This day reversed the path of Day 11, the four-hour day up the second part of the moraine. It was mostly level or an easy descent, so we made it even faster going down.

Our hearts all went out to our interpreter Jennia, who bravely limped much of the way on her sprained ankle. I suggested to our guide that we could create a sling for her using the climbing rope, but the other porters seemed to do fine just carrying her across the difficult sections.

The weather had been sunny but deteriorating for the last day or two. Around 5pm, the clouds moved in quickly, and it began snowing after dinner. Fortunately, the wet snow melted on the ground, so our difficult trail for the next day would be muddy but not icy.