Everest 2018: Summit Wave 5 Recap – 100+ Summits, Oxygen Update
It was day four of Summit Central on #Everest2018 with more than 100 combined summits from both sides. Again the weather was holding as it has been but a bit of snow is expected over the weekend up high. Oxygen Update More Oxygen Problems – On South Now, Alpenglow going back up On their summit push, […]
Everest 2018: Matt Moniz and Willie Benegas Cleared to Climb
Calling their skiing down the Lhotse Face without a ski permit a “a very innocent mistake” Department of Tourism’s director general Dinesh Bhattarai has given his blessing to 20-year-old American Matt Moniz and 49-year-old Argentine Willie Benegas for their Everest and Lhotse climbs. They hope to go this weekend, weather permitting. If successful, this will be Benegas’s 12th […]
Everest 2018: Summit Wave 5 Underway – Update 1
UPDATE 1: Nepal Madison Mountaineering put 3 guides, 5 members and 8 Sherpas up there. Climbing the Seven Summits had 100% success with 3 guides and 5 members and 8 Sherpas. Satori Adventures and Expeditions said they had summits but no details. Tibet Adventure Peaks with Ricky Munday and Patrick McNight “summited At 04:30hrs Nepali time and are now back […]
Everest 2018: Summit Wave 4 Recap – 70+ Summits and Russian Death on Nepal Side
What was a good day of summits turned tragic as a climber died on the descent on the Nepal side. There were a number of summits on both sides, 27 summits (12 foreigners) summit from Nepal and 40+ (20 foreigners) from Tibet on Thursday 17 May. Death on Nepal Side Bashinformation Russia is reporting that Russian […]
Everest 2018: Summit Wave 4 – Update SUMMITS!
Teams are once again on the move from their high camps on the Tibet side and Nepal hoping to summit early Thursday morning 17 May, 2018. After yesterday’s big day with over 140 summits, today should be a bit quieter. Also, hoping for less drama after the failed oxygen systems on the North side. Alpenglow […]
Everest 2018: Summit Wave 3 Recap – Sherpa Death on Everest
A Sherpa has died while over 140 people summited Everest on Wednesday morning, May 16. But a series of oxygen system failures stopped at least one team. Look for another day of summits on Thursday as May 17 was the date many teams had target last weekend as the winds calmed. Last night was clear, […]
Everest 2018: Oxygen Failure on North Side – Urgent – No Casualties
Everyone is safe, including guides, Sherpas, and members but there is a serious situation on the North side of Everest early Wednesday morning 16 May. Teams are turning back from the summit. I spoke live by satellite phone with Adrian Ballinger, founder of Alpenglow, at 6:47 am, Everest time. He was at 8500 meters, near […]
Everest 2018: Hillary Step or Slope?
One of the hot topics readers have asked about is if the Hillary Step is still there or not. There have been no comments thus far on the state of the Hillary Step from Sherpas or other climbers that have been in the area. The question is if it is still there or not after the […]
Everest 2018: Summit Wave 3 – Update 1 – O’s failure on North Side
Urgent: Oxygen Failure on North Side Everyone is safe, including guides, Sherpas, and members but there is a serious situation on the North side of Everest early Wednesday morning 16 May. Teams are turning back from the summit. I spoke live by satellite phone with Adrian Ballinger, founder of Alpenglow, at 6:47 am, Everest time. […]
Everest 2018: Summit Wave 2 Recap, Sherpa Death on Makalu
Monday was expected to be large given the ropes were now set to the summit on both sides of #Everest2018 but a small wind event, that was predicted, seemed to stall almost all the teams on both sides. Its unclear if there were any summits from the Nepal side and only a handful on the […]