April 21, 2021
Lhotse Face 3-9-21 (Phunuru Sherpa)
It was a quiet day at Everest Base Camp today. Expedition Leader Jonathan Schrock checked in this morning to let us know that the team is doing great and had a nice rest today. The decision to hold tight at EBC was understood when the snow started falling. Jonathan said they currently had about 8 inches of new snow at EBC and were going to continue to evaluate the conditions on the upper mountain. There is more snow and strong wind in the forecast for the next 24 hours.
At Camp 2, the report came in that our camp is in great shape and our Sherpa Team is holding tight. We did manage to sneak in a climb to Camp 3 to secure our campsite. A huge thanks to Kaji Man Tamang and Ngim Dorji Sherpa for getting up the Lhotse Face and Camp 3! We will be looking forward to hearing a more detailed report of climbing condition on the Lhotse Face when they get back to EBC.
All is well on Mount Everest!
Greg Vernovage