Cybercasts

Hello Everyone,

We are just finishing up lunch and then we are heading to Camp 1. The plan right now is to spend one night at Camp 1 and then one night at Camp 2, before returning to ABC. It will depend on the weather, but today looks like it will be a good day.

Talk to you soon, thanks for following!

Ben Jones

Hello Everyone,

It was a snowy day today in camp! We had planned on resting and it turned out to be a good day for it. We probably got a few inches of snow in camp and some of that has already melted away. Our Sherpa’s went to Camp 1.5 today carrying more supplies and they reported 8-10 inches of snow above camp 1. There was a meeting today in camp with most of the teams to decide when the fixing could be accomplished to the summit. It is always a group effort getting the necessary gear and man power in place to make the fixing happen, and with all of the new snow recently it is a little unknown. So, tomorrow we are going to head back up the mountain to spend one night at camp 1 and then one night at camp 2 before returning to Basecamp. Then we will be ready for the summit push depending on weather and the rope fixing.

Thanks for following!

Ben Jones

Some Tibetan friends milling about

Hello Everyone,

We are back in ABC after a successful rotation to Camp 1. Today was another rest and acclimatization day here in camp. It was a nice day for most of the morning with the usual afternoon precipitation. We had showers, did some laundry and enjoyed the “luxuries” of ABC! Gopal fixed us some great meals today and we enjoyed being back in the thicker air of 18,600ft! Below are some photos from above ABC.

Tomorrow will also be another rest day as we regroup and prepare for our next rotation up the mountain. Thanks for following!

Ben Jones

Phil and John climbing up the Ice Cliff

Looking back toward Camp 1 (21,000ft)

Coming down the scree slope from Camp 1

Hello Everyone,

We climbed to 22,500ft today to camp 1.5, where we cached a few tents, food, and some personal gear. It was a tough day and climb through a steep section known as the ice cliff, but we did well. It was cloudy most of the day but with some occasional views of the route and peaks above us. We are going to see how the team is doing tomorrow but plan on moving up to camp 1.5 for a couple nights. This is our second night at camp 1 at 21,000ft and it is lightly snowing as we are heading off to bed. Thanks for following along.

Ben Jones

Phil coming down to Camp 1

Passant Lamu Sherpa Peak. Named after First Nepalese woman to summit Everest, photo by Lakpa Rita Sherpa

Resting on our way to Camp 1, by Lakpa Rita Sherpa