Preparations for the final summit push on Everest have been hampered by bad weather. Ropes and supplies have only been set as far as Camp 4, although a team of Sherpas plans to attempt a summit on Wednesday, possibly along with some clients, to complete the ropes up to the top.
Meanwhile, a Nepali climber fell sick on his way to Camp 2 and died near Camp 1 on Sunday, the first death on the mountain this season. The climber, Bijay Ghimire Bishwakarma, age 35, had previously summited four times and was the first from Nepal’s Dalit community to summit. Although not officially on the mountain, a Sherpa guide died last week while approaching Base Camp.
A Polish climber who goes by the name Lucas Extreme had cycled all the way to Everest from sea level at the Bay of Bengal and was planning a no-oxygen ascent of the mountain. He arrived in Base Camp back on April 16, but was only able to make a single acclimatization rotation. With the route to higher altitudes not yet ready, he was forced to cancel this year’s attempt and will postpone the expedition until next year. Another Polish mountaineer, Bartek Ziemski, completed an acclimatization climb up to Camp 3 and then skied back down to Base Camp.
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