Bishop and Jersted are excited about trying for the summit the next day, but they have other challenges to deal with first. The wind outside the tent is blowing so hard that it makes a disturbing, shrill sound. It is not snowing, but snow that is already on the ground is being pushed around by the high winds. It is piling up on the sides of the tent and pushing the tent inwards. The space inside is getting smaller and smaller. The two mountain climbers are wedged in between clothes, oxygen equipment, medicine, a cooking stove, cameras, film supplies and their hiking equipment.

Bishop is starting to feel scared of being stuck in the small tent that is so tightly packed. He wants to run out of the tent but he controls himself. Outside the tent the jet stream is blowing with the force of a terrible storm. Winds on Everest can blow as hard as a fierce hurricane. Climbers have been blown off the side of the mountain. It is also brutally cold out there. Inside the tent Bishop will be warmer, especially if he stays huddled in his sleepingbag. So, Bishop tries to calm himself, and tolerate the cramped space of the tent.