Month: May 2020

Our 2020 Virtual Everest team, on a tiny weather window, is on their summit push. They made it to Camp 3 on the Lhotse Face in horrible conditions. High winds, numbing winds made them work for it.

The fictional team is at C2 on their summit push but an updated weather forecast has Guide thinking he made the wrong decision. Plus a video interview with Michael Fagin of Everest Weather about real-world conditions including a developing cyclone in the Bay of Bengal.

When the time comes to leave base camp for the summit push, emotions become explosive and scattered. Our fictional team gets ready to leave.

Pumori is often used for active rest days as it’s a short hike from Everest Base Camp but you can easily reach 18,200-feet. The views of Everest, Lhotse, and Nuptse plus the Icefall and Base Camp are stunning.

Some people make massive sacrifices to climb Everest. When things don’t go the way they think it should, they become demanding, and occasionally, a bit hard to manage as our fictional members are finding out.

Passing the time waiting for the summit weather window is always challenging as our fictional members are finding out. Our team is restless and cranky.