All three waves of the 2022 CTSS Everest Expedition are high in the Khumbu valley by now, let’s check in!

Our Western Guided Team moved into Lobuche high camp today putting them in place for a solid summit bid. Tomorrow’s plan is for a rest and acclimatization day before waking early the next morning and starting out for the summit.

The Private Guided Teams as well as a number of our Trekkers moved into Lobuche Basecamp yesterday and are spending today resting, acclimatizing and getting the first rounds of rope training in. Over the next few days they too will work their way up to Lobuche High Camp and on to a summit bid.

Our big 3rd wave team including our EBC Trekkers, 3 peaks team, Sherpa guided climbers, Lhotse team and Everest C2/C3 climbers hiked from Tengboche to Pheriche yesterday and took a solid rest day in Pheriche today. To assist in acclimatization today’s main event was a light day hike above Pheriche with views of Ama Dablam, the south face of Cho Oyu and many other dramatic peaks. Tomorrow the team will move up to Lobuche Basecamp and, for the first time since Kathmandu, all 3 teams will be in more or less the same place.

The human body is incredibly adaptable, but it does take time to adjust. Our teams are following an itinerary honed over years of experience to balance the rest each person’s body needs with the inevitable drive to hike further, ascend higher and see whats around the next corner.

In the end, the rest days are often some of your best memories. Time to ponder over breathtaking mountains, card games, and good conversation are all part of taking a climb prudently slow and really living into the expedition.

Cheers,

CTSS Team