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Everest 2012: Trekking the Khumbu

In 1997, I trekked from Lukla to Everest Base Camp. Those three weeks changed my life forever. This first week of April […]

Well the first significant week of Everest 2012 is competed with no serious issues. The Nepalese are issuing climbing permits as expected […]

This interview with Sandra Leduc is part of an ongoing series of interviews I do each season with Everest climbers. Not the […]

When you are gone from home for 2 months, case 60 days, 60 “sleepies”; it takes a toll. Every day, and night, […]

Teams continue to make good progress as they arrive in Kathmandu, fly to Lukla and begin the trek to Everest Base Camp […]

More and more teams are now in Kathmandu preparing to catch their flights to Lukla or Lhasa. Anyone who has followed me […]

The Everest 2012 Season is officially underway with climbers now in Kathmandu and some already trekking towards Everest Base camp on the […]

I was quite shocked to read the headline that Lincoln Hall had died at age 56 from mesothelioma, a cancer associated with asos […]

After over 20 years of inactivity, the West Ridge of Everest is going to be crowded in 2012. While the climbers battle […]

The Alzheimer’s Association’s annual look at the prevalence of the disease and impact has resulted in startling numbers for 2012. The Mayo […]