I haven't heard any of the details yet, but I did just hear that Anders and team successfully made it all the way from EBC to Camp Two and that they had done so by our lunch (1 pm) or perhaps earlier. I'll update with more details when i hear them.
My helicopter to Katmandu is scheduled for about 9am in the morning. I'll probably get there a little after noon as we have to take on a fuel a couple of times on the way down--the helicopter needs to be really light to get this high so it will have limited fuel when it picks me up. My flight out to the states is scheduled for 4/30 so with any luck, I'll have a day in Katmandu on the 29th.
After breakfast, I went out for a solo hike as all the guides/climbers were resting from their rotations and the sherpas were moving loads up the mountain. I elected to climb up on the lower slopes of Pumori and did a modest rock scramble along with some normal trekking. I was on the trail for a total of 2:41 and traveled 2.3 miles, climbing and descending a modest 630 feet. I was just interested in getting a little exercise after two rest days and was also quite careful in the scramble. The climb gave me some outstanding views of the SouthEast Ridge of Everest as well as the South Summit and the Summit proper. Looks pretty steep....(I'll post some more pictures later).
more later.....
My helicopter to Katmandu is scheduled for about 9am in the morning. I'll probably get there a little after noon as we have to take on a fuel a couple of times on the way down--the helicopter needs to be really light to get this high so it will have limited fuel when it picks me up. My flight out to the states is scheduled for 4/30 so with any luck, I'll have a day in Katmandu on the 29th.
After breakfast, I went out for a solo hike as all the guides/climbers were resting from their rotations and the sherpas were moving loads up the mountain. I elected to climb up on the lower slopes of Pumori and did a modest rock scramble along with some normal trekking. I was on the trail for a total of 2:41 and traveled 2.3 miles, climbing and descending a modest 630 feet. I was just interested in getting a little exercise after two rest days and was also quite careful in the scramble. The climb gave me some outstanding views of the SouthEast Ridge of Everest as well as the South Summit and the Summit proper. Looks pretty steep....(I'll post some more pictures later).
more later.....
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