Phunuru Sherpa set up a great ladder training course on the edge of camp. It’s odd but I enjoy the challenge of crossing these ladders with my big boots and crampons.
The route this year through the Icefall has a different look to it. It’s usually the upper half that’s harder, but not so this year. The lower half has not only more ladders, but is more challenging. I’ll see it for myself tomorrow, but we’ve been told there’s a four-ladder crevasse span and a five-ladder vertical wall.
The weather pattern has been mostly predictable with beautiful clear skies in the morning and scattered snow showers in the afternoon and evening. However, a bigger storm is forecast for tomorrow, so Team One’s departure for Camp One may be impacted, as well as our test run up to the football field, or halfway point.
Mt. Everest 