Happy Monday! All of our climbers and trekkers were busy over the weekend. Here’s a little recap of what’s been happening in the Khumbu Valley.
As mentioned last week, our Western Guided team summited Lobuche on April 12th. CTSS guide Josh McDowell reported that the route was strenuous, but everyone did well, and the group’s movement skills were sharp. Congratulations to:
- Mr. Bert Snarr
- Mr. Michael Fortune
- Mr. David Keating
- Mr. Terry Ledgard
- Mr. Jared Harris
- Mr. Josh McDowell (Guide)
- Mr. Nani Stahringer (Guide)
The evolution of a summit through the eyes of our Western Guided team. Thank you to CTSS guide Nani S. for sharing these photos from their summit of Lobuche:
Trekking Up
Roped Up
Getting Closer to Lobuche
Hello, Lobuche Summit!
Since then, our 3 Peaks and Western Guided teams have arrived and settled into Everest Base Camp for the season. Here’s the note that CTSS guide Josh McDowell shared:
“We rolled into EBC, and everyone is stoked to be here. We are all super impressed with the CTSS camp, and everyone is enjoying some well-deserved downtime today. Showers and connectivity are on the schedule for the day.”
While our Western Guided team gets the hang of camp life, our 3 Peaks team won’t be in for long. They are headed out soon to climb their last two peaks, Pokalade (19,049 ft/5,806 m) and Island Peak (20,305 ft/6,189 m).
A bird’s-eye view of CTSS Everest Base Camp with our famous Big House in the middle of camp!
All smiles from Everest Base Camp for our climbers, trekkers, guides, and support teams!
On April 13th, our 1:1 Private climbers summited Lobuche. Congratulations to the following climbers:
- Mr. Marc Baumgartner with Guide Naren
- Ms. CJ Baumgartner with Guide Naren
- Mr. Aseem Chawla with Guide Ashish
- Ms. Susan Agar with Guide Pega
- Mr. Randall Ebersole with Guide Dorjee
- Mr. Chen (Blake) Li with Guide Abiral
- Ms. Riki Jones with Guide Lhakpa
- Ms. Pascale Soubrane with Guide Astani
- Mr. Christopher Bramwell with Guide Dawa
Marc B & CJ on top of Lobuche with Guide Naren.
A few photos from our Lobuche climbers and Everest Base Camp trekkers who were at Lobuche Base Camp this weekend. Thanks to CTSS guide Kat S. for sharing these photos.
Everest Base Camp trekkers and Lobuche climbers are feeling strong in the Khumbu Valley!
The world’s highest bakery? Yes, please!
One of our favorite stops along the trek to Everest Base Camp is the Tengboche Monastery. Our Everest Base Camp trekkers and Lobuche climbers visited last week.
A new wave of climbers arrived (and departed) Kathmandu. On April 14th, we welcomed the 40-Day Speed Ascent team to Nepal. After gear checks and guide briefings, the team took a helicopter to Pheriche. The team is excited to have their expedition underway, and they will soon join the rest of the climbers at Lobuche and Everest Base Camp.
Our 40-Day Speed Ascent Team with Guide Pasang and Expedition Leader Mike Hamill in Kathmandu
Pumori (23,494 ft/7,161 m) rises up along the Tibet-Nepal border and lies just 5 miles west of Mount Everest. (Photo Credit Tomi Ceppi)