Everest Daily Updates – 27th April
Daily updates from teams and individuals climbing Everest during the 2025 Season.
Furtenbach Adventures
“North side Everest Basecamp is ready!! Sherpa about to go to ABC”
Seven Summit Treks
“The Indian Army Everest Expedition team, led by Col. Manoj Joshi, has completed its acclimatization and is now all set to push for the higher camps.”
Honourable Artillery Company
“Everest Expedition — Day 19:
Christmas came early at Everest Base Camp!
It’s been snowing all day, and the team received their rations (aka presents) for the tough days of climbing ahead.”
Eva Steinwald
“Namaste from Everest Basecamp. I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be taking on a bold new approach, tackling one big rotation to camps 1, 2, and 3 in a single push. This strategic move will not only reduce my time in the Khumbu Icefall but also showcase my determination and resilience. Lets see what my body thinks of the idea.”
Karl Egloff
“After a hard day yesterday, today tired and with a weak stomach I went back up 1100D+ as there are two nights and interval work coming up at 6000m .
Sleeping at altitude is hard but necessary for what is to come .
Enjoying every second in the Himalayas.”
Mitchell Hutchcraft
“20 days until I climb to the top of Mt Everest!
No rest for wicked and on day 220 of my race to the top of the world me and @gelje_sherpa_ are in the khumbu icefall for the first time practicing many of the vital skills needed to navigate this mad icefall!
Between base camp and camp 1 on Everest is the khumbu glacier – millions of tonnes of ice which is constantly moving!
To get through it I will have to cross ladders over crevasses sometimes hundreds of feet deep….. climb vertical ice walls and much more, so it’s vital to make sure we have all the skills needed and also that all the kit is working properly.”
Saurabh Basin
“Today I reached 18,500 feet on an acclimatization hike to Pumori High Camp. The breathtaking views of the Khumbu icefall and glacier stretching down to the valley were well worth it.
Life at Everest Base Camp is serene, and we’ve lost track of time. Soon we’ll be venturing into the Khumbu Icefall.
The WiFi here is patchy and pricey!”
Ben Wright
“Finally got to get myself in here training on the ladders and ice walls which is absolutely a bit of me! Loved every second getting the crampons and 8,000m boots back on.
Only a few days now until my rotation to camp 3 and get to put these skills to the test through the 6-7 hour climb through the ice fall!! Been lots of avalanches this week and closings of the ice fall so we’ll see what Happens!!”
Len Forkas
“Climbing for Courage: Honoring Dougie at 18,500 Feet
Today we pushed out of Everest Base Camp for some uphill work, climbing to Advanced Base Camp (ABC) for Mount Pumori at 18,500 ft.
It was my first trek with the @mountainprofessionals team – lots of rock scrambling and battling fierce winds halfway up.
We dedicated today’s climb to Dougie, a remarkable 13-year-old from Martinsville, VA, who is bravely fighting lymphoma. Even before his diagnosis, Dougie was a champion for special ed students at his school, helping others without ever expecting anything in return.
As we made our final steps, a snowstorm rolled in, dropping about 3 inches of fresh powder—an unforgettable end to a tough training day.”
Ashish Gurung
“We returned successfully from our first rotation, April 23-25. Prior to that, we had carefully prepared ourselves with ladder training, fixed line passage drills, and safety training.
We should be pleased to know that the conditions at Ice Falls this year were better than in previous years, as well as being a shorter distance from our BC. After that, it has been a bit windy, my clients and I made it through C1 smoothly, spent two nights in C1, and came back down yesterday. Now we rest and wait for the weather to stabilize. Thank you to my team and to my family and friends for their emotional support.”
Kevin Sanchez
“Everest Expedition – Day 31
Kicking ice’s ass in the Khumbu!!!
Finally got a bluebird sky day to get some serious time in the deep core of the Khumbu icefall beforere my first rotation. Every badass story I’ve ever heard about how wild and demanding and intimidating it can be was correct – it did NOT disappoint!
Looking up / down at a four story wall of jagged blue ice is awe inspiring. Your trust MUST be 100% in three key items, or you don’t belong here:
1. Your technical skills using your Jumar (Ascender) It is the only item holding you onto the rope while you inch your way up the ice wall.
2. Your foot technique wearing crampons. You absolutely MUST be comfortable jamming the 2” front spikes deep into the vertical ice wall with enough force support your body weight. Too weak and you slip out. NOT recommended… 😳
3. Your confidence. You cannot second guess your every move and survive here. You must trust your skills like you trust your abilty to breathe – trust your skills will get you through any crazy compilation of ice jenga the Khumbu throws at you.
In a few days, we attack this icefall for a mere 8-10 hours, starting at 1:30a to get to Camp 1 for my first rotation.
I feel ready
I feel strong
I feel old! But STILL ready…
Jangbu keeps working me hard on skills drills here in the Khumbu – all skills I’ll need if I’m going to get to the summit sometime in late May.”
Naoko Watanabe
(Translated)
“It’s Tashi who’s been together for 12 years. I was a 15-year-old dishwasher on the 2013 Everest expedition. Also, it’s not our international team, it’s the dishes in the dining room where the Sherpas eat, so it wasn’t strange if we didn’t have any connection, but we talked about it at the time, and I still have pictures from that time. In Manaslu in 2016 as Mayan guide I stood together on the mountain top at the same time, in 2017 Kanchenjunga we rescued Sherpa together who was unable to move from C4 to base camp, and in 2018 Kangchenjunga, we took care of frostbitten Tashi’s leg. In Lhotse in 2021 I was stuck because I couldn’t jump a crevasse, Tashi happened to pass by and said I’ll help. The squad may change, but when the expedition is the same, they will always come and meet the squad they are in. It was in K2 and this spring. Apparently I volunteered for the first time on Everest’s fix team, and a few days ago I said I put up a fix rope at the top. But he said it was dangerous work. A few days ago, I left base camp at 8:00pm, with 8 oxygen tanks, depot to camp 2, and returned to base camp at 3:00am a.m., and in 7 hours I went back and forth to camp 2. Generally round trip would take about 15 hours. You’re crazy. When I was loading at Kanchenjunga, I saw it coming back faster than my Sherpa Galzin (14 Summitter), and I thought it was really fast, but now I’m not scared. Tashi also said that this year, more than usual, all the Sherpas have been coughing, and the Sherpas around me have been begging for medicine. The other day I heard that the Sherpa in my unit died after leaving base camp due to illness. I heard he was coughing too.”
