Everest 2012:
Many, many good updates today from teams on both sides who are still at their base camps finishing Pujas or training before their first true climbs higher. Let’s start today with some solid information from the north side of Everest. You will see how very different it is than EBC -South whereas it is on […]
Everest 2012: Into the Icefall
Monday morning at Everest Base Camp! Just like at home, climbers are busy doing what climbers do on Everest as the trekkers become climbers. Base camp is a bee hive of activity. I would guess there are forty or more teams established at EBC-South each with their sprawling compound of tents. The rock and ice […]
Everest 2012: Weekend Update April 15
This past week was critical for our Everest climbers. After 7 to 10 days of trekking they reached Base Camp on the South or, there after the same amount driving, the Chinese Base Camp on the North. Thus it was time to unwind, rest and regroup for the real task ahead. The conditions seem to […]
Everest 2012: First view from Chinese Base Camp
Teams continue to settle into their base camps. On the south the usual routine is rise at 7:59, breakfast at 8, view lunch at 12 or 1, dinner at 6 and bed at 7! In these early days, the main objective is to adjust to the high altitude of 17,500′. But another goal is to […]
Everest 2012: A Matter of Perspective
It may be Friday the 13 but that is not all bad around the world, here especially if you are at Everest Base Camp! Lot’s of good posts today as the climbers get their comms systems running and batteries recharged, cheap literally and figuratively. Today is first day of the new year in the Tibetan […]
Everest 2012: Puja at Base Camp
Everest climbers are all over the Khumbu today, some are training on short ladders in base camp, others actually went into the Icefall, usually to the first ladders, to get a feel for what’s to come. And other are just resting. Island Peak Acclimatization First up a great report from Kristin Kobler along with some […]
Everest 2012:
The season is fully underway with teams on both sides of Everest at the base camps (EBC). Adventure Peaks reports: 10th April : Chris called today to say that the team have reached base camp they have just had a fantastic welcome lunch and all the team are in great spirits and feeling well. They […]
Everest 2012: Australian Redo, Settling into EBC
Everest Base camp is alive! More teams arrived today including Himex and Adventure Consultants. The glacial outpost is full of yak bells, banging pots and pans, laughs, talks and 1000 yard stares. The Sherpa Train IMG reports having their Puja (more on this later) so their Sherpas are now headed higher to establish camps. They […]
Everest 2012: Base Camp Open for Business!
As expected this weekend saw several teams arrive at Everest Base Camp on the South side after their week long trek from Lukla. Many more are scheduled to arrive today and tomorrow. Over on the north at least two teams have posted that they are en route. I will now begin to update the location […]
Everest 2012: Weekend Update April 8
The annual march through the Khumbu continued this first week of April 2012. The teahouses were full and so were the climbers in anticipation of reaching Everest Base Camp this weekend. Ian Ridley climbing with Jagged Globe reported from Everest Base Camp – Nepal: This morning we climbed up above Gorak Shep to Kala Patter […]