IMG Update: C3 Ready; Climbers Begin Next Round of Rotations

The route to Camp 3 was put in today – up the lower part of the Lhotse Face–two parellel ropes, one for up traffic and one for down. IMG sherpas Chewang Lendu and Mingma Tenzing joined 12 other sherpa from about ten teams to get the route up to camp 3. They also claimed our campsite on the upper ledge of “upper” C3, where we have had it in the past. We hope to get a couple tents up there tomorrow. We also have a fresh team of fixing sherpas scheduled tomorrow to start work on the route from C3 towards the South Col, which will hopefully be put in over the next couple days. Moving up from BC to
Camp 2 today were Kamen, Petya, and Ed, climbing with their personal sherpas. Staying at C1 today were John and Justin. [More at IMG]

The route to Camp 3 was put in today – up the lower part of the Lhotse Face–two parellel ropes, one for up traffic and one for down. IMG sherpas Chewang Lendu and Mingma Tenzing joined 12 other sherpa from about ten teams to get the route up to camp 3. They also claimed our campsite on the upper ledge of “upper” C3, where we have had it in the past. We hope to get a couple tents up there tomorrow. We also have a fresh team of fixing sherpas scheduled tomorrow to start work on the route from C3 towards the South Col, which will hopefully be put in over the next couple days. Moving up from BC to
Camp 2 today were Kamen, Petya, and Ed, climbing with their personal sherpas. Staying at C1 today were John and Justin. [More at IMG]