Our first wave of summit climbers have left the South Col (Camp 4) and begun their final push to the top of the world! The wind has dropped as expected and the team have a great summit day, perhaps a bit overcast but calm.
On their way;
- Kirstie E with Guide Anup
- Zukey with Guide Vinay
- Ben S, Bruce McC, Schuyler E with Guides Quique and Pemba Geljie
- Kevin with Guide Ashish
- Roberto with Guide Pasang
- Olivier with Guide Casey
- Mark Postle
- Taylor G with Guide Naren
They have a long day ahead of them and will pull full focus on their climb so expect to hear very little news today. We know it can be stressful to wait anxiously for news so our best advice is to keep busy today and we will announce summits as they happen. Remember no news is good news, Guides will very often conserve radio and satellite phone batteries for emergencies etc. You can expect them to spend 15- 30minutes on the summit before putting the foot on the gas to come back down, so it’s likely that we won’t hear from them again until they are back at the South Col.
If you would like to “see” what they are climbing check out these route videos on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMz_kRmPTvqUjpcgqswdV2RbxOYWU38z6
Matt B with Guide Kami is at the South Col and will take a rest there tonight and tomorrow. They will shortly be joined by our second wave of climbers who are sleeping at will make their way up from Camp 3 tomoo to follow with their summit bid tomorrow;
- Ludivine L
- Damian M (Lhotse summiter)
- Sam C
- Ott T
- Jen W
- Rajat S
- Travis V
- Rohan M
At Base Camp resting is Julie M ahead of her summit bid planned for the 22nd – 24th May.
Cheers
CTSS Team
