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…
Jacob Schmitz just called in the frightening report of an avalanche that hit Everest Base Camp, following what felt like an earthquake. His report is not very clear, due to the quality of the satellite transmission. recording
Jacob called in just now, but unfortunately, his post was very garbled. There have been some challenges with cellular reception at Base Camp, and tonight’s post is barely understandable… Scott has been dealing with an upper respiratory infection for the past couple of weeks, and when the team pushed up through the Khumbu Icefall yesterday,…
Unfortunately, the post called in from our guide Jacob Schmitz was a bit garbled, but the team is doing great. They worked on skills today, climbing some ice faces near Base Camp and reviewing strategies for crossing ladders, efficiently passing running belays and other techniques they will employ when they head up through the tumultuous…
Jacob called in from Camp 1 on Pumori, a stunning 7000m peak next to Everest. They hiked up to 19,000′ to help their bodies adjust to the thin air they will encounter when they begin their ascent of Mount Everest. The team is doing great and enjoyed a beautiful day with views of a lifetime…