Morning of 20th May
Good morning everyone, a quick update for today.
As most of our climbers descend, and trickle in to Camp 2, Base Camp and Kathmandu (soon to be home to you all) Julie McK and Guide Tendi Sherpa are making great time and progress and heading uphill. Today they are climbing from Camp 1 to Camp 2 vying for a May 23rd summit which if the forecast holds looks like a magical day to climb Mt Everest.
Cheers
CTSS Team
10x Lhotse Summits! 19th May News
Morning of the 19th May
We are thrilled to continue applauding our incredible climber and sherpa team, together they have achieved amazing feats in the past couple of days.
Today, at 8am; on the summit of Lhotse completing their Double Everest/Lhoste Header:
- Travis Van Overbeke - USA
- Tendi Sherpa, Dolkha, Nepal (Guide)
- Ott Tinn – Estonia
- Dorje Sherpa – Bhojpur, Nepal (Guide)
Congratulations!
They are descending and have already reached Lhotse High Camp and will drop back to Camp 2 today.
Julie McK and Little Tendi have left Base Camp on their summit rotation and are currently at Camp 1 resting and will move to Camp 2 tomorrow.
Cheers
CTSS Team
Photo CTSS archives
18th May 44x Everest & 6x Lhoste Summits
Morning of the 18th May
Congratulations to Everest Summiteers;
- Ott Tinn - Estonia
- Dorje Sherpa - Bhojpur, Nepal (Guide)
- Namgyal Tamang, Pangboche, Nepal
- Dawa Sherpa, Sankhuwasabha, Nepal
- Sam Cairns - UK
- Thunang Bhote, Sankhuwasabha, Nepal (Guide)
- Rajat Sharma - India
- Pega Sherpa (Guide)
- Lhakpa Sherpa, Chatuk, Nepal
- Travis Van Overbeke - USA
- Tendi Sherpa, Dolkha, Nepal (Guide)
- Dawa Phinjo Bhote - Snakhuwasabha, Nepal
- Ludivine Lonchampt - France
- Dawa Jangbu Sherpa, Sindupalchok, Nepal
- Lisa Barge - UK
- Prakash Gurung, Tanahun, Nepal (Guide)
- Pasang Bhote, Sankhuwasabha, Nepal
Congratulations to Lhotse Summiteers
- Damian Mannix - Australia
- Mingma Dorje Sherpa- Phorste, Nepal
- Kevin Cagney - USA
- Ashish Gurung - Sankhuwasabha, Nepal (Guide)
- Roberto Terzini - Brazil
- Pasang Tendi Sherpa - Juving, Nepal (Guide)
18th May - Off to the Summit
Evening of the 17th May
Our second team have now departed from the South Col to the summit, in good weather and calm winds, looking to reach the top in the morning;
Pushing for the top of the world, we have;
- Ludivine L and Dawa Jungbu
- Sam C and Thu Nang
- Ott and Guide Dorjee
- Jen W and Guide Big Pasang
- Rajat and Guide Pega
- Lisa B & Guide Prakash
- Travis & Guide New Tendi
- Rohan F with Guide Sujan
At midnight tonight, heading for the Lhotse summit;
- Damian M (Lhotse) and Doma Chhiri Sherpa
- Kevin C and Guide Ashish
- Roberto T
We will keep you updated when they hit the top, but remember this is a long day, news is sparse as the Guides will keep the radio/sat phone batteries conserved in the cold air and no news is good news.
Goodluck team, we wish you well.
First Summit Team Safely Back to Camp
All of our 26x 17th May summit climbers, guides and sherpa have returned to the relative safely to the South Col where they will rest tonight on oxygen, before dropping down to Camp 2 in the morning.
Feeling strong, Olivier and Casey, Ben S, Bruce Mc and Schuyler E have already come down to Camp 2 and we expect to welcome them back to Base Camp tomorrow.
Roberto T & Kevin C will remain at the Col and scale the Lhotse Couloir tomorrow morning attempting to summit Lhotse before descending to Camp 2.
Our climbers hard work and peresistence has paid off for them and a life goal has been achieved. This is their day and we are proud to support them in their great accomplishment.
Cheers
CTSS Team
17th May 26x SUMMITS
Morning of the 17th May
Good evening/morning everyone!
It's with great delight that we bring you the summit news of the day...
Summit Congratulations to 26x climbers including:
- Olivier Thiriet - France
- Casey Grom - USA (Guide)
- Pemba Gyalji Sherpa - Juving, Nepal (Guide)
- Ben Stern - USA
- Bruce McCadie - Canada
- Schuyler Evans - UK
- Enrique Claussen - Uruguay (Guide)
- Roberto Terzini - Brazil
- Pasang Tendi Sherpa - Juving, Nepal (Guide)
- Kevin Cagney - USA
- Ashish Gurung - Sankhuwasabha, Nepal (Guide)
- Taylor Grist - USA
- Naren Shahi - Lamjung, Nepal (Guide)
- Mark Postle - USA
- Abdulrazzaq Almojalhem - Kuwait
- Vinayak Jay Malla - Myagdi, Nepal (Guide)
- Pemba Sherpa (Karli) - Juving, Nepal
- Nima Sherpa - Salung, Junbeshi, Nepal
- Ang Chhiring Sherpa - Thame, Nepal
- Chiyang Jyabu Bhote - Sankhuwasabha, Nepal
- Dawa Furten Bhote - Sankhuwasabha, Nepal
- Rinchen Sherpa - Juving, Nepal
- Ngima Dorje Sherpa - Juving, Nepal
- Chheden Bhote - Sankhuwasabha, Nepal
- Nawang Chhiri Sherpa - Phortse, Nepal
Cheers
CTSS Team
Off to the Summit
Our first wave of summit climbers have left the South Col (Camp 4) and begun their final push to the top of the world! The wind has dropped as expected and the team have a great summit day, perhaps a bit overcast but calm.
On their way;
- Kirstie E with Guide Anup
- Zukey with Guide Vinay
- Ben S, Bruce McC, Schuyler E with Guides Quique and Pemba Geljie
- Kevin with Guide Ashish
- Roberto with Guide Pasang
- Olivier with Guide Casey
- Mark Postle
- Taylor G with Guide Naren
They have a long day ahead of them and will pull full focus on their climb so expect to hear very little news today. We know it can be stressful to wait anxiously for news so our best advice is to keep busy today and we will announce summits as they happen. Remember no news is good news, Guides will very often conserve radio and satellite phone batteries for emergencies etc. You can expect them to spend 15- 30minutes on the summit before putting the foot on the gas to come back down, so it's likely that we won't hear from them again until they are back at the South Col.
If you would like to "see" what they are climbing check out these route videos on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMz_kRmPTvqUjpcgqswdV2RbxOYWU38z6
Matt B with Guide Kami is at the South Col and will take a rest there tonight and tomorrow. They will shortly be joined by our second wave of climbers who are sleeping at will make their way up from Camp 3 tomoo to follow with their summit bid tomorrow;
- Ludivine L
- Damian M (Lhotse summiter)
- Sam C
- Ott T
- Jen W
- Rajat S
- Travis V
- Rohan M
At Base Camp resting is Julie M ahead of her summit bid planned for the 22nd - 24th May.
Cheers
CTSS Team
Up the Lhotse Face
Evening of the 15th May (local Nepal time)
Our teams are doing so well on their summit rotation.
At Camp 3, having climbed part of the Lhotse Face today, we have our first wave of summit climbers and guides including:
- Western Guided Team Climbers (Bruce McC, Ben S, Schuyler Evans with Guides Quique Claussen and Pemba Gelji
- Kevin C and Guide Ashish
- Roberto T and Guide Pasang
- Olivier and Guide Casey
- Mark Postle
- Tom L and Guide Tomi C
- Matt B and Guide Kami
- Taylor G and Gude Naren
- Kirstie E and Guides Anup and Kami Temba
They will sleep on oxygen tonight, before waking up to continue to climb the remainder of the Lhotse Face, up through the Yellow Band and into the South Col. There is a bit of wind in the forecast for tomorrow up to the Col, and it can be windy there, but looking very good for their planned May 17th summit.
Just a day behind them, our second wave of summit climbers and guides are sleeping at Camp 2 tonight and will move up to Camp 3 tomorrow; including
- Ludivine L and Dawa Jungbu
- Damian M (Lhotse) and Doma Chhiri Sherpa
- Sam C and Thu Nang
- Ott and Guide Dorjee
- Jen W and Guide Big Pasang
- Rajat and Guide Pega
- Zukey & Guide Vinay
- Lisa B & Guide Prakash
- Travis & Guide New Tendi
- Rohan F with Guide Sujan
Julie M is safely back to Base Camp where she will rest and recover for a good few days before making her summit rotation.
Cheers
CTSS Team
Photos from the CTSS archives
Happy Mother's Day from Everest!
Evening of the 14th May - Happy Mothers' Day!
Wishing all the moms following on a very Happy Mother's Day! We know that it is always a tough being away from your sons and daughters as they pursue their dreams in the high mountains. It is your endless support and love that enables them to achieve these great goals and the accolades for their success rest not only with them, but you! We hope you have a wonderful day today.
A quick update from the mountain for you all.
Down low we have some afternoon flurries of snow but nothing to impede our climbers, and most importantly the winds have dropped. Our teams are aiming for summits on the 17th & 18th which are looking like the best period for low winds so far. They are well positioned and feeling strong.
In our first wave of summit bid climbers, we have our Western Guided Team Climbers; Bruce McC, Ben S, Schuyler E with Guides Robert J, Quique Claussen and Pemba Geljie. Alongside them our Private 1:1 Climbers; Kevin C & Guide Ashish, Roberto T and Guide Pasang, Olivier and Guide Casey, Mark Postle, Tom L & Guide Tomi, Matt B & Guide Kami, Taylor G & Guide Naren, Kirstie E and Guides Anup & Kami Temba. That group took a rest day today at Camp 2 and tomorrow they will climb the Lhotse face up to Camp 3 and then up to the South Col the following day.
Our second team, will move up from Camp 1 through the Western CWM to Camp 2 tomorrow, so at camp 2 by tomorrow night, we will have Ludivine L, Damian M, Sam C , Jen W, Rajat, Ott, Lisa B, Travis, Rohan and Zukey., They will then move up to Camp 3 the following day with the intention of an 18th May summit.
Julie M is finishing her long rotation and will be returning to Base Camp tomorrow to rest for a few days before returning to the upper mountain on her summit bid between the 22d - 24th May.
All is well with the team and everyone is well positioned and feeling positive.
Cheers
CTSS Team
Summit Bid Progression
13th May
Our teams are on the move! We have two waves of Everest and Lhotse climbers headed up onto the mountain for their summit bids. The first left yesterday morning and the second will leave tonight. We will continue to re-evaluate the weather in the coming days to time summit day with the best overall conditions.
The first team (including Bruce McC, Ben S, Schuyler E with Guides Robert J and Quique Claussen. Kevin C & Guide Ashish, Roberto T and Guide Pasang, Olivier and Guide Casey, Mark Postle, Tom L & Guide Tomi, Matt B & Guide Kami, Taylor G and Guide Naren, Kirstie E and Guides Anup and Kami Temba) moved to C2 this morning with Ludivine L, Damian M, Sam C, Jen W now at Camp 1 . There is still a bit of breeze up high but the jet stream has moved away from the summit and it is much less than over the past week.
Camp 2 will act as an advanced base camp for our teams before attacking the upper mountain. Our Sherpa team will finish stocking the South Col with oxygen, tents, etc over the next 2 days.
Our second team; Rajat with Guide Pega, Ott with Guide Dorjee, Lisa B with Guide Prakash, Travis with Guide New Tendi and Rohan with Sujan, will leave early hours of the morning (14th) to head up to Camp 1.
Julie M is at C2 finishing her final rotation and will come back to Base in comingi days to rest ahead of a 22nd - 24th May summit bid.
All is well with the team and wish us luck on our summit bids!
Cheers
CTSS Team
