The first thing we noticed after reaching our campsite last night was a monumental increase in the number of mosquitoes. That did not diminish but increased as the day wore on. They are particularly persistent and not at all put off by the permithrin which we used to treat our clothes.

The day started out cloudy and humid but the skies cleared by lunchtime and, since we couldn’t stop for long breaks due to the mozzie, we made good time hiking.

Our main concern today was the snow which we knew we would encounter in the late afternoon. We had been warned that the north side of Devil’s Peak could be a dangerous snow descent on a steep slope. Hikers coming south past us however assured us that we could get through without problems if we took it slowly.

We put our microspikes on just as a precaution but the snow was not too slippery and there was no difficulty finding the path between the snowy patches.

So, although we were hoping for no snow at all on our northbound (Nobo) hike, so far it has been manageable.

Our calculations show that we completed 26 miles today and we have passed more than 2000 km altogether.

Tomorrow we should reach Mazama village.