Albert Bosch/Epopeya Everest Sin Limits: Forecast 17 May - day 40
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Satellite picture of the summit day! Congratulations for the three summiteers! (watch the tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal)
Summit!!!
Early this morning, at 7 o’clock local time, Albert Bosch and two members of the Epopey Everest Sin Limits team topped out Everest! Congratulations to those strong men for hitting the roof of the world!
Everest Forecast 17 may
The wind to come down from the summit and high camps looks also pretty good.
Timing was not bad: looks like the wind above 8000mr becomes very strong again over the next couple of days. On the 19th possibly up to 55-60kt average!
Levels
Base camp: 5,360mr 17,858ft
Camp 1 : 6,100mr 20,000ft
Camp 2 : 6,600mr 21,500ft
Camp 3 : 7,200mr 23,600ft
Camp 4 : 7,800mr 26,000ft
Summit : 8,848mr 29,029ft
General weather conditions
day 2: 17 may: sunny and clear. Patchy Cumulus between BC and 6200mr. Prob20% snow shower.
day 3: 18 may: sunny with some high clouds. Growing Cumulus from 6-6500mr. Prob60% snow shower.
day 4: 19 may: sunny and clear. Cumulus around 6200mr. Some Cumulus between BC and 6200mr. Prob30% snow shower. Blowing snow above 8500mr.
day 5: 20 may: sunny and clear. Formation of Cumulus between BC and 6200mr: Prob30% snow shower.
Air temperatures during descent
BC: 0°C
C1: -7°C
C2: -10°C
C3: -12°C
C4: -18°C
S!: -29°C
Wind forecast
day 1: 17 may
BC: W 5-10kt
C1: W 5-10kt
C2: WNW 5-10kt
C3: W 5-10kt
C4: W 5-10kt
S!: WNW 15kt
day 2: 18 may
BC: SW 5-10kt
C1: WSW 10-15kt
C2: W 15-20kt
C3: W 15-20kt
C4: W 15-20kt
S!: W 25-30kt
day 3: 19 may
BC: WSW 15kt
C1: WSW 20kt
C2: W 25-30kt
C3: W 25-30kt
C4: W 35-40kt
S!: W 50-55kt
day 4: 20 may
BC: WSW 15kt
C1: WSW 15-20kt
C2: WSW 20kt
C3: W 20-25kt
C4: W 30-35kt
S!: W 45-50kt