April 26, 2024
Angzangbu reported today that the EOA correction team is making good progress on the Roche Face, having reached the Yellow Band. Hopefully they will reach South Col in the next few days. Punuru and our IMG climbers are doing well at Camp 2, acclimatizing and planning to do a short hike towards Lhotse Face tomorrow. We also have a team of Sherpas carrying them from EBC to Camp 2 today.
Everest Base Camp was visited by our IMG Liaison Officers Khim Goutam and Suraj Paudyal, where they attended a meeting with various expedition teams convened by the municipality regarding the implementation of new rules requiring climbers to bring all their poop down from the top of the mountain. . At IMG, we've been doing this for years on Rainier and Denali, so compliance isn't a big deal. We support new rules to keep our mountains cleaner.
Porter McMichael's team from Ama Dablam enjoyed a relaxing day in Mingbo BC after flying up from Lukla yesterday. The following is the process of acclimatizing to camps 1 and 2. All is well in Nepal!