Vashon To Everest

Update - On Summit Assault:

May 15th 8:30 am Pacific Time

Peter Serko Webmaster

They reached the summit!

At 1 pmEverest time the team reached the summit.

Update: Mark Tucker report that the IMG non guided climbers Dan, Ron, Brien, Jason, Kevin and Sherpas Karma Rita and Mingma reached the summit about 1 pm NEPAL TIME and are getting ready to head down. They are all doing OK. Good job you guys. The climb is now exactly one half finished!

May 17th 6:30 am Pacific Time

Climbers are back at the Base Camp and Jason said that he will send us an update on Tuesday.

Stay Tuned!

Dispatches from Everest

2004 Trip Details

Camp Elevations:
Base Camp - 17,500ft (5,400m)
Camp 1 - 20,000ft (6,100m)
Camp 2 - 21,300ft (6,500m)
Camp 3 - 24,000ft (7,400m)
Camp 4 - 26,000ft (8,000m)
Summit - 29,035ft (8,850)

Why Climb In May?
The Jet Stream at 4 - 6 miles above the earth blasts the rocky, icy summit of Everest year round. Blowing on the summit it produces a visible stream of ice crystals extending out from the tip of the mountain. Many photos show this phenomenon. In May, the Jet Stream is pushed northward over Tibet marking the coming monsoon. Everest has never been climbed in June. There is also a climbing window in the Fall as the Jet Stream again pushes northward.