Everest 2025 Daily Updates – 25th April
Daily updates from teams and individuals climbing Everest during the 2025 Season.
7 Summits Club
“The personnel of the 2025 Everest expedition arrived at Everest Base Camp. The 7 Summits Club and 8000 Club teams ascended there today, led by their leaders Alex Abramov and Viktor Volodin. A ceremonial welcome with champagne was arranged, and then borscht was served for lunch! All the new arrivals were delighted with the level of comfort in the camp!”
Climbalaya
“Our Climblaya Everest team is officially on the move today, the team flew to Lhasa, while our incredible Sherpa team successfully crossed the border.
Months of preparation have led to this moment, and the climb is now one step closer.
Here’s to a safe and strong season ahead!”
Pemba Gelje Sherpa
“Our first Everest team spent the day training on the lower section of the Khumbu Icefall—getting comfortable with fixed lines, ladders, and all the gear required to move safely through this ever-changing terrain.
Often described as one of the most dangerous sections of the Everest route, the Icefall is made up of towering seracs, deep crevasses, and constantly shifting blocks of ice. That’s why proper preparation and familiarization are key before moving higher.
With guidance from our experienced Sherpa team, climbers practiced the essential techniques that will help them move efficiently and safely when it’s time to push toward Camp 1 and beyond.”
SummitClimb and SummitTrek
“Namaste from Everest Base Camp,
The Everest 2025 expedition is officially underway, and the team has had a strong start to their journey. Spirits are high as climbers settle into life at base camp, surrounded by towering Himalayan peaks and the roar of the Khumbu Glacier.
The team completed their first round of technical training on the ice. Guided by experienced Sherpas, members practiced using fixed lines, ascenders, crampons, and ice axes—essential skills for navigating the Khumbu Icefall and higher sections of the mountain. The training served as both a refresher and a bonding experience, reinforcing confidence as we look ahead to the climb.
Today is a more spiritual milestone. In true Himalayan tradition, the team gathered for a Buddhist Puja ceremony, led by a local lama. With fluttering prayer flags, the scent of juniper smoke, and chants echoing through the camp, blessings were offered for safe passage, good weather, and a successful summit. Each member placed their gear—ice axes, crampons, and helmets—around the altar to be blessed.
The Puja is more than just tradition—it’s a moment of unity, gratitude, and humility before the mountain. With the ceremony complete, the path to the summit begins to feel more real.”
Makalu Adventure
“Our teams have taken part in the traditional puja ceremony at Base Camp, a ritual to bless the members, guides and equipment to ensure safety and success on the mountain. With spirits high they are ready to begin their first acclimatisation rotation to Camp 1 and Camp 2.
Follow their journey as they push toward the summit of the world’s highest peak.”
ClimbingTheSevenSummits
“Returning to our Base Camp this morning after an early foray into the Khumbu Icefall.
We’ll be popping back in again with the group later and then we’re having fondue for lunch!”
Seven Summit Treks
“This morning, we organized the Base Camp Puja at EBC in the presence of our Chairman Mingma Sherpa, Everest legend Kami Rita Sherpa, the Indian Army Expedition Team, the NCC Boys and Girls Teams, and international climbing teams.
The Base Camp Puja is one of the most important ceremonies in Himalayan mountaineering. The objective of this puja is to show our appreciation toward the mountain, pay homage to local deities, and ask for a safe passage through the mountain.
In Sherpa culture, mountains are sacred sites where deities reside and great sages meditate. A lama designates a site, purifies it, and performs rituals asking for the mountain’s permission.
Visually, the BC Puja is spectacular — the entire base camp is adorned with Lungdars and filled with the scent of pine incense!
With the Puja Ceremony complete, our climbing rotations now begin. We wish the very best to all our teams and crew members. With our founding Chairman at base camp, we aim to make this season a safe and successful one on Everest.”
Eva Steinwald
“The mountain has the final say, and today it’s guiding us to patience. Our rotation has been postponed due to excessive activity in the Icefall, a reminder of nature’s power. It is unusually warm during the day, creating lots of movement, but the Ice Doctors are on it, securing the route to keep everyone safe. Instead, we’ll embark on a hike to higher elevation, a chance to improve our acclimatization and connect with the majestic landscape.
Namaste..”
Ben Wright
“Me and bun bun made it to Everest Base Camp.
And I had to arrive in shorts like the first time I was here too, this will be my home for the next 3 – 5 weeks and my tent is right by the Khumbu ice fall, I’ve been here 3 nights now and getting woken up by avalanches in the night and the ice cracking is a mad feeling!
Amazing set up from @sevensummittreks as always and I’ve paid $350 dollars for wifi whilst I’m here but all worth it to be able to speak to family back home.
Rotations starting very soon.”
Furtenbach Adventures
“Everest Basecamp South side is still quiet here with most of our teams yet to arrive. North side sherpa team is in Tibet.”
Saurabh Bhasin
“Arrived at Everest Base Camp, my home away from home at 17,300 feet! Time to settle in, perform puja, and gear up for the next challenge – our second rotation to camp 3 and icefall training. We’re making rapid progress, reaching EBC in just six days and already completing one rotation up to Lobuche East at 20,000 feet.”
Tendi Sherpa
“We’ve just completed our first acclimatization rotation on Everest as we tagged camp 2 yesterday and slept two nights at camp one. Feels good to be back down to thicker air!”
Adventure Consultants
“The Everest team had a great training session in the ice pinnacles next to Base Camp. The Khumbu Icefall presents all sorts of challenges, steep ice to climb and descend, ladders over wide crevasses to cross, and sometimes vertical ladders to scale the steepest sections. Which is all done in the dark early hours of the day when temperatures are lowest. So they refreshed and practised the skills we need before they pass through the icefall for real. Crossing ladders wearing crampons isn’t the most natural skill in the world after all.
Plus it’s an opportunity to fine-tune gear, some of which is new for this trip. The middle of the Khumbu Icefall is definitely not the place to realise your ascender is just a bit out of reach. So it was all time well spent and everyone felt more confident afterwards.”
Madison Mountaineering
“It’s been an excellent few days of training on the Khumbu Glacier! Situated just outside our base camp, our team kitted-up, fueled with a nutritious breakfast, and took to the ice under crystal-clear, blue skies. The teams been reviewing technical skills that are needed to climb Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu. By reviewing these skills now, we can move swiftly and efficiently while navigating different sections of the route. Everyone’s doing great, looking strong and ready to get the climbing underway!”
