The Bivuoac (Bivy)

This spot on the east ridge at about 8300' became my bivuoac spot for the night. There wasn't much point in trying to go higher in the icy conditions, and skiing back down would not have been fun either. It worked out fine, although I had envisioned something a bit more sheltered.

I put on the down parka and booties, wrapped the goretex shell over my legs, and got into the nylon bivy sack. What you can see in the photo is what I had, entirely.