{"id":27939,"date":"2024-04-21T08:01:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T16:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=27939"},"modified":"2024-04-21T08:01:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T16:01:10","slug":"icefall-dry-run-mera-team-moves-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2024\/04\/21\/everest\/icefall-dry-run-mera-team-moves-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Icefall dry run; Mera team moves up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 21, 2024<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ang Jangbu and Phunuru report that the Everest climbers did their dry run today up into the lower part of the Khumbu Icefall, to test their systems and get some practice.\u00a0 Meanwhile, we had 6 Sherpas carry to Camp 2, and our Sherpa Camp 2 cooks moved up to Camp 1 to acclimatize (yes, sherpas need to acclimatize too!).\u00a0 All the sherpas and climbers will take a rest day tomorrow, with the plan to move up to Camp 1 the following day.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-27939 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2024\/04\/21\/everest\/icefall-dry-run-mera-team-moves-up\/attachment\/mera-peak-from-above-khare-mera-la-out-of-sight-to-left-and-high-camp-in-the-rocks-on-skyline-left-of-flagpole-eric-simonson\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mera-Peak-from-above-Khare.-Mera-La-out-of-sight-to-left-and-high-camp-in-the-rocks-on-skyline-left-of-flagpole-Eric-Simonson-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-27940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mera-Peak-from-above-Khare.-Mera-La-out-of-sight-to-left-and-high-camp-in-the-rocks-on-skyline-left-of-flagpole-Eric-Simonson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mera-Peak-from-above-Khare.-Mera-La-out-of-sight-to-left-and-high-camp-in-the-rocks-on-skyline-left-of-flagpole-Eric-Simonson-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mera-Peak-from-above-Khare.-Mera-La-out-of-sight-to-left-and-high-camp-in-the-rocks-on-skyline-left-of-flagpole-Eric-Simonson-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mera-Peak-from-above-Khare.-Mera-La-out-of-sight-to-left-and-high-camp-in-the-rocks-on-skyline-left-of-flagpole-Eric-Simonson-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-27940'>\n\t\t\t\tMera Peak from above Khare. Mera La out of sight to left and high camp in the rocks on skyline left of flagpole (Eric Simonson)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2024\/04\/21\/everest\/icefall-dry-run-mera-team-moves-up\/attachment\/phunuru-and-climbers-near-the-base-of-the-icefall-looking-back-at-pumori-phunuru\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Phunuru-and-climbers-near-the-base-of-the-Icefall-looking-back-at-Pumori-Phunuru-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-27941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Phunuru-and-climbers-near-the-base-of-the-Icefall-looking-back-at-Pumori-Phunuru-150x150.jpg 150w, 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href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2024\/04\/21\/everest\/icefall-dry-run-mera-team-moves-up\/attachment\/changtse-above-the-lho-la-and-the-west-shoulder-and-icefall-by-moonlight-ang-jangbu\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Changtse-above-the-Lho-La-and-the-West-Shoulder-and-Icefall-by-moonlight-Ang-Jangbu-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-27942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Changtse-above-the-Lho-La-and-the-West-Shoulder-and-Icefall-by-moonlight-Ang-Jangbu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Changtse-above-the-Lho-La-and-the-West-Shoulder-and-Icefall-by-moonlight-Ang-Jangbu-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Changtse-above-the-Lho-La-and-the-West-Shoulder-and-Icefall-by-moonlight-Ang-Jangbu-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Changtse-above-the-Lho-La-and-the-West-Shoulder-and-Icefall-by-moonlight-Ang-Jangbu-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-27942'>\n\t\t\t\tChangtse above the Lho La and the West Shoulder and Icefall by moonlight (Ang Jangbu)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over on Mera Peak, Porter and team moved up from Khare to the high camp (about 19,000 ft) and will be shooting for the summit tomorrow.\u00a0 Best wishes to them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 21, 2024 Ang Jangbu and Phunuru report that the Everest climbers did their dry run today up into the lower part of the Khumbu Icefall, to test their systems and get some practice.\u00a0 Meanwhile, we had 6 Sherpas carry to Camp 2, and our Sherpa Camp 2 cooks moved up to Camp 1 to 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