Everest 2023: Summit Pushes Begin with Thieves on the Mountain
With the ropes now fixed to the summit, hundreds of people left Everest Base Camp over the past several days for their summit push. The winds appear to be under the 30 mph threshold through May 20, hopefully allowing climbers to spread out and avoid the massive queues of 2019. Many teams are eyeing Wednesday, May 17th as their summit day. Meanwhile, thieves appear to be at work on Everest, rare but not uncommon.
The question is, how many people will be on their summit push this weekend? Almost every team has completed their acclimatization programs and is ready. The lack of fixed rope to the summit and high winds above Camp 3 has stalled everyone, frustrating some team leaders. Some forecasts have acceptable summit winds, under 30 mph/48 kph through May 20. If this pans out, there will be plenty of time for everyone to have their shot at the top. Thus, it becomes a question of how the teams leaders will cooperate and coordinate their summit pushes.
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