May 14, 2021
Everest from Pumori Camp 1 (Ang Jangbu Sherpa)
Purna prepping dinner (Jonathan Schrock)
Expedition Leader Jonathan Schrock checked in from EBC to let us know that we are prepped and ready to begin the summit rotations. The IMG climbers have packed their food, done their final practice with the oxygen masks, and had their final meetings about the plans.  The weather reports are improving in a few days, and the team is now looking forward to getting up the mountain and putting themselves in position for the summit bids.
Fitting the O2 bottle and regulator to a backpack (Jonathan Schrock)
It is always nice to fill up on good food before heading up the mountain, and this evening head cook Kaji and assistant cook Purna prepared a special steak and gravy dinner with all the trimmings for the departing climbers.  Our first group of climbers will be leaving Base Camp in the early morning hours tomorrow for their climb up the Icefall to Camp 1, and then up to Camp 2 the following day.  The second group will be leaving the following day.
It is getting exciting for the IMG Team on Mount Everest!
Greg Vernovage