Hello Everyone,
Today we left at midnight from Basecamp and climbed through the Khumbu icefall to Camp 1 at 19,500ft. With all of the talk about the route through the Khumbu icefall this year I thought this is the most straightforward and easy route through the icefall I have experienced in 15 years. It’s never 100% safe but the route is not very technical this season so it makes it much more efficient to get through somewhat fast. Our team did great and we didn’t encounter any crowds whatsoever. We are tucked into our tents now after finishing dinner and the wind that was blowing a little most of the day is now dying down. Tomorrow we will hike towards Camp 2 for a couple hours and come back to Camp 1 for one more night before moving to Camp 2. Good night from Everest.
-Ben Jones
