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February 13, 2012May 27, 2016Everest, Everest 2012 Coverage, Interview

Everest 2012: Interview with Leanna Shuttleworth

This interview with Mark and Leanna Shuttleworth is part of an ongoing series of interviews I do each season with Everest climbers. […]

February 7, 2012May 27, 2016Everest, Everest 2012 Coverage

Everest 2012: A look at the Costs

See the update of this post for 2013 How much does it cost to climb Mt. Everest? This is probably the most […]

January 30, 2012May 21, 2018Everest, Everest 2012 Coverage

Profile of an Everest Sherpa

Sherpas are the backbone of Everest. But who are these people and what motivates them? I have now climbed with Sherpas multiple […]

January 22, 2012May 27, 2016Everest, Everest 2012 Coverage

Lhotse – the Other Everest

Every Everest climber, mind actual or armchair, recognizes the term “Lhotse Face” as a difficult section leading to the Death Zone at […]

January 22, 2012January 12, 2013Everest, Everest 2012 Coverage, Interview

Everest 2012:: Interview with Cian O’Brolchain

This interview with Cian O’Brolchain is part of an ongoing series of interviews I do each season with Everest climbers. Not the […]

January 18, 2012January 12, 2013Everest, Everest 2012 Coverage, Interview

Everest 2012 Interview with the Axe

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

January 16, 2012April 22, 2020Everest, Everest 2012 Coverage, Everest Popular Posts

Everest Base Camp – Himex Style

I’ve been in many base camps but I knew I was somewhere special when I was told “… and this is our […]

January 11, 2012January 12, 2013Everest, Everest 2012 Coverage, Interview

Everest 2012: Interview with Bill Burke

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

January 3, 20122010 Coverage, Everest

Jordan Romero – my thoughts Updated Jan 2012

The first time I heard that an 11 year-old was climbing the 7 Summits, I dismissed it. 11 years old? Where does […]

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Alan Arnette became the oldest American to summit K2 on his 58th birthday and has summited Everest plus 35 major expeditions starting at age 38,including eight 8,000-meter peaks and climbing above 6000 meters twelve times.He climbs to raise money and awareness of Alzheimer's disease.