Dhaulagiri Base Camp earlier today, under a blanket of fresh snow. Photo: Mingma G
Climbing teams are now in their Base Camps at Annapurna and Dhaulagiri. However, conditions are not yet good enough to venture high. Regular evening snowfall has created unstable snow conditions.
Valery Babanov shared a video yesterday that showed climbers flying directly to Base Camp. The Russian previously acclimatized on Mera Peak, with Charles Page of Canada and Israfil Ashurli of Azerbaijan. The clip also shows Annapurna looking whiter than last year. Winter was reportedly quite dry, but rain and snow have been widespread in the last two weeks.
Angela Benavides graduated university in journalism and specializes in high-altitude mountaineering and expedition news. She has been writing about climbing and mountaineering, adventure and outdoor sports for 20+ years.
Prior to that, Angela Benavides spent time at/worked at a number of local and international media. She is also experienced in outdoor-sport consultancy for sponsoring corporations, press manager and communication executive, and a published author.
