Our 2nd team of climbers have positioned themselves for summit bids. They will be waiting patiently for the next low-wind window, which looks like it might be around May 18th.
Here’s who we have on the upper mountain:
Sleeping at Camp 3 on oxygen, we have:
- The Bouka family, alongside cinematographers Rex P. & Louis J., with Guides Edgar P., Tim M., Migma D., and Lam B.
- Climbers from our Western Guided team, including Ilknur C., Anna K., Nicolas B., and guides Mike B. and Sajjan G.
- Varun R. with guide Thunang
- Jocelyn C. and guide Ashish
- Eva S. and guide Pashe
Tomorrow morning, these climbers will move to South Col.
Below them at Camp 2 are Andrea G. and guide Robert J. Tomorrow, they plan to take a rest day before moving further up.
Our May 15th summiteers are all doing well! Half of them have arrived back at Everest Base Camp and celebrated their success before flying back to Kathmandu via helicopter. The others, Robert A., Sam S., Emma S., and Ardavan F. (our Lhotse summiteer), are still making their way back to Everest Base Camp and should arrive tomorrow.
Below is a video of the summit team on top of the world! While the summit winds were looking gusty, guide Nani reported that they were sheltered from the wind throughout their climb. Thank you, Nani, for sharing this video. In addition, we have a shot of Wells L. back at Everest Base Camp, celebrating his successes on the mountain.
Today is a historic day. It’s been 50 years since the first woman, Junko Tabei, summited Everest in 1975. Today, we are celebrating Junko and the historic achievements of our climber, Emma Schwerin. Yesterday, Emma became the youngest American woman to summit Everest and the youngest woman in the world to complete the Seven Summits. Emma was born on 2/20/2008. Below are two incredible summit shots, Emma on the left and Junko on the right. Photo of Emma courtesy of Tendi Sherpa.
