{"id":12853,"date":"2014-10-30T10:24:26","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T18:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=12853"},"modified":"2014-10-30T10:49:25","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T18:49:25","slug":"lobuche-summits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2014\/10\/30\/ama-dablam\/lobuche-summits\/","title":{"rendered":"Lobuche Summits!"},"content":{"rendered":"

October 30, 2014<\/p>\n

\"Lobuche<\/a>

Lobuche Summit (Eben Reckord)<\/p><\/div>\n

Lobuche Summits!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Climbers<\/a>

Climbers topping out on Lobuche (Greg Vernovage)<\/p><\/div>\n

Senior Sherpa Guide, Phinjo called from the summit of Lobuche.\u00c2\u00a0 All is well and the Team had a great day climbing and taking in the views from the summit of Lobuche.\u00c2\u00a0 Congratulations to the Lobuche climbers!\u00c2\u00a0 They are all back at Base Camp enjoying hot drinks and food\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6and a good night sleep.<\/p>\n

From Lobuche High Camp the Team bends around a small lake and hits the rock slabs up to Crampon point.\u00c2\u00a0 From Crampon Point, they are on snow and steeper terrain.\u00c2\u00a0 Tashi was up early, fixing the route to the summit.<\/p>\n

The view of EBC and the Khumbu Ice Fall are amazing.\u00c2\u00a0 Everest and Lhotse tower over the entire valley.\u00c2\u00a0 It is amazing to take in the enormity and vastness of the Valley from on top of Lobuche.<\/p>\n

3 x 3 Trekkers in Gokyo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tye checked in from Gokyo.\u00c2\u00a0 That team is out there.\u00c2\u00a0 Just more great weather.\u00c2\u00a0 The trail to Gokyo is up and down though high passes.\u00c2\u00a0 Tye was able to send in a few more great pictures from out there.\u00c2\u00a0 As always, I will let those pictures tell most of the story.<\/p>\n