Hello and thank you for following the 2015 Mountain Trip Everest Expedition. Unfortunately, the expedition ended on May 25th after a 7.9 earthquake hit Nepal. I was sitting in my tent just before lunch when I felt the earthquake. I knew that there was a lot of avalanche hazard all around Everest Base Camp (EBC),…
It’s been a super challenging time for the entire country of Nepal, and our team who has been there and witnessed the destruction and suffering of the people have had a life experience they will never forget. There has been a stream of bad news coming from Nepal, but there was a small bright spot…
There are many organizations contributing time, money and resources to the relief effort in Nepal. The devastation as a result of the recent earthquake is still beyond calculation and the need for both short and long term assistance is dire. Mountain Trip is supporting the Dzi Foundation, which assists remote villages in eastern Nepal. The…
Jacob called in another update from Everest Base Camp, where he has been helping clean up after the earthquake and avalanche of five days ago. He describes the scene at Base Camp and what has been happening in recent days. This transmission is quite clear and we appreciate his details. recording
Jacob called in twice from Everest Base Camp, but neither call was very clear. I’ll post both, as it is nice to hear from him, regardless of how garbled the transmission. He is planning to stay at EBC for a few more days, helping clean up and organize equipment and supplies. David and Alisha Germer…
The evening (local time) update from Nepal is that all of our staff have been flown off the mountain and are at Base Camp. Three helicopters flew all climbers from Camp 1 back to Base Camp, as the route through the Icefall was rendered impassable due to the numerous aftershocks in the past 36 hours.…
Our Lead Guide Jacob Schmitz called in a detailed post recapping the events of the past two days. His report was cut off by a relatively poor satellite phone connection, but his description is sobering. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone so terribly affected by the earthquake and the following aftershocks. recording
Jacob called this morning from EBC with some updates. The earthquakes/aftershocks of the 26th pretty much sealed off the icefall route, but this morning there are 3 B3 helicopters shuttling the 80 or so climbers down who are still above the Khumbu Icefall in Camp 1 and Camp 2. Search and cleanup continues at Everest…
Jacob called in this morning from Everest Base Camp, we had a challenging time communicating with a poor satellite phone connection, but we were able to talk over the course of three phone calls. Things began happening at base camp starting at dawn; helicopters were able to begin evacuating the most critically injured from EBC.…
Just off the phone with Jacob from Everest Base Camp. They felt a “large” earthquake at base camp just before 12:30 today April 26 followed by massive avalanches from surrounding peaks. Jacob has lived in Southern California for many years and has felt many earthquakes and said “this was a big one.” The earthquake has…