After significant delays, a joint Sherpa effort has successfully fixed a route through the Khumbu Icefall on Mount Everest, reaching all the way to Camp 2. The route has been secured with ladders, ropes, and anchors, allowing rotations to Camp 1 to begin. Fixing of the remaining route to the summit, including Lhotse, will follow. However, this is the latest the Camp 1 route has opened since commercial expeditions boomed. With 425 foreign climbers holding permits and over 1,000 people expected on the mountain, teams have minimal time for acclimatization rotations before summit attempts.