Spring Himalaya Season 2019 part 1.

02/05/2019

• The Malaysian climber rescued from Annapurna, Wui Kin Chin, has died in hospital. Was his rescue delayed by red tape?
• High winds and snow predicted on Everest over the weekend as Cyclone Fani hits India
• The rope fixing team on the south side of Everest has reached the South Col and Camp 4, they will now head down as the weather turns

Everest Base Camp and the edge of the Khumbu Icefall. Photo: Aimee Silver

01/05/2019

• The rope fixing team on Everest’s Nepal side has almost reached the Geneva Spur, tomorrow they will push on towards Camp 4 and the South Col
• Commercial teams are studying weather forecasts in an effort to determine when to start their second rotations
• The Himalayan Times is reporting the death of a Nepali Sherpa on Cho Oyu near Camp 2
• Nirmal Purja Magar announces he will try Dhaulagiri without O2 as part of his project to complete all 14 8000ers within seven months

Climber Rupert Jones-Warner approaches the summit of Annapurna. Photo: Don Bowie

30/04/2019

• On Everest’s north side, Cory Richards and Esteban Mena have started on their new route at 7,300m
• Commercial expeditions on the Nepal side are resting before the next set of rotations

Esteban Mena on Everest’s north side. Photo: Cory Richards

29/04/2019

• Adam Bielecki and Felix Berg climbing “mainly at night” on Langtang Lirung due to poor snow conditions and constant avalanches
• The rope fixing team are progressing on Everest’s north side, they have reportedly reached the North Col
• Weather predictions for later this week show jet stream winds and heavy snow that might alter plans for the next set of rotations on Everest

Preparing for resue operations on Annapurna last week. Photo: Nirmal Purja Magar

28/04/2019

• Teams that have rotated back to Base Camp on the south side of Everest are now resting up or conducting training exercises in the Khumbu icefall
• Hamor, Colibasanu and Gane are busy fixing ropes on Dhaulagiri. The team are taking a one-day on, one-day off approach as they close in on a summit push
• The Himalayan Times is reporting that Malaysian climber Wui Kin Chin will be airlifted to Singapore for further treatment

A glowing line shows climbers moving through the Khumbu icefall at night. Photo: Eric Daft

27/04/2019

• Cory Richards and Esteban Mena are on the move towards Advanced Base Camp on Everest’s north side
• Commercial teams are spread between Base Camp, Camp 1 and Camp 2 on the south side of Everest

Acclimatization rotations are still in progress for commercial teams. Photo: Madison Mountaineering

26/04/2019

• Malaysian climber Wui Kin Chin has been airlifted from Annapurna Base Camp to Mediciti Hospital in Kathmandu
• Fixed lines have been put in as far as Camp 3 on the Nepal side of Everest
• A rope fixing team have been temporarily thwarted on the Tibet side. Deep snow on the North Col at around 7,000m turned them back, they will wait for conditions to improve before trying again
• The Korean Lhotse expedition has reached Camp 2 at 7,200m and is now moving up to Camp 3

There has been steady progress up Lhotse by Hong Sung-Taek and his team. Photo: Korean Lhotse Expedition

25/04/2019

• Missing Malaysian climber Wui Kin Chin has been found alive. A team of climbers have reached him on foot at around 7500m on Annapurna
• Some Everest teams are now heading back towards Base Camp after their initial rotation up to Camp 2
• After initial reports suggested the route to Camp 2 was in great shape, a bottleneck was snapped in the icefall. Will we be seeing conga lines of climbers this season?

Will we see excessive queueing on Everest this year? A photo of the first rotation to Camp 1 taken on April 19. Photo: Carlos Garranzo

24/04/2019

• 32 climbers reach the summit of Annapurna – including Nirmal Purja Magar, the ex-Ghurka aiming to summit every 8000er in just seven months
• Malaysian climber Wui Kin Chin goes missing on Annapurna descent
• Everest climbers on the Nepal side (South) are on their first acclimatization rotations as far as Camp 2
• A sherpa team from Madison Mountaineering look to be setting the route above 6,400m on the South side of Everest
• Hamor, Colibasanu and Gane have arrived at the 4,200m Japanese Base Camp on Dhaulagiri
• Korean Lhotse expedition is rotating from Camp 1 to Camp 2, they are reporting a good deal of fresh snow

Climbing through the icefall on acclimatization rotations. Photo: Madison Mountaineering

* Source : – Spring Himalaya Season 2019

** see also: – Trekking – posts on my site :

– Trekking in Nepal Himalaya : GOKYO, KALA PATTAR and EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK (19 days).

– Everest Base Camp – CLASSIC treks. / Version polish and english /

– Trekking in Nepal Himalaya : EVEREST HIGH VALLEY – Travel Guide. /Version english/