{"id":24977,"date":"2021-05-10T07:50:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T15:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=24977"},"modified":"2021-05-10T07:50:34","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T15:50:34","slug":"lhotse-summit-fixed-climbers-continue-to-do-camp-3-rotation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2021\/05\/10\/everest\/lhotse-summit-fixed-climbers-continue-to-do-camp-3-rotation\/","title":{"rendered":"Lhotse Summit Fixed; Climbers continue to do Camp 3 Rotation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May 10, 2021<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24978\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Descending-a-section-of-the-Khumbu-Icefall-Kevin-Kayl.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[24977]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24978\" class=\"wp-image-24978 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Descending-a-section-of-the-Khumbu-Icefall-Kevin-Kayl.jpg\" alt=\"Descending a section of the Khumbu Icefall (Kevin Kayl)\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Descending-a-section-of-the-Khumbu-Icefall-Kevin-Kayl.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Descending-a-section-of-the-Khumbu-Icefall-Kevin-Kayl-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Descending-a-section-of-the-Khumbu-Icefall-Kevin-Kayl-146x195.jpg 146w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Descending a section of the Khumbu Icefall (Kevin Kayl)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Expedition Leader Jonathan Schrock checked in to let us know that 6 Sherpa have now fixed to the summit of Lhotse!\u00c2\u00a0 This means that both Everest and Lhotse routes are in and ready for climbers to go when the weather allows.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24980\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Icefall-labyrinth-Kevin-Kayl-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[24977]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24980\" class=\"wp-image-24980 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Icefall-labyrinth-Kevin-Kayl-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The Icefall labyrinth (Kevin Kayl)\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Icefall-labyrinth-Kevin-Kayl-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Icefall-labyrinth-Kevin-Kayl-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Icefall-labyrinth-Kevin-Kayl-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Icefall-labyrinth-Kevin-Kayl-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Icefall-labyrinth-Kevin-Kayl-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Icefall-labyrinth-Kevin-Kayl-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Icefall-labyrinth-Kevin-Kayl-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/The-Icefall-labyrinth-Kevin-Kayl-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Icefall labyrinth (Kevin Kayl)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our Team is doing great with climbers at both Camp 2 and EBC.\u00c2\u00a0 The remainder of the Team will be back to EBC in the morning and will then take time to rest and prepare for their summit rotations.\u00c2\u00a0 The Camp 3 rotation is challenging for everyone and by completing it, climbers have put themselves in position to head up for the summit rotation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24979\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-Senior-Guide-Phunuru-Sherpa-Kevin-Kayl.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[24977]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24979\" class=\"wp-image-24979 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-Senior-Guide-Phunuru-Sherpa-Kevin-Kayl.jpg\" alt=\"IMG Senior Guide Phunuru Sherpa (Kevin Kayl)\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-Senior-Guide-Phunuru-Sherpa-Kevin-Kayl.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-Senior-Guide-Phunuru-Sherpa-Kevin-Kayl-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-Senior-Guide-Phunuru-Sherpa-Kevin-Kayl-146x195.jpg 146w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IMG Senior Guide Phunuru Sherpa (Kevin Kayl)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The current forecast has the Jet Stream to the South of Mount Everest and slowly working its way back to the North.\u00c2\u00a0 We will rest at EBC and wait for the Jet Stream to move across the summit.\u00c2\u00a0 This is a typical pattern for this time of year and we are looking forward to getting a little rest while we wait!<\/p>\n<p>All\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s well for IMG on Mt Everest.<\/p>\n<p>Greg Vernovage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 10, 2021 Expedition Leader Jonathan Schrock checked in to let us know that 6 Sherpa have now fixed to the summit of Lhotse!\u00c2\u00a0 This means that both Everest and Lhotse routes are in and ready for climbers to go when the weather allows. 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