The weather has been warm and sunny at Everest Base Camp, rejuvenating everyone ahead of their summit bids and giving everyone a chance to do some laundry and play a little ping-pong. And, we are excited to share the official results: Dawa Yolmo is the champion of our CTSS 2025 ping-pong tournament, an annual competition in our famed Big House! Dawa is a two-time Everest summiteer and a three-time Ama Dablam summiteer, with many other 6000m peaks under his belt. This year, Dawa is guiding 1:1 with private climber Terry S.

Ropes have now been fixed to the summits of Lhotse and Everest, which means the route is now open for all climbers.

Over the next few days, our focus will be on positioning our teams for the right summit window.

Climbers, guides, Sherpa, and staff are all doing well and focused on what comes next.