Nobukazu Kuriki, a Japanese mountaineer attempting聽to be the first to summit Mount聽Everest since the April聽earthquake in Nepal,聽reached the South Col between Everest and Lhotse聽late Tuesday night, . He is now making the final push for the top.
鈥淚t鈥檚 windy and very cold, but my condition is good,鈥 Kuriki 聽at about midnight on Thursday, Nepal聽time, after leaving the final camp. 鈥淓stimated time to reach the summit would be from tomorrow morning till noon.鈥
As 国产吃瓜黑料聽reported in late September, Kuriki was forced to abandon an earlier summit attempt due to heavy snow, but he did not descend lower than Base Camp聽and said he would聽try again within a few days鈥攖his time, as a solo climber, and without supplemental oxygen.