Tyler Andrews Turns Back On Everest FKT
Andrews had progressed at an amazing pace since leaving Base Camp around 9:15 pm. His departure time was a couple of hours earlier than planned, which might be an adjustment caused by a large number of climbers heading up the Khumbu Icefall that night. A Sherpa team opened the route to the summit three days ago, and many climbers will follow the ropes in the next few days.
Andrews carried an InReach device that showed he was quick in the Icefall, and even faster to cross the Western Cwm, the Valley of Silence, and the first part of the Lhotse Wall. But his pace seemed to decrease as he climbed the Lhotse Face to Camp 3 (7,614m). The InReach logged his highest position slightly above the camp, at 7,718m, where he turned around.
Andrews logged the latest waypoint, marked as "end of activity," at 6,400m (Camp 2).
Other climbers did reach the summit today, including Patricio Arevalo of Ecuador, who climbed without supplementary oxygen. The Ecuadorian was supported by Ang Pemba Sherpa.
Arevalo bagged the first no-O2 summit of the season.
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