November 29, 2016
Charging the IMG Everest batteries at Gorak Shep, November 2016.
Ang Jangbu checked in from Kathmandu a couple of days ago to let us know that Ang Pasang and Nuru Gyalzen trekked up the valley to our gear storage room in Gorakshep to give our big batteries a charge. They fired up a couple of our Honda generators to top up the dozen plus 12V batteries we use at Base Camp with our solar panels, communications, and lighting. This will ensure that these batteries are in good shape for the upcoming 2017 Everest expedition.
That’s right, it is just after Thanksgiving and time will really move fast now. We have a great group of guides, climbers and trekkers on board for this spring and I am looking forward to leading the expedition again. Before long, I will be standing on the roof of our hotel in Kathmandu giving the briefing to everyone before we head to EBC!
On our agenda for the near future is shipping our oxygen tanks back to Nepal, shopping for food, and packing more tents and gear for the spring. In Nepal, the Sherpa Team is already taking stock of the gear and supplies that we will be sending up to Khumbu over the coming months. The next exciting news will come when we claim our Everest Base Camp site on the glacier!
Greg Vernovage