listening to winds whip the tent, hoping the expected weather window opens tomorrow as projected.  

As always, we'll keep you posted.

Joel Shalowitz