We got up at 5:00 this morning to do our back carry from 10,000'. About 5" of new snow fell overnight and it was still dribbling down as we left. Brennan said he was glad it was not more like 2'. Me too.

We carried empty packs with the empty sleds strapped to them down to the cache site. Once we had taken turns digging it out, we divided it, packed it, and made our way back to camp III. We arrive back at 11,200' camp around noon.

Back at camp, the Spanish group is having some sort of contest, but I can't figure out what it is about. There are also German and French groups. I would guess about 1/3 of all the climbers we will see are foreigners. Denali is a big lure for climbers from around the world.

I had some problems with my eyes yesterday. They hurt a lot, no doubt from the constant glare. I put in some Visine which helped. They have hurt today also.

We are sorting gear in preparation to leave a cache tomorrow at 13,500'. So we try to determine what we can do without until we get to 14,280' camp in a couple of days. For instance I will cache my overboots, since I won't need them until we go above 14,000'. I will also cache my ascender, a pair of socks and liners, a bandanna, my chemical hand and toe warmers, and the down pants that Nigel is loaning me. As a group we will also cache some food and fuel.

The basic idea behind caching is that we have so much weight to carry we would burn ourselves out if we tried to move with everything at once. So we carry part of it up, bury it, then move camp up past the cache, then come back for what we left lower down. Lather, rinse, repeat. They are not kidding when they tell you that you will end up climbing this mountain twice in the same trip!

After six days I am only halfway through my first roll of toilet paper. So far so good.

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	A cold morning at 11,000', 8 degrees F. If you look closely you can see people moving up Motorcycle Hill in the background.
	This is the cache site at 10,000'. Several caches left here, marked by long poles with white and orange tags on top. The labels have your expedition name on them so that if you abandon a cache the park service will retrieve it and fine you for littering.
	Lots of teams moving up and down through 11,000' camp.