Everest teams are staggered on the Nepalese side, from Camp 1 (AAI) to Camp 2 (Madison) at the South Col (Summit Climb), aiming to reach the summit before a forecasted high wind hits on the afternoon of May 20. Alternatively, a better strategy might be to wait for a predicted period of several days with low winds. One commercial team summited on the Tibetan side on Monday, May 19th.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I will update this post as the summit progresses on Monday, May 19, 2025, on both the Nepalese and Tibetan sides.<\/p>\n
Summit Climb<\/a> encapsulated the situation well:<\/p>\n May 18 <\/strong>– Its now 8:47pm on 18 May. Our team climbed up from Camp 3 today, reaching camp 4, the South Col,\u00a0 this afternoon and rested in the tents, drinking tea, soup and eating freeze dried meals. Our original plan was to take a rest day on the South Col tomorrow and head up to Everest summit tomorrow night. However the weather has been less than cooperative. A big wind storm is forecast to come in tomorrow afternoon and then blow hard for two days. Thus the only realistically available summit window is tonight. OMG. That means only a few hours rest to eat and fill water bottles. We are tired from today\u2019s climb from C3 to C4, but what to do??? In order to boost our morale, spirits, and energy for tonight\u2019s ascent, Mote Sherpa is going to carry four extra bottles of Oxygen from the South Col up to the balcony so we can keep our oxygen settings a bit higher than we normally would, granting us that extra margin of safety and strength. PLEASE WISH US LUCK! Thank you very much!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Furtenbach<\/a> claimed a Tibet side summit on May 19 all on their own: “All our North side Flash team summited this morning 5:30am, they only team on the North side today and first foreign team to summit. They are on their way down.”<\/p>\n These are the remaining teams to watch (I may have missed a few).\u00a0<\/p>\n On the Tibetan side:<\/p>\n Other teams on the Tibetan side that will ascend before the end of the month include Alpenglow<\/a>, a Chinese team;<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Climbalaya Treks & Expeditions<\/a>; Himalaya Expeditions<\/a>; Kobler & Partner<\/a>; and Imagine Nepal.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n American\u00a0Tyler Andrews<\/a><\/strong>, 34, will make a second attempt at the speed record for ascending Everest, starting at 11:30 pm Nepal Time, May 22. He had boot issues the first time.\u00a0Karl Egloff<\/a>, also making a speed run, round-trip run without O’s,<\/p>\n If the plan Garth Miller laid out on his IG<\/a> account holds, they should have arrived at EBC on May 18, moved to Camps 1 and 2 within the following day, or even that evening. The four are currently on the climb: @therealgarthmiller<\/a>, @alcarns<\/a>, @stazthrudark<\/a>, and @kevgodlington<\/a>. You can follow them at #Livetrack<\/a>.<\/p>\n In addition to the climb, they\u00a0aim to highlight the veterans’ community and their welfare, and to raise \u00a31 million for many Armed Forces and Veterans\u2019 charities, including those that support bereaved military families. You can donate at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n Climb On! 1, 2. April 8\u2013Annapurna: Rinje Sherpa<\/strong> and Ngima Tashi Sherpa<\/strong>, avalanche on Annapurna while working for Seven Summits Trek<\/strong>s.<\/p>\n 3. April 26\u2013Ama Dablam: Austrian Martin Hornegger<\/strong>, 64, died descending Ama Dablam after summit.<\/p>\n 4. May 12\u2013Kanchenjunga: French climber Margareta Morin<\/strong>, 63, died ascending Kanchenjunga, climbing with Peak 15 Adventure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 5. May 5\u2013Makalu: American Alexander (Alex) Pancoe<\/strong>, 39, died at Camp 2, climbing with Madison Mountaineering<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 1 April 2\u2013Nepali Lanima Sherpa<\/strong>, 55, reportedly<\/a> died due to high altitude sickness at EBC with an unidentified<\/strong> expedition operator.<\/span><\/p>\n 2. Early May, <\/span>Ngima Dorji Sherpa <\/strong>died at EBC from <\/span>reportedly<\/a> a brain hemorrhage. He worked for Seven Summits Treks<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n 3 May 4\u2013Pen Chhiri Sherpa<\/strong> reportedly<\/a> had a heart attack at Camp I while working for TAG Nepal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n
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