There’s action, activity and fun being had on all of our expeditions at the moment. In the Khumbhu, Diane Westaway and Marty Beare should be on their summit bid on Ama Dablam right now. After several weeks of unseasonably cold weather in the Khumbu, the weather has warmed slightly to offer the team a more pleasant summit window.
We’ll know in a few hours their progress on our favourite Khumbu mountain. Matt Eaton and Nima Sherpa is climbing up and sleeping at Camp 2 today with Lakpa. They are on their final acclimatisation round before beginning their summit climb in the middle of next week. Unfortunately last minute work stress and most likely an underlying respiratory infection, led to Matt Farr leaving the same expedition due to altitude sickness.
Matt is already back in Kathmandu and he’s already booked himself into the next Amadablam fall trip with Himalayan Ascent. Ama Dablam is not a mountain one wants to let go of too easily. Jonathan Arendt and Stephen had to turn back just below the summit of Nirekha due to soft snow conditions. However, the boys are currently enjoying Ama Dablam base camp after succeeding 2 Khumbu favourites this season. Marie Helene is also back in Kathmandu and is still glowing from her successful trip with summits of Ama Dablam and Lobuche East.
Off in remote Dolpa and at the base of Putha Hiunchuli, Erick Edstrom and Leif Rehnberg are resting today after climbing up to Camp 1 yesterday. The plan tomorrow is to climb to Camp 2 and sleep at Camp 1 with Angkaji. They are the only expedition on the mountain at the moment, so they are enjoying the serene experience.