A team of climbers from 8K Expeditions reached South Col opening a route from Camp II to Camp IV this afternoon. Australian doctor dies at Gorakshep near Everest Base Camp Icefall route fixed on Mt Everest, 2025 climbing season opens Lakpa Sherpa, Expedition Leader and Managing Director at 8K Expeditions, told THT from the Everest base camp that the team led by Ashok Lama opened a climbing route up to 7,900m at around 4:30pm. "The route fixing team from 8K under the Expedition Operator Association (EOA) Nepal completed the route fixing up to Everest Camp IV," Sherpa said, the team is now preparing for the final push to establish fixed lines to the summits of Everest and Lhotse in the coming days, weather and conditions permitting." The EOAN has assigned 8K Expeditions to fix routes to the summits of both Everest and Lhotse this season. The responsibility for clearing the path and installing ropes for the Everest and Lhotse expeditions for Spring 2025 was handed over to a team of eight Sherpa guides, led by Aspirant Guide Ashok Lama including team members Karma Gyaljen Sherpa, Pem Nurbu Sherpa, Ming Dawa Sherpa, Tashi Sherpa, Pasa Rinjee Sherpa, Pashtanjen Sherpa, and Tashi Nurbu Sherpa. "The team will descend to Camp II and down to the base camp for a rest. Then, after seeing the weather forecast and planning, the team will head to fix the rope to the Everest summit," he informed. According to Sherpa, the team has a plan to open a climbing route to the summit point by the second week of May if weather allows. Earlier, the icefall doctors from Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee opened a climbing route from the Base Camp to Camp II by placing ropes and ladders on the treacherous section of the Khumbu icefall.