April 26, 2015
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
April 26, 2015
There's not a ton of new information out of Everest Base Camp today. They were able to evacuate injured out of EBC today by helicopter. Efforts to descend from upper mountain Camp 1/2 through the Khumbu Icefall were put on hold after another large "aftershock" earthquake hit. It's hard to
April 25, 2015
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
April 25, 2015
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
April 25, 2015
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
April 23, 2015
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
April 21, 2015
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
April 20, 2015
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
April 19, 2015
Our Sherpa friends are preparing to head up to the upper camps! The depth and breadth of the logistics necessary for orchestrating an Everest ascent are pretty huge. It's like a symphony with many instruments that all need to be in concert if you're going to actually make a memorable
April 18, 2015
Hello from 17,600 feet! Scott and I arrived at the Mountain Trip Mount Everest Base Camp on the 14th of April after hiking up the Khumbu for nine days. We stayed in Namche Bazaar, Dingboche and Lukla for two nights each, taking advantage of doing some fun "casual" day hikes.
