Apa has left base camp!
Today at 5 a.m. Apa left base camp for his final summit push. If he is successful, it will be his 20th summit of Mount Everest and a new world record. I filmed the whole event and I was accompanied by three other camera men. It was a big deal. At 4:15 a.m. Andrew, who is filming a documentary for National Geographic, and I were poised outside of Apa’s tent hoping to catch the first moments of the historic event. I’m sure Apa loved that. (Although I warned him last night that I was going to do it.)
He went directly to the mess tent, had a few cups of tea, and then went to the puja altar and offered some prayers. He took pictures with his friends from Utah and other states and then led the team of Sherpas up into the Khumbu Ice Fall.
We plan on him reaching Camp 2 today and resting there one full day. On the May 21, he’ll go to Camp 4, rest for a few hours, and then reach the summit on the morning of May 22. Then he’ll come back down, we’ll get to Kathmandu as fast as possible, and have a big party on May 29, which is Everest Day in Nepal.
That’s the plan for now. I will keep you posted.
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