Elbrus day 7: Preparing for summit night

After one night at 3000 meters and two nights at 3850 we have just moved up to our last camp at 4100 meters. We are staying in containers which are not luxurious, but OK. The toilets are not five star either which is annoying because I caught some virus or bacteria and have been going there every couple of hours since yesterday morning.

The weather yesterday was a bit cloudy and windy. Today it is fantastic again – warm and sunny. There was a group though who tried to summit last night, and they had to turn around because of strong winds at the saddle. We are going to try the summit tonight starting at 3 AM, so until then we just have to prepare our equipment and relax.