Everest Team Tags North Col

Steps to Everest — How many steps does it take to get to the top of Everest? …Better not to think about it

Continuing to acclimatize for their summit push, the Everest team completed a rotation to North Col/C1 (23,000’/7,000m) and returned to ABC (21,300’/6,400m).

The North Col is a severe sharp-edged pass that was formed by glaciers- it forms the head of the East Rongbuk Glacier. The glacier marks the first point in the route where crampons become necessary for climbers.

The route to North Col/Camp 1 gets STEEP. Rope up and crampons on!

In anticipation of summiting, the whole team has their eyes glued to the forecast. Wind patterns look increasingly variable with a lot of up and downs.

“Winds have been ripping really hard for the past serval days and will continue for several more… but after that??”

Check out the forecast here: https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Everest/forecasts/8850