18 April - SummitClimb Dispatch

11 Sherpas climbed from EBC to Camp 1 to set up tents and deposit gear. They returned to BC to report the route through the Khumbu ice fall is long, windy, and crosses only a few large crevasses. Today members set up their harnesses, fit crampons to boots, leashed ice axes, strapped on helmets, and set off into the Khumbu Glacier at basecamp to test their kit and learn snow + ice skills. The weather has been a mix of sunshine, light breeze, occasional snow flurries, with crystal clear starry nights.

Source + Photos: SummitClimb/Dan Mazur