{"id":34200,"date":"2019-05-22T08:48:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T14:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/?p=34200"},"modified":"2019-06-02T11:14:40","modified_gmt":"2019-06-02T17:14:40","slug":"everest-2019-summit-wave-4-recap-first-tibet-summits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/22\/everest-2019-summit-wave-4-recap-first-tibet-summits\/","title":{"rendered":"Everest 2019: Summit Wave 4 Recap &#8211; First Tibet Summits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The rope team made the summit on the Tibet side and I&#8217;m being told there are no winds at Camp 3 as climbers are leaving for the summit on Wednesday night, May 22. \u00a0Meanwhile over 200 people summited from Nepal on Wednesday morning. There were long waits reported from the Balcony to the South Summit.<\/p>\n<p>On the Tibet side, Adrian Ballinger proudly told me late This Wednesday night that their member who left the US only 12 days ago summited just behind the Chinese rope team:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Alpenglow<\/strong> Lightning Ascent summited to day with rope fixers!!!!! 10 days in country an 12 days since leaving USA.\u00a0Lydia and Roxanne along with Pasang and Mingma summited with rope fixers in light to moderate winds and warm temps. They are back down to c2 and continuing to abc tonight, Shegar tomorrow and USA on 24th.\u00a0It worked!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34208\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=2754923891246471&amp;set=a.1740834252655445&amp;type=3&amp;theater\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-34208\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-21-640x480.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-21-640x480.png 640w, https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-21-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-21-225x169.png 225w, https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-21-230x173.png 230w, https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-21-350x263.png 350w, https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-21-480x360.png 480w, https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-21.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Everest 2019 Tibet Side. Courtesy of 7 Summits Club<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Nepal<\/h2>\n<p>Many, many teams summited early Wednesday morning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IMG<\/strong> reported they got 19 climbers on the summit, 11 Sherpas and 8 members.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jagged Globe<\/strong> report all their team, not sure exactly how many but at least 7 with Sherpas<\/li>\n<li><strong>CTSS<\/strong>: 14 members and 25 Sherpas:\n<ul>\n<li>Peter Wilson \u2013 Australia<\/li>\n<li>Tracey Walters \u2013 USA<\/li>\n<li>Bruce Graham \u2013 USA<\/li>\n<li>Bill Baringer \u2013 USA<\/li>\n<li>Richard Wilson \u2013 United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li>Wayne Morris \u2013 United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li>Bill Baringer \u2013 USA<\/li>\n<li>Noriyuki Ishikawa \u2013 Japan<\/li>\n<li>Phei Sunn Sim \u2013 Singapore<\/li>\n<li>Aditi Vaidya \u2013 India<\/li>\n<li>Anuja Vaidya \u2013 India<\/li>\n<li>Juarez Gustavo Soares \u2013 Brazil<\/li>\n<li>Mariam Ktiri \u2013 Morocco<\/li>\n<li>Fahad Badar \u2013 Qatar with Private Guide Oswaldo Freire (Ecuador)<\/li>\n<li>&amp; to our 25x incredibly strong and dedicated Sherpa (names to be published shortly)<\/li>\n<li><strong>15th May 2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Mark Wilkins \u2013 USA + 2 Sherpa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seven Summits Treks<\/strong> put 17 on top:\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">1: Sun Yiquan (Leader)<br \/>\n2: Chang Jian<br \/>\n3: Fan Bo<br \/>\n4: Tang Feng<br \/>\n5: Yang Tao<br \/>\n6: Ge Shuiqin<br \/>\n7: Liu Yutong<br \/>\n8: Xu Jingmei<br \/>\n9: Harish Wu -USA<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">1: Sona Sherpa- Kathmandu<br \/>\n2: Tashi Sherpa-Makalu 9<br \/>\n3: Phurba Sherpa -Ramechhap<br \/>\n4: Ngima Dorchi Sherpa-Makalu 9<br \/>\n5: Ang Tenji Sherpa-Makalu 5<br \/>\n6: Pasang Nurbu Sherpa-Makalu 9<br \/>\n7: Pemba Thinduk Sherpa-Makalu 5<br \/>\n8: Nga Tashi Sherpa-Yaphu 9<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>And <strong>Kaitu<\/strong> Expedition with 28\n<ul>\n<li>1. Zhang Baolong<br \/>\n2. Yue wei<br \/>\n3. Yu shui<br \/>\n4. Mai Guiqing<br \/>\n5. Mao Jianong<br \/>\n6. Lu Haichuan<br \/>\n7. Wang Hui<br \/>\n8. Wang Zhen<br \/>\n9. Yin Shuai<br \/>\n10. Ru Zhigang<br \/>\n11. Li Huangying<br \/>\n12. Guo wenjing<br \/>\n13. Pema Chhiring Sherpa IFMGA<br \/>\n14. Mingma chhiri Sherpa IFMGA<br \/>\n15. Vinayak Jay Malla IFMGA<br \/>\n16. Suman Gurung Cameramen IFMGA<br \/>\n17. Dawa Tashi Sherpa<br \/>\n18. Ningma Dorjee Tamang<br \/>\n19. Ang Pemba sherpa<br \/>\n20. Ngawang Tenjing sherpa<br \/>\n21. Pasang Ngima sherpa<br \/>\n22. Pemba Chhiri sherpa<br \/>\n23. Pur Bhadur Gurung<br \/>\n24. Iman Gurung Guide<br \/>\n25. Kanchha Nuru sherpa<br \/>\n26. Pasang Sona sherpa<br \/>\n27. Ang Dawa sherpa<br \/>\n28. Bishnu Gurung clients<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mirza Ali<\/strong> summited today making him the\u00a0first Pakistani male climber to complete the Seven Summits. And <strong>Fatima Deryan<\/strong> and <strong>Ralph Kisso<\/strong> of Lebanon also summited. I note these because Everest summits by climbed from the Middle East has been rare, especially female climbers.<\/p>\n<h2>Tibet &#8211; Ropes to Summit, No Winds<\/h2>\n<p>Apparently, there was a crowd following the Chinese rope fixers through early Wednesday night. Summits are being reported by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transcend &#8211; at least 4 members with Sherpas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/alpenglowexpeditions\/posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adrian Ballinger<\/a>, told me his late Wednesday night that they will wait a day to let the crowds thin out and &#8220;I\u2019ll take wind over crowds&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Teams that were expected to summit Wednesday included<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chinese Team<\/li>\n<li>7 Summits Club<\/li>\n<li>Adventure Peaks<\/li>\n<li>Summit Climb<\/li>\n<li>Climbaya<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Wave 5 Last Day of this Window<\/h2>\n<p>Those were who were planning a push for a Thursday,\u00a0May 23\u00a0summit include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nepal &#8211; at South Col ~8,000m<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adventure Consultants<\/li>\n<li>Benegas Brothers<\/li>\n<li>Dreamers Destination<\/li>\n<li>Friends of the Himalaya<\/li>\n<li>Madison Mountaineering<\/li>\n<li>Mountain Professionals<\/li>\n<li>IMG second team<\/li>\n<li>HST\/Myrmidon second team<\/li>\n<li>Summit Climb &#8211; second team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tibet &#8211; at C3 ~8300m<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chinese Team<\/li>\n<li>360 Expeditions<\/li>\n<li>7 Summits Club<\/li>\n<li>Furtenbach<\/li>\n<li>Kobler<\/li>\n<li>Summit Climb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Follow the Climbers<\/h2>\n<p>These climbers\/teams are using GPS tracking devices so you can follow along:<\/p>\n<p>Tibet:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/koblerpartner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kobler &amp; Partner<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/ScottWoolums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scott Woolums<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nepal:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/TimMosedale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tim Mosedale<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/share.garmin.com\/BruceTerryEverest2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bruce Terry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I do my best to track the teams I can during the summit push but don&#8217;t have direct communication with any of them or know the status of any individual. You can see what I am seeing on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/01\/everest-2019-team-locations-and-headlines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tracker table.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Climb On!<br \/>\nAlan<br \/>\nMemories are Everything!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rope team made the summit on the Tibet side and I&#8217;m being told there are no winds at Camp 3 as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":34208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Literally hundreds of summits on both side of #Everest2019 Wednesday morning May 22. More for Thursday then winds return. 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