Tough Conditions On Lobuche

October 30, 2015

It has been a hard fought couple of days on Lobuche.  The team woke up to a snowstorm on their first night at High Camp but had enough supplies and energy to hang tight and look at trying again the following night.

With wintery route conditions, the team set out for the summit of Lobuche early this morning.  Moving slow over the ice and snow covered rocks, Craig evaluated the route with every step and upon arriving at one of the steeper rock slabs made the decision with the team that this was far enough.  The conditions were rock slab with a thick layer of ice and about 6-8 inches of snow covering it all.

After descending to Lobuche Base Camp, some of the team has decided to head down valley towards Lukla and a few other members of the team have elected to give Lobuche one more shot tomorrow.  We will keep you posted on the team’s progress up and down the valley.

Greg Vernovage