An Urgent Request from EverestER
The Everest base camp medical “Everest ER” will be on the mountain in April 2010 for our 8th season (!) As always, […]
Year: 2010
Interview with Eugene Constant: Turning Back from Everest
Not everyone who attempts Everest, ed succeeds. And I should know! Last spring French climber Eugene Constant made an attempt with Russel […]
Search for THE Camera: a brief visit with Everest Historian Tom Holzel
Once again, an Everest expedition is trying to solve the who done it mystery of Everest: did George Mallory and Sandy Irvine […]
Interview with Lori Schneider – Inspiration for All
In 1999, at the age of forty-three, Lori Schneider awoke with numbness in over 50% of her body. Two months later, her entire […]
Interview with Gerry Roach – Mr. 14er (and more)
In the climbing world there are a few people who uniquely stand out: Messner, Viesturs, Moro, House, and many more – you […]
No Everest Traverses in 2010
It seems the Chinese are playing havoc with the more ambitious Everest climbers this spring. Not content with a “simple” summit, several […]
Interview with Cindy Abbott: Climbing Against Time
The human spirit is an amazing creature. Somehow, climbing big mountains brings it out. Cindy Abbott is no exception. With a broken […]
Ptarmigans – Nature's Perfect Camouflage
I love to climb or more specifically to be out in nature. This past week, I took a long climb to almost […]
From Sea to Mountain Top
This is a unique approach! A Dutch team has officially started their 2010 Everest climb with a dive to 152 meters (500 […]
Everest Clean-Up Above 8000m
Clean-up expeditions have become somewhat commonplace on Everest’s Nepal (south) side for several years now. But they have usually focused on the […]