Welcome to Alan Arnette’s Everest 2013 coverage
My coverage is based on my own experiences, research, sources, and public information. I try to provide insight and interpretation of the activities ranging from routes to weather to the challenge of climbing Everest.
Latest Everest News – May 23, 2013
- Teams summited Friday morning on the North
- Teams ‘cleaning’ the mountain – removing tents, oxygen bottles, etc
- Carols Pauner said he used O’s thus not meeting goal to climb 14x 8000m mountains without O’s. Also returning to Shishapangma
- 80 year-old Japanese Miura Yiuchiro summits, sets age record
- Previous record holder, Nepali Min Bahadur Sherchan, now 82, is at EBC and scheduled to climb next week.
- Could have 600 summits for 2013, one of the largest in history.
South Col Route (map) |
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Everest only TEAMS (clients/western guides)
29 teams, 315 climbers, 500+ Sherpas/Staff |
EBC
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C1
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C2
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C3
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C4/SC
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Summits
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Adventure Consultants (10/4) | e | 9/10 | ||||
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Adventures Global (5/0) | e | 2/2 | ||||
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Alpenglow (2/1) | e | 2/4 | ||||
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Alpine Ascents Int. (12/3)(4/1) | e | 18/21 | ||||
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Asian Trekking Eco Teams (10/0) (10/0) | e | 12/16 | ||||
| Berg Adventures (3/0) | e | 2/2 | |||||
| Himalayan Ascent | e | 1/2 | |||||
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Himex (12/2) | -X | 12/12 | ||||
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IMG Classic (14?/1?) | e | 16/17 | ||||
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IMG Hybrid (8?/2?) | e | 4/7 | ||||
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Jagged Globe (10/2) | e | 11/11 | ||||
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Mountain Trip (3/1) | e | 1/4 | ||||
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RMI (3/2) | e | 2/3 | ||||
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Patagonia Brothers(2/1) | e | 3/2 | ||||
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Peak Freaks (8/3) | e | 6/8 | ||||
| Pune Indian (6) | e | 3/? | |||||
| Rolwaling (7/2) | e | 7/8 | |||||
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Summit Climb (7/1) | e | 8/8 | ||||
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Tim Mosedale (6/1) | e | 2/2 | ||||
| USAF 7 Summits (6/0) | e | 4/4 | |||||
| others | X | ? | 179 | ||||
| SOUTH TOTAL (est) | 419 | ||||||
Northeast Ridge Route (map) |
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TEAMS (clients/western guides)
10 teams, 100 climbers/125+ Sherpas/Staff |
CBC | ABC | C1/NC | C2 | C3 |
Summits
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| AMICAL (4/0) | e | 4/? | |||||
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Asian Trekking (5/0) | e | 4/4 | ||||
| Adventure Peaks (9/2) | e | 8/6 | |||||
| Altitude Junkies (10/1) | e | 4/7 | |||||
| Kobler & Partner | e | 6/9 | |||||
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Summit Climb (15/1) | -X+ | 3/3 | ||||
| 7 Summits Club (13/4) | e | 11/6 | |||||
| others | X | 78 est. | |||||
| NORTH TOTAL (est) | X | ? | 153 | ||||
| e=climb ended, x=last reported location, x+ =on summit bid, -x =descending h=high sleep point, t=touched not slept. Summit number=client/Sherpa. Locations estimated from public website. Please refer to each expedition’s site for current information. Contact me to add/remove your team from my coverage. | |||||||
- See the legend just above this line for the table symbols – X, H, T
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I did similar coverage for the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012 seasons. I summited Everest on May 21, 2011 and have climbed Everest four times – 2002, 2003, 2008 and 2011.
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8 Confirmed 2013 Everest deaths
- Mingma Sherpa, 47, from Lukla, working as Icefall Doctor slipped into crevasse in Western Cwm.
- DaRita Sherpa, 37, from Phortse working for IMG died from sudden cardiac or cerebral event at Camp 3. Family fund at this link
- Sergey Ponomarev climbing with 7 Summits Club died at Advanced Base Camp on the north side presumably of a heart attack.
- Lobsang Sherpa, 27,from Kharikhola working for Seven Summits Treks fell down Lhotse Face.
- Alexey Bolotov, 50, from Russia, has died from a fall. He was climbing with Denis Urubko on a new route on SW Face
- Namgyal Sherpa, 35, Kathmandu and Bangdel Khotang, died on North Side
- Sung Ho-Seo, 34, of South Korea was attempting the climb without supplementary oxygen and died on his way down the mountain.
- Mohammed Hossain, 35, from Bangladesh, died in his tent a few hours after successfully climbing the summit.
A death has been reported on Lhotse. Xiaoshi Li, 58, died climbing Lhotse. An earlier report of Hsiao Shishlee, proved to be the same person.
Please click this link for the discussion page including on the Simone More/Sherpa Conflict.
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