It’s that time of year again! The Mountains of the Himalaya have been calling and we’re delighted to answer the call. CTSS has teammates from all corners of the world flocking to Kathmandu to begin their journey up the Khumbu to Everest and the other peaks in the Himalaya.

This year we have climbers heading to Everest, Lhotse, Lobuche, Pokalde, Island Peak and trekkers heading up to Base Camp and over to Gokyo Lakes.

Their schedules are slightly staggered, with the Western Guided Everest Team Climbers taking off to Lukla early this morning and landing safely. They’ll be on their way to Phakding where they will spend their first night on the Everest Base Camp trail. Tomorrow they’ll have their first real ‘stretch of the legs’ up Namche Hill to Namche Bazaar. Casey Grom, seasoned Everest Guide and 5x summiteer is heading up that team.

Many of our Private Everest climbers and some EBC trekkers have also flown in today, they’ll do their gear checks and briefings tomorrow before flying to Lukla early on the morning of the 3rd.

Finally we have our final wave of Everest climbers, 3 Peaks & Lobuche climbers and our trek team arriving on the 3rd and scheduled to head into the valley on the 5th April.

Kathmandu is all about shaking off the jetlag, making any last minute arrangements and just getting in the headspace of the expeditions ahead.

It was also a nice opportunity for Mike Hamill (owner of CTSS and Expedition Leader) who was invited to a special thank you dinner by the Vice President of the Nepal Mountain Guides Association to show their appreciation for CTSS’ & Tiger of the Snows Fund (our not for profit arm) sponsorship of our recent medical and technical skills course and to thank us for hiring so many of their Guides.

We look forward to keeping you updated as the teams weave their way up the valley toward their goals.

Cheers
CTSS Team