IMG Climbers on the Move!

April 24th, 2024

Phunuru reports from Camp 1 that the IMG climbers are safe and sound up there, after a smooth trip today up the Icefall.  Camp 1 is located among the crevasses above the Icefall, which provides protection to the Camp in case anything comes off the West Shoulder.  The climbers will spend two nights at Camp 1 for acclimatization, with a hike up into the Western Cwm scheduled for tomorrow.  Higher up, the Camp 2 team got the dining tent erected and that Camp is now ready for occupation.  The rope fixing team on the Lhotse Face has been making good progress and IMG senior sherpa Ang Karma climbed up to Camp 3 to claim our campsite there.

Lower down, Porter McMichael and the Mera team flew from Khote back to Lukla, and are enjoying a night of thick air down there.  They are scheduled to fly up tomorrow morning to Mingbo Base Camp, at Ama Dablam, where they will continue their alternative acclimatization program with a climb of Ama Dablam, before moving up to Mt Everest.  So far so good, everyone is doing well and the team is on schedule.