High winds but high spirits for Dark Side of the Momo

Namaste!

We lost all connectivity for the last few days, but don’t worry, all is good! We were waiting on a high wind forecast to improve, but after a couple days of continued forecasts for 60mph winds at the summit with no sign of getting any lower within our timeframe, we decided it wasn’t going to allow us to try for the summit. We instead climbed the route up to a high point where we could see views of Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and more of the Himalaya, and then the whole team helicoptered back to Lukla. While always unfortunate when the weather doesn’t cooperate, its a very real part of climbing in the big mountains. Everyone is still in good spirits and happy that we were able to climb high enough for some amazing views! And we are very excited to be headed back towards a hot shower.

Thank you for following along, here’s some final photos!

Team Dark side of the momo