July 24th 2009

Matt beneath the villa sized boulder on the way up the main approach to the Dragon's Horns. All our kit has been brought up via this path and while the boulder marks the halfway point and a chance to catch a light breeze it is also home to many mosquitos and large spiders.

We have just had a heavy rain storm here and while it serves to charge the rivers and make water collection easier all our gear is up on the route as well as two ropes and is now probably soaked if it hasn't been struck by lightning...

All gear is wet but in place and we head up today to camp and begin fixing lines over the next couple of days to a large vegetated ledge above which the proper climbing starts. And load humping obviously.

Steve/Matt