Greetings...from the Southeast Ridge of Mount Everest. Yes, we've finally gotten up all of the faces and came to Southeast Ridge and the group is pretty much entirely together. I actually celebrated getting to the Southeast Ridge by being the lucky one to put Cleve's foot against my stomach to rewarm his toe.

Also it's pretty interesting, we're watching headlamps go up the North Ridge from the Tibetan side as well. So it's a beautiful dawn, nice soft light effusing everything right now and we're on our way to the South Summit as I speak and we'll keep you posted.

— Willi Prittie, Alpine Ascents International Guide and MountainZone.com Correspondent

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