We have more summits on Wednesday, May 15 and a few more are trying to get on top of Everest on Thursday morning as well. Overall it was good day with low winds but cold temps. But this window is closing on the 16th and the next doesn’t look great.<\/p>\n
Update<\/strong>: Climbers on #everest2019 making good progress this Thursday morning. As of 2:15 am local, most are around 8400 meters \/27,500-feet between the Balcony and South Summit. This is when the mind game become important. Weather good.<\/p>\n I reached out to yet another world-class weather forecaster for his views on these windows. Marc De Keyser<\/a> is well known throughout the climbing world for being one of the most accurate forecasters not only for mountains but also for the Antarctic. This is his view for Everest over the next week or so:<\/p>\n it has sure been an interesting season, weatherwise. And actually it still is. In my forecast this morning i highlited the presence of the subtropical jet stream (SJT), meandering from East China via central Nepal, NW India across the Indian Ocean towards North Africa. This feature dominates the weather conditions over the Himalayas for this period, probably till the 23rd or 24th of May.<\/p>\n The STJ will constantly be in the vicinity of the Himalayas: the good side of this is that the air mass does not become very unstable and it is unlikely that we will get any significant convective development (thunderstorms) during the next week – so pretty good atmospheric will prevail. However the proximity of the jet generates a situation where it is likely that the +8000mr wind has to be taken in account almost every day again.<\/p>\n I am pretty sure that on the 17th and the 18th wind will be far out of limits, where on the 19th the wind becomes again a bit weaker but still generating an uncomfortable feeling. And that is what i expect also for the period beyond the 19th. Winds varying around 20kt: not strong enough to cancel the climb but not weak enough to be pleasant. So i expect that it is going be tough.<\/p>\n Of course we all know that long range forecast are always prone for significant changes. Lets hope everyone stays safe and no significant accidents happen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n More for May 16 Happening NOW!<\/strong><\/p>\n I’m sure there are more than one teams who are on their bid Wednesday, May 16, 2019 for a Thursday summits but I only know about :<\/p>\n May 15 Summits: 30+<\/strong><\/p>\n To wrap up yesterday, May 14: 8 Everest\/12 Lhotse<\/strong><\/p>\n Madison Mountaineering<\/a>‘s Garrett Madison and Himalayan Guides<\/a> who are hosting\/managing the rope team said 8 Sherpas got the ropes to the summit at 1:15 on the 14th. No members were reported to have summited.<\/p>\nBig Picture – A Bit of a Wait for Tough Climbing Conditions<\/h3>\n
Nepal – Summits and More Pushes underway<\/h3>\n
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