On April 10, 2025, Grace and Jason set out to climb Mt Everest, the tallest mountain in the world at 29,032 ft / 8,849 m. This is their 7th and final mountain of the Seven Summits, guided by Ryan Waters and Mountain Professionals.
February 5 – April 2
Full-time physical training with Liam Saechao of Impact Fitness in Oakland, California. He has been our strength and endurance coach for 4 (Vinson, Denali, Carstensz Pyramid, Everest) of the 7 Summits.
April 5 – April 9
Arrival in Kathmandu. Check gear, meet the team, and adjust to the new time zone.
Everest Base Camp Trek
April 10 · Day 01
Helicopter flight from Kathmandu to Surke (2,250 m / 7,382 ft) to start our Everest Base Camp trek. After we landed, we walked up to Lukla (2,850 m / 9,350 ft) and stayed at Hikers Inn for the night.
April 11 · Day 02
Lukla to Phakding (2,620 m / 8,595 ft) and checked into See You Lodge.
April 12 · Day 03
Phakding to Namche (3,440 m / 11,286 ft) and checked into Hotel Camp de Base.
April 13 · Day 04
Rest day in Namche. Walked up to the Tenzing Norgay Statue and the Sherpa Museum where we had our first view of Everest and Lhotse. Also visited Sherpa Barista Cafe, Yakbuck Coffee, Tomodachi Restaurant, and got a haircut at Himalayan Salon.
April 14 · Day 05
Namche to Deboche (3,735 m / 12,254 ft) and checked into Rivendell Lodge. Along the way, we visited the Tengboche Monastery.
April 15 · Day 06
Deboche to Dingboche (4,410 m / 14,469 ft) and checked into Chomolungma Hotel & Restaurant. We stopped at the Pangboche Monastery along the way where we had a Puja Ceremony.
April 16 · Day 07
Rest day in Dingboche. Acclimatization hike up Nangkartshang. Checked out Cafe 4410 and Dingboche Inn.
April 17 · Day 08
Dingboche to Lobuche (4,933 m / 16,190 ft) and checked into Himalayan Eco Resort. Passed by Thukla (4,620 m / 15,159 ft) for a lunch break at Kalapathar Lodge Thukla. In Lobuche, we checked out the World's Highest Bakery. This was also the day our drone permit was received.
April 18 · Day 09
Lobuche to Gorak Shep (5,150 m / 16,896 ft) and checked into Snowland Highest Inn. After lunch at the teahouse, we went for an acclimatization hike to the Kala Patthar summit (5,639 m / 18,501 ft).
Reached Everest Base Camp
April 19 · Day 10
Gorak Shep to EBC (5,364 m / 17,598 ft). Rolled into Everest Base Camp after taking photos at Trekker's Rock. The Mountain Professionals BC is near the start of the Khumbu Icefall.
April 20 · Day 11
EBC Rest Day.
Rotation 1: Lobuche East
April 21 · Day 12
EBC to Lobuche (4,933 m / 16,190 ft) and checked into Sherpa Lodge.
April 22 · Day 13
Lobuche to Lobuche High Camp (5,400 m / 17,716 ft) where we rested in a tent.
April 23 · Day 14
Lobuche East Summit (6,119 m / 20,075 ft). Started shortly after 2 am and reached the summit at 7:30 am. Headed down all the way to Lobuche and checked into Himalayan Eco Resort.
Back to Everest Base Camp
April 24 · Day 15
Lobuche to EBC (5,364 m / 17,598 ft).
April 25 – May 2 · Days 16–23
EBC. Rest days on April 25, 28 and May 1 & 2.
April 26 · Day 17
Puja Ceremony at base camp.
April 27 · Day 18
Acclimatization hike to Pumori High Camp (5,628 m / 18,465 ft).
EBC to Camp 1 (6,054 m / 19,860 ft) through the Khumbu Icefall. Departed at 2:24 am from base camp and reached Camp 1 at 10:51 am.
May 4 · Day 25
Camp 1 to Camp 2 (6,472 m / 21,233 ft). Departed at 8:15 am from Camp 1 and reached our Camp 2 on a hill at 11:54 am.
May 5 · Day 26
Camp 2 Rest Day. Went for a short walk around Camp 2 for exercise.
May 6 · Day 27
Camp 2 to Camp 3 (7,038 m / 23,091 ft) to Camp 2. Departed Camp 2 at 6:22 am, reached the base of the Lhotse Face at 8:54 am, and arrived at Camp 3 at 11:35 am. Headed back down at 12:23 pm and quickly got down the Lhotse Face at 1:36 pm before reaching Camp 2 at 2:35 pm.
Back to Everest Base Camp
May 7 · Day 28
Camp 2 to EBC. Departed Camp 2 at 6:35 am, reached Camp 1 at 7:40 am, and base camp at 12:33 pm.
May 8 – May 15 · Days 29–36
EBC for rest before Summit Push.
May 10 · Day 31
Hike up to the left of Pumori High Camp for exercise.
May 12 · Day 33
Picked out freeze-dried meals for Camp 4. Tested oxygen masks, regulators, and oxygen tanks.
Everest Summit Push
May 16 · Day 37
EBC to Camp 2 (6,472 m / 21,233 ft). Departed from Base Camp at 1:18 am and arrived at Camp 1 at 7:29 am after going through the Khumbu Icefall. Took a 58 min break at Camp 1 before continuing onto Camp 2, arriving at 12:21 pm.
May 17 · Day 38
Camp 2 Rest Day.
May 18 · Day 39
Camp 2 to Camp 3 (7,038 m / 23,091 ft). Departed from Camp 2 at 6:52 am with 0.5L oxygen flow and reached the bottom of the Lhotse Face at 9:37 am. Continued up with 1.5L oxygen flow until we reached the top of Camp 3 at 12:31 pm.
May 19 · Day 40
Camp 3 to Camp 4 (7,907 m / 25,943 ft). Departed from Camp 3 at 6:14 am with 0.5L oxygen flow. Reached Lhotse High Camp at 3:43 pm for a break and upped to 2L oxygen flow. Arrived at Camp 4 at 4:04 pm to very high winds that were destroying tents.
May 20 · Day 41
Camp 4 Rest Day. Due to continued high winds, we decided not to pursue the summit just yet and postponed our summit bid by 24 hours.
May 21 · Day 42 · Summit Day
We began at 11:44 pm on May 20th with 2L oxygen flow. We took our first real break at 7:46 am before the South Summit. It was windy so it was hard to break anytime before then, especially at The Balcony. We reached the South Summit at 10:09 am and finally the actual summit at 1:16 pm. We returned back down to Camp 4 at 7:59 pm, making it a 20 hr and 15 min summit day roundtrip from Camp 4.
May 22 · Day 43
Camp 4 to Camp 2. Departed Camp 4 at 10:43 am, reaching Camp 3 at 3:03 pm due to heavy two-way traffic and Camp 2 at 6:31 pm.
May 23 · Day 44
Camp 2 to Base Camp. Departed Camp 2 at 8:27 am, reaching Camp 1 at 9:42 am, and Base Camp at 2:33 pm.
May 24 · Day 45
Base Camp to Kathmandu. The end of our Everest Journey. At 7:24 am, we got on a helicopter from Base Camp to Pheriche and then to Lukla, arriving at 7:44 am. Then we caught another chopper that took us to Kathmandu, arriving at 10:05 am.