Another great week has kicked off for our climbers and trekkers in the Khumbu Valley! Here’s the latest from our team:
Our Rugged Luxury Everest Base Camp trekkers had a great day with guide Big Tendi participating in a beginner-friendly ice climbing clinic on the Khumbu Glacier. The team will make the most of their final night at Everest Base Camp tonight before catching a helicopter back to Kathmandu in the morning. Once they arrive in Kathmandu, they will be whisked away for spa and massage treatments—a treat reserved for our Rugged Luxury trekkers! On their final day in Kathmandu, the team will soak up the sights and sounds of the city during their cultural tour, followed by a dégustation dinner at the Dwarika’s Hotel’s famous Krishnarpan Restaurant.
Our Western Guided and 3 Peaks teams have been busy acclimatizing at Lobuche Base Camp 16,000 ft (4,785 m). Today, they tagged Lobuche High Camp and did a skills clinic to brush off the rust in preparation for their first summit climb of the season. They will move to Lobuche High Camp 17,750 ft (5,410 m) tomorrow.
Hot on their heels are our 1:1 Private climbers, who arrived in Pheriche 14,340 ft (4,371 m) yesterday. This morning, the teams did an acclimatization hike high above Pheriche before stopping by the Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA) for a session on high-altitude medicine. Tomorrow, they will move up to Lobuche Base Camp.
Our 1:1 private team during their acclimatization hike high above Pheriche. (Photo Credit: Naren)
Our Everest Base Camp trekkers, Lobuche climbers, and Personal Sherpa Everest climbers are settling in for their final night in Tengboche 12,664 ft (3,860 m). Today, they visited the Tengboche Monastery to receive a blessing from the resident monks. Tomorrow they will move up to Pheriche 14,340 ft (4,371 m).’
CTSS guide Edgar with climbers and trekkers in the Khumbu Valley. (Photo Credit: Edgar P.)
What a team! Feeling good during an acclimatization hike in Tengboche. (Photo Credit: Edgar P.)
The landscape, culture, and big mountains all come together in the Khumbu Valley of Nepal. (Photo Credit: Edgar P.)
We all at CTSS wish our Rugged Luxury Everest Base Camp trekkers safe travels during their bird’s-eye flight back to Kathmandu. Check-in later this week for more updates from the field.