To our climbing friends and family –

We hope more than ever that this newsletter finds you safe, healthy and well.

CTSS’s Commitment to Our Climbers…

The well-being of our climbers and staff is always the first priority whether we are in the mountains or as in this moment, confined by COVID-19 to home.

Based on the most recent travel advisories and recommendations from the experts we have postponed all upcoming expeditions and private climbs in April and May and have communicated and coordinated with all affected mountaineers and trekkers. We will continue to work closely with each team.

CTSS staff are actively working (albeit from home!) on all of your logistics for expeditions in the second half of the year and beyond, with the same dedication and commitment you know from us. Of course, like you, we continue to actively monitor the situation as it unfolds, taking direction from the World Health Organisation and other expert voices and remain flexible.

We know these are challenging and uncertain times for us all – from the stress of safeguarding our individual health and that of our loved ones, to the psychological battle of cabin fever! We are all in the same boat longing to make land and head up towards a summit again.

For the current moment, in lieu of taking you into the mountains we will endeavour to bring them to you! We will use our social channels to inspire you, motivate you and increase your knowledge base with information that you can put to use when we’re back in the mountains again. We hope this will inspire you in the weeks ahead to keep focused on your at-home training and prepare for getting back to the big open spaces again soon!

If you have any questions, our office is open and the team is always happy to speak with you as we continue using this time to improve many aspects of our operation.

Taking Care of Our Own…

One of CTSS’ efforts that we are most proud of is our Not-For-Profit arm the Tiger of the Snows Fund which supports Outdoor Tourism Workers and their families around the world and particularly the Sherpa in the Khumbu during challenging times. TOTS has been running since 2015 supporting all manner of projects and people.

As many of you have asked, with the closure of the Everest season on both the North and South sides there are impacts to the wider Khumbu community. For the Sherpa community we have started a special initiative where we continue to raise funds in support of local families during this time – from the porters, to the cook teams, to the climbing sherpa and all the valued team members in between – All donations until the end of June will be directed to this end.

If you would like to support this special initiative you can donate here:
https://tigerofthesnows.com/donate/

Our goal, as always, is to ensure you have a safe and unforgettable experience in the mountains. We look forward to climbing/trekking with you in the future and thank you for your continued support.

Best wishes,

Mike, Caroline & the CTSS Team