Nice ponchos! 
Where is Shira Camp? Up the hill!... 
Lunch under Rock
Much happier faces in the dining room tent
Since, at the end of the day, almost everyone in our group is soaked wet, including the porters and guides, we decide to stay an extra night at Shira Camp to dry out. According to Julius (chief guide), we need a dry day before climbing to higher altitudes. Good call, Julius!
Next day, we learn that two porters from a different company, Zara, have died b/c they did not have proper gear to cope with the rain and cold temperatures; one porter died at Barranco Camp and another porter died at Karanga Valley. Very sad news.
At the end of the trip, we also learn that due to those two deaths, the park entrance regulations for porters have changed; every porter will be checked from now on to make sure he has proper gear to climb the mountain. Also, another regulation that was already in effect is that every porter’s bag is weighted to make sure is less than the max weight allowed to carry on the mountain.
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