Evening of 2nd May

The forecasted wind stuck around a little today but should die down tonight and into tomorrow.

Tomorrow, our Western Guided Team and 40-Day Speed Ascenders plan to climb the Lhotse Face to Camp 3. In the days following, they will drop back to Everest Base Camp to rest while also beginning to plan, prepare, and look ahead to their summit bids.

Our 1:1 Private climbers, Marc B, Randall E & Yinghong, moved up through the Western CWM today to Camp 2. They are tucked in and asleep there tonight. Tomorrow, they will make a short foray above Camp 2 to the base of the Lhotse Face before returning to Camp 2 for a second night.

Jesse, our 30 Day Speed Ascender, and guide Tomi are on their long rotation. They moved successfully to Camp 1 in great time and will head to Camp 2 tomorrow.

Back at Everest Base Camp, our Private IFMGA Sherpa climbers are preparing tonight to head out just before dawn to Camp 1. Climbers and guides taking this rotation include Susan A. and guide Pega, Blake L. and guide Abiral, Riki J. and guide Lhakpa, and Pascal and guide Astani. Joining them are Personal Sherpa climbers Aga O and Darragh O.

Overall, the season is very positive. The winds are dying down, and they look to remain low for the next week, giving us an excellent opportunity to finish our rotations and prepare for our summit bids! Our Sherpa team will take advantage of the good conditions to stock Camp 4 (The South Col), and the rope-fixing teams will hopefully be able to fix tops to the summit within the next week. All is well on Everest.

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