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Everest Team Hits Camp 3

Hello Everyone,

We have made it to Camp 3 and are relaxing in the tents.  We had a nice breeze today which can be nice on this climb to keep us a little cooler in our down suits.  Tomorrow we climb to the South Col.  The team is doing great!!

Talk to you tomorrow,

Ben Jones

Everest Team reaches Camp 2

Hello Everyone,

Yesterday we arrived to Camp 2 in good time and health.  Looking at the forecast yesterday I made the decision to rest a day at Camp 2 today.  We will head up to Camp 3 tomorrow morning and then onto the South Col the following day.  We are aiming for the 23rd as our summit day with the option to go on the 22nd depending on the forecast but pretty confident the 23rd will be the day for Everest.

Tomorrow to Camp 3 is a relatively short day and we will have a good afternoon rest there.

We are excited to head up!

Thanks for following along,

Ben Jones

Everest 2025 – Resting at Camp 1

Hello Everyone,

 

Today we left Basecamp at 3am and made good time to Camp 1 (19,500ft) arriving by 9am.  We are now hanging out in our tents with a little snowfall, but the team is doing great.  Tomorrow morning we will make the short climb to Camp 2 (21,500ft).  The forecast is looking good and we will continue climbing as long as the weather forecast is still good beyond Camp 2.

 

Will update again tomorrow!

 

Ben Jones

Everest 2025- Ready to head up for summit attempt

Hello Everyone,

Early tomorrow morning we will set off to begin our summit attempts of Everest and Lhotse.  We have 2 climbers who will attempt both Everest and Lhotse and 2 climbing Everest.  The team has been incredibly patient resting in Basecamp for our chance to head up and the time has come.  We will head to Camp 1 tomorrow, then C2, C3, and then to C4.  We will rest one day at C4 (south Col) and then head up for the summit targeting the 22nd for our Everest summit day.  There is a possibility of switching to the 23rd if the weather changes but for right now it is looking good!  I’ll be updating from each camp along the way.

Thanks for following along,

Ben Jones

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Annual AAI Everest Basecamp World Cornhole Championship

Hello Everyone,

We are rested up and ready to head up for a summit push!  The team is excited to climb but first we had to have the 2025 AAI annual Everest Basecamp World Championship Cornhole tournament first.  I’m happy to say I shared 1st place with Tenzing Sherpa.  We had some great competition though and some surprise individuals making for a competitive tournament!

It won’t be long before we head up to Camp 1 to begin our summit push!

Thanks for following along!

Ben Jones

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