If there was one phrase to sum up this season where over 500 people summited Everest, it might be: risk management.
There were signs from the beginning that the Everest 2012 …

Welcome to Alan Arnette’s Everest 2012 coverage
Last 2012 Everest News – 31 May 2012

A sincere and deep thank you to everyone who made a donation to one of the Alzheimer’s …

The final week in May is always special in the Khumbu – the end of the Everest climbing season. Sherpa families anxiously awaiting their loved ones to return from the …

Friday night, May 25 into Saturday morning, May 26 could have been the best night of the Everest 2012 season. Almost 100 climbers summited as early as 3:30AM in conditions …

Update 3
The SummitClimb team that turned back last week made it this morning in outstanding time. This from Arnold Coster:
This morning Jangbu Sherpa and John reached the summit of Everest …

We saw many successful summit climbs on Everest overnight, May 23/24. I estimate about 115 combined on both sides. This was a typical Everest summit day and more representative of …

Update 1 – Summits
Kenton Cool has reached the summit on Friday morning, May 25 abut 4:45 AM. He is preparing to send a live video update from the summit to …

Well Everest 2012 is coming to an end. Teams are now positioned at high camps twitching with anxiety for summit pushes starting in a few hours,  Thursday night, May 24 …

There is a distinct difference between going first and last on Everest. First opens the route, takes the chances, explores the unknowns. Last, leverages the route, risk the fickle weather …

As we ease closer to the next and final wave of Everest summits, the recent events of deaths on both sides of Everest have to be on the minds of …