Everest/Lhotse 2016: Everest ER to the Aid of All

Everest ER 2016

For the past 13 seasons a team of volunteers from across the globe have come to Everest Base Camp on the Nepal side to give aid to anyone in need. All they ask is for each climber with a permit to pay $100 and not only are their medical needs met but also entire team is covered from Sherpas to cooks to porters. Quite a deal!

For 2016 the team includes:

  • Tatiana Havryliuk (New York)
  • Tash Burley (Aviemore, Scotland)
  • Yogesh Subedi (Kathmandu)

I caught up with them at their camp for an update:

Dr. Luanne Freer founded the in 2003 it runs primarily off donations. You can read more and support the at everester.org

Everest News

In other news, a few teams have spent the night at Camp 2. Travel through the Khumbu Icefall is reported mostly smooth while the trek from Camp 1 to Camp 2 in the Western Cwm is reported to take 4 hours, about an hour or more than in previous years. This is due to a zig-zag route and very few ladders. In fact there are reported to be under 7 total ladder crossings from Base Camp to Camp 2. Usually, there are around 20 to 30.

As I walked around Base Camp this morning, I met many people from previous years.  It seems no one is in a hurry to get higher on the mountain until the ropes are fixed to Camp 3. Overall, most teams seem confident to make only one rotation to camp 2 and perhaps a touch of Camp 3 as the high temps have everyone eager to reduce the trips thru the Icefall for members and especially Sherpas.

The Nepal Government is doing what is always seem to do with finalizing the helicopter flights in that each day it is expected but something delays it from occurring. Hopefully April 23 is the day for the flights of the summit rope and gear to camp 1 in the Col. See my previous post for more details.

Finally, I noted that Seven Summits Treks has a Chinese team of 25 at their camp. It seems that to climb Everest from China for a Chinese National, they must have submitted – not climbed but summited- an 8000 meter mountain before paying US$60,000 to join a Chinese team that attempts it from the Tibet side.

OK, and as for today’s weather – a bit overcast and cool. It is breezy at times. We had snow last night but nothing significant.

Alzheimer’s

I cimb and report on Everest in honor of Ida Arnette who lost her life to Alzheimers in 2009. You can read more about our story and make a doation at  http://www.alanarnette.com/alzheimer/memoriesareeverything.php

• NO CURE, always Fatal
• No easy, inexpensive method of early detection
• 3rd leading cause of death in the US
• New case every 68 seconds, 4 seconds worldwide
• Impacts more than 5+m in US, 25m+ worldwide
• Devastating financial burden on families
• Depression higher for caregivers
• Issues are increasing rapidly as population ages

Climb On!

Alan

Memories are Everything

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