Yandy Núñez Advances in His Goal to Reach the Summit of Everest

May 12, 2023

Cuban mountaineer Yandy Núñez showed images of his journey through the dangerous Khumbu glacier on his ascent toward Mount Everest.

The young man, who departed on April 8 from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, is getting closer and closer to fulfilling his objective of climbing Everest and now he demonstrates it with a video while traversing the Khumbu Icefall, at 5,282 meters of elevation.

The clip shown this Wednesday on his social media places him at the Khumbu ice cascade, located at the head of the glacier of the same name, not far from the base camp and southwest of the summit.

The ice cascade is considered one of the most dangerous stages of the route to the summit of Everest. Crossing it is so risky that even the extensive networks of ropes and ladders installed by professional guides cannot prevent loss of life, according to information provided by Wikipedia.

After leaving the base camp, Núñez began rotating toward the high camps on his route to the summit of Everest.

"Generally, the route is prepared between May 4 and 5. Then the sherpas [guides] begin to prepare themselves, so that after May 6 people can start climbing and have more than 20 days to reach the summit," explained Halldora Bjarkadottir Takk, Núñez's wife, to an Icelandic newspaper.

His return flight home is scheduled for June 5. It takes a week to descend from the summit and he must recover before flying, she noted.

This is Núñez's second attempt to climb the highest mountain on the planet, at 8,849 meters.

The mountaineer attempted to climb it in 2021, but had to abandon the expedition after contracting COVID-19, and was even hospitalized.

A graduate in telephony and communications, Núñez has resided in Iceland for several years and is a fervent lover of mountaineering. He has managed to climb other important peaks such as Aconcagua in Argentina, Iztaccihual in Mexico, and Mount Elbrus in Russia.