April 29, 2024
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- Negotiating the Bergschrund on the Lhotse Face (Justin Merle)
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- Approaching Camp 3 on Mount Everest (Phunuru Sherpa)
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- IMG Camp 1 (Phunuru Sherpa)
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- IMG Camp 2 & Lhotse Face (Phunuru Sherpa)
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- Ama Dablam lower ridge (Adam Clark)
The IMG climbers and sherpas on Everest and Ama Dablam are back at Base Camp now, after their respective rotations. The Everest crew tagged Camp 3 yesterday and descended to Camp 2, then descended the Icefall today in the early morning, arriving to Everest Base Camp in time for a late breakfast. Over on Ama Dablam, the team overnighted at Camp 1, then tagged Camp 2, and are now back down to Mingbo Base Camp. Next up for everyone are several well-deserved days of rest.
It has been windy up high on Everest the last couple days, but nonetheless the EOA fixing team has managed to get the route fixed to the South Col, which is great news. Now the various teams will begin stocking Camp 4 for the summit bids.