The joint rope-fixing team on Mt Everest made further progress on Tuesday, laying fixed ropes approximately 350 metres above Camp III, with the South Col now expected to be reached by May 7 or 8.
A two-member climbing team supported by 14 Peaks Expedition reached the summit of Mt Makalu (8,485m), the world's fifth highest peak, on Tuesday at 5:05 pm NST — completing an unusually timed ascent that saw the team push from Camp III in the early morning and top out in the late evening.
The route to Camp III on Mt Everest and Mt Lhotse has been fixed, with the joint rope-fixing team under the Expedition Operators Association Nepal (EOAN) pressing ahead toward Camp IV as the spring season's summit push comes into view.