We hope everyone had a great weekend. Happy Mother’s Day to all of our moms, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers out there!

Over the weekend, a few teams positioned themselves at Camp 2, ready to make their summit bid. We’ve been keeping an eagle eye on the wind forecasts. If the trend continues, some of our Western Guided Team climbers, including Andrew K., Lauren H., Wells L., and Nick S., will move to Camp 3 tomorrow. In addition, several of our private climbers, including Sam and Emma S., Robert A., Michael K., and Terry S., are also looking to move partway up the Lhotse face to Camp 3 tomorrow.

Private climber Varun R. and guide Thunang are at Camp 2 but will take a rest day or two as they look to make the most of the next weather window. Ardavan F., our Lhotse climber, and Anna K., one of our 40-day speed climbers, are also making moves. They are moving up to Camp 1 tonight and Camp 2 tomorrow.

The summit winds have been fickle, but forecasts have been downtrending. There is still plenty of time in the season. Meanwhile, life at Everest Base Camp is about resting, eating, and recuperating.

Here is a little peek at what the last few weeks have looked like for our summit climbers. Thank you to CTSS staff photographer Griffin Kerwin for capturing and sharing these shots with us.