March 29th, 2024–
Phunuru Sherpa reports from Kathmandu that the Team 2 had a good day today. They did the gear checks and got packed up, with the climber’s base camp duffels getting sent on ahead direct to Base Camp. This evening they had a nice welcome dinner at the Hotel, and are all set for a 6am departure tomorrow morning. Like Team 1, they will head to the Kathmandu airport for a helicopter ride direct to Lukla.
Higher up the valley Ang Jangbu and Team 1 had a good acclimatization day in Namche, seeing the town and preparing for their hike up to Khunde in the morning. The weather in Khumbu was cloudy today, so they did not get the big Everest view yet. It will just be that much more impressive when the clouds finally part to reveal the Goddess Mother of the World (the Tibetan translation of Chomolungma)!