Well, the skies have cleared, the sun is out, the new snow is nicely settling and while it’s still windy up high with the jet stream sticking around as predicted, it’s time to get back on mission and resume our second set of rotations.

Our first wave of climbers (IFMGA Team, Personal Sherpa & some of our Privates) will finish their 2nd rotation with a shorter jaunt up the hill and will be followed (with a day in between) by our Western Guided Team and remaining Privates who will do a slightly longer rotation.

The goal is to tag Camp 3 before returning to Base Camp to fully recuperate and then the Summit bid can begin.

As always we are all eyes on the expert, human-derived forecast for this next rotation and planning the summit bid. Expedition Leader, Mike Hamill has almost 15 years experience on Everest so to say he knows the moods of this mountain well is an understatement. He’s spent almost 2 years of his life on her flanks.

For us, it’s not about being first, it’s about being strategic, safe and well prepared so we are ready to move in a confident manner when the opportunity arises, as it invariably does…

Cheers
Caroline

*Feature Image – Wayne Morris