April 12, 2024
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- IMG Everest climbers and sherpas at the EBC puja (Phunuru)
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- IMG 2024 Everest team (Phunuru)
Phunuru reports from Base Camp that the Everest team had a nice puja yesterday. The lama from Pangboche came up to officiate, and the weather was favorable. This ceremony is important to the Sherpas for good luck on the mountain, and for the foreign climbers it’s a fun way to kick off the climbing season. Next up for the team is some training on the Khumbu Glacier, followed by an acclimatization climb of Lobuche Peak.
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- Rhododendrons on the trail to Chautanga (Ang Jangbu)
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- Three routes to Mera Peak on Google Earth
Down in Lukla, IMG guide Porter McMichael and his team of Mera/Ama Dablam/and Everest/Lhotse climbers had a nice acclimatization hike up to Chautanga village (11,600 ft) which is on the way to the Zwatra La pass that goes to Hinku Valley. This is a great hike, departing busy Lukla and within just a few minutes finding a whole different landscape with no trekkers, lots of rhododendrons in bloom and small farms. Tomorrow the team will save themselves the stiff hike up and over Zwatra La, and will instead fly by helicopter direct to Khote in Hinku Valley.