After only a trickle of summits for several days because of stiff winds, a good weather window beginning tomorrow and extending for several days will usher in peak action on Everest.
UK guide Kenton Cool reached Camp 3 yesterday. He is now at 7,860m and heading for his 19th Everest summit over the next few days.
Other climbers are well-positioned in higher camps too, while some teams will begin shortly from Everest Base Camp (EBC).
Kenton Cool’s position at 12:31 pm Nepal Time. Photo: Cool’s tracker
Tim Howell, who aims to make a wingsuit BASE jump from a ridge near the summit of Lhotse, left EBC last night with his team.
Meanwhile, a Russian climber had to be rescued by longline from 7,200m. She summited Everest two days ago and reached Camp 4 in the late afternoon. But she had symptoms of altitude sickness and was unable to descend to Camp 2 the following day, so she had to be airlifted from Camp 3.
From Everest Base Camp. Photo: Carlos Santalena
