Our final team of Everest Base Camp trekkers has arrived in Lukla. They are ready to wave goodbye to the Khumbu Valley but leave with incredible memories and a new bond as friends and adventurers.
Things have been buzzing at and above Everest Base Camp. The rope fixing team is now working well above Camp 3.
After a weekend of training on the Khumbu Icefall, several of our private climbers, including Michael K., Eva S., and Varun R., have moved up to Camp 1 in good form to start their first rotation. Many of our climbers who completed their first rotation are now eyeing their second rotation, including our Western Guided team. Below are a few photos from CTSS’s Cinematographer, Griffin Kerwin, from the first rotation to Camp 1 and Camp 2.
Our 30-Day Speed Ascender, Alyssa, arrived at Everest Base Camp and will be preparing to move higher in the coming days. Alyssa is enjoying some of Chef Emma and Kumar’s delicious (and nutritious) food. Chef Emma shared a few images of the eclectic meals they’vethey’ve been whipping up, including Scandinavian-style eggs with quinoa, pakora (Indian vegetable fritters), fried chicken, and dragon fruit for dessert.
Thank you to all of our staff, guides, and Sherpa who make each season possible.
To wrap things up today, we wanted to share a quote and video from CTSS’s Videographer, Rex Pemberton, who captured one of our favorite views of the Khumbu Icefall:
“In the darkness of the icefall, the world shrinks to the beam of your headlamp, the rhythm of your breath, the crunch of your boots on the ice.”
Rex is working with the Bouka family, who are from Madagascar and have a dream to raise their flag on the Roof of the World. Zouzar Bouka is climbing with his two sons, Rais and Raj-Alexandre, and they are ready to push their limits, honor their roots, and hopefully become the first Malagasy to reach the summit of Mount Everest.