Thank You & Welcome to 2020!
Happy New Decade to all. Thank you so much for your loyalty and support not only in 2019, but since I started my website back in 1999. I also want to sincerely thank everyone who has supported my Alzheimer’s Advocacy in any way over the last decade. My heartfelt gratitude. We have shared a lot […]
2019/20 Winter Himalaya Climbs: Everest Climb Has Begun
The winter climbing season of 2019/20 continues. A bit of progress but no summits .. yet. There are expeditions planned for K2, Everest, Broad Peak, and the Gasherbrums plus a few others. Everest – Exploring German alpinist Jost Kobusch, age 27, has arrived at Everest Base Camp. He appears to be exploring an alternative route […]
2019/20 Winter Himalaya Climbs: K2 Permit Issued
Mingma Gyalje Sherpa‘s Imagine Nepal effort has been cleared to make a winter attempt on K2. They are back from Acocangua and will leave for Pakistan any day now. No updates on their financial issues but Minga told me it wouldn’t stop them. Wajahat Khan of Ariprcot Tours, the logistics agency for MIngma’s effort, told me […]
2019/20 Winter Himalaya Climbs: At Everest Base Camp
December 21, the winter solstice, is considered the beginning of winter, so let the race begin. Momentum is picking up with the first climber at Everest Base Camp, potentially, but unlikely, looking at a summit attempt this upcoming week. There are expeditions planned for K2, Everest, Broad Peak, and the Gasherbrums plus a few others. Everest […]
New Everest Rules Closer – Deja Vu
Stop me if you’ve heard this before. Nepal’s Ministry of Tourism made a follow-up announcement on the proposed changes for guiding and climbing on Mt. Everest. It was back on August 14, 2019, when a broad set of proposals were announced to address the nine deaths that occurred this year on the Nepal side. Now, […]
2019/20 Winter Himalaya Climbs: Moving or Delayed
As we hit mid-December, teams are on the move, in most cases, towards their winter Himalayan peaks. There are expeditions planned for K2, Everest, Broad Peak, and the Gasherbrums plus a few others. Everest German alpinist Jost Kobusch, age 27, is trekking towards Everest Base Camp. He is doing frequent posts on his Facebook page. […]
2019/20 Winter Himalaya Climbs: K2, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum I/II
With winter now here, its time to review the Himalayan action for the next few months. There are expeditions planned for K2, Everest, Broad Peak, and the Gasherbrums plus a few other peaks. I’ll cover Everest and K2 in two separate posts. This is for K2 and Broad Peak. See this post for Everest. K2 […]
2019/20 Winter Himalaya Climbs: Everest
With winter now here, its time to review the Himalayan action for the next few months. There are expeditions planned for K2, Everest, Broad Peak, and the Gasherbrums plus a few other peaks. I’ll cover Everest and K2 in two separate posts. This is for Everest and the other planned climbs. See this post for […]
How Much Does it Cost to Climb Mount Everest? – 2020 Edition
Quick 2021 Everest Update In 2019, China increased permit fees for all their 8000ers. Nepal was expected to as well but the COVID-19 crisis delayed any moves. I fully expect Nepal and China to increase fees for 2021 plus Nepal adding experience requirements, i.e. climbing a 7,000m peak. Also, there is pent up demand to […]
Interview with Nabin Trital of Expedition Himalaya
Over the last five years, much of the guiding business in Nepal has shifted from foreign-owned companies to Nepali owned and based guide services. One is Expedition Himalaya owned and run by Nabin Trital. I caught up with him to check on his business and get his thoughts on recent announcements and prices increase from […]