Ursi and Stefan from Austria welcome us back down in basecamp

Clara and Ursi

Esan, Karim, Clara, Markus, and Stefan

Musa, Markus, Clara, and Ursi eating cake

Fires all around base-camp to celebrate a national holiday on July 11

Coming down to base-camp after our summit attempt we were welcomed by two dear friends from Austria! Already on the glacier moraine Ursi and Stefan came up to us. It is incredibly delightful to meet familiar faces after a long time up in the mountains. A lot of stories had to be ex-changed. The two have been trekking around Nanga Parbat and we had been climbing in unfamiliar terrain...