Another week is completed on Everest and the season has\u00a0a normal, no drama feel to it – thankfully.<\/p>\n
The fixed ropes are all the way to the South Col and are above Advanced Base Camp on the north side. This is excellent on both sides!<\/p>\n
The weather turned a bit cloudy and\u00a0snowy over the past few days. Look for the first summits, probably from the south side in early May by the Sherpa team setting the route. The north side rope fixers will be close. All schedules at this point depend on weather. The mountain conditions seem good thus far.<\/p>\n
Ueli Steck<\/a>, attempting an Everest-Lhotse traverse<\/a> starting from Camp 2 in the Western Cwm was sighted doing a solo reconnaissance climb to the West Ridge a couple of days ago. What most people call a climb of a lifetime is just an afternoon walk for Ueli!<\/p>\n In that same spirit, speed climber, Kilian Jornet<\/a> is reported to be headed\u00a0to Cho Oyu for a “run” up to the summit as he gets ready for his speed attempt on the north side of Everest.<\/p>\n And in the category of never\u00a0give up, solo Japanese\u00a0Nobukazu Kuriki<\/a>\u00a0climbing with no supplemental oxygen is at Base Camp on the north. This is his 6th<\/sup> attempt after trying five years in a row in the Autumn. Look for him to bring a massive amount of publicity with his huge Japanese following. He has lost\u00a0nine fingers to frostbite in his previous attempts. Kuriki-san always does a great job of documenting his efforts and this recent video is no exception:<\/p>\n