Happy Friday! Here are the updates from our teams in the Khumbu Valley and at Everest Base Camp. We will be back on Monday with another update – stay tuned. 

Our 40 Day Speed Ascent team will head to the summit of Lobuche tomorrow, kicking off with an alpine start in the wee hours of the morning. The route to the Lobuche summit has been challenging this year because of the low snowfall. These conditions present much more technical terrain. We wish the entire team all the best of luck!

Meanwhile, our Everest Base Camp trekkers have successfully returned to Lukla, rounding out their trek. Congratulations to all! There have been some weather delays in Lukla over the last few days, which has created a bit of a flight back up. Our team has elected to take a helicopter back to Kathmandu tomorrow, which will be a scenic treat!

That’s a wrap for our 2024 Everest Base Camp trek! (Photo Credit: Kat S.)

Our Lobuche climbers are tucked up in bed in Pheriche. Tomorrow, they will continue their trek down the Khumbu Valley to Namche.

Up at Everest Base Camp, our incredible Sherpa teams are ferry loads to Camp 1 and Camp 2 now that the route is open through the Khumbu Icefall. Once this is done, our summit climbers will begin their rotations! In the meantime, our summit climbers are happily training and hiking to keep active recovery.