Greg and Jangbu, our exped leaders contacted us urgently in Kathmandu as the weather window was clearing and they had sent all climbers up the Khumbu icefield that same mroning!
After a lot of negotiations, we were able to secure a transport today and arrived to an empty base camp at 15h!
Time to repack.. again, but this time for the summit bid. Departure at 3 a.m. to hit the ice field while it was still cold and less dangerous.
My plan given my relative recovery and last “surviving” Giardia victim is for a 9 day rotation: Camp 1, Camp 2, Camp 3 touch-and-go (no sleep) , Camp 2 for two rest days.
Then push for the summit: Camp 3, Camp 4 at the South Col, Everest summit, return for a night at Camp 4 then Lhotse summit push.
Needless to say I feel nervous as I would have liked a few more days recovery but Greg and Jangbu have tried to be careful not to tire me too quickly whilst keeping me in the weather window.