On April 19, the team’s 11 members, along with Tibetan guides and support staff, left Everest Base Camp at an altitude of 5,200 meters. Within 10 days, they completed transport and camp construction work at 6,500 meters and 7,028 meters before descending to Dingri County for rest and injury treatment.
“These past few days have been complete rest—we’ve been watching movies and playing cards in the hotel every day,” said team member Deqing Ouzhu. He said this “intermission” rest not only helped them recover physically but also allowed them to relax mentally.
Previously, due to bad weather, road-building team members from Sacred Mountain Company attempted several times but still hadn’t managed to open the route up to 8,300 meters on Everest. As a result, the CUG team’s camp construction at 7,790 meters and 8,300 meters was also not completed. Deqing Ouzhu said that the road builders had set out again for 8,300 meters the day before yesterday. Upon arriving at the base camp, he and several other team members will be among the first to ascend to carry out camp construction and transport work at 7,790 meters and 8,300 meters, continuing until the summit is successfully reached and they descend.
It is understood that due to the need for repeated acclimatization and having to “rely on the weather,” the process of climbing peaks above 8,000 meters often involves long periods of waiting, so the entire summiting cycle can last one to two months.