Thanks for the great report, Tom. Congratulations on making the summit. I am sure your acclimation program, staying at Horseshoe Meadows two nights really helped.
I like your picture of the ice at the cables. I've
added it to the Current Conditions thread.
Try to find some earplugs for sleeping during a windy night. I carry them on all my hikes.
And point your water-filtering friends here:
60,000 Liters of Water Consumed -- Untreated