Everest 2012: “Trapped”
For the first time in several years, teams are dealing with a lot of unknowns on Everest. There is a combination of […]
Year: 2012
Everest 2012: Drama Captured on Everest Plus More Wind
High winds have everyone in lock down on both sides. When the winds are above 30 mph, most teams will simply wait […]
Everest 2012: Helicopters and Wind Delays
Looks like high winds are putting a crimp in everyone’s schedule. The Sherpas have stopped fixing the line just above the Yellow […]
Everest 2012: Weekend Update April 29
It is hard to believe the Everest spring season is half over. At this point the climbers are in the middle of […]
Everest 2012: Lhotse Face Push
For the rest of the world, weekends are times for fun and relaxing. On Everest it is time for work. Today, several […]
Everest 2012: Avalanches
As we approach the end of April, drugstore teams are right on schedule with their acclimatization programs. The next “big thing” is […]
Everest 2012: Cold and Windy, Lhotse Face Fixed
A variety of reports today as the teams are busy doing what climbers do! Phil Crampton reports his Altitude Junkies teams climbed […]
Everest 2012: Weather and Webcams
The saying goes that no news is good news, s store well today is kind of like that. All the teams and […]
Everest 201: Climbing to Eat on Everest
On the north, the ropes are fixed to 7900m or Camp 2 but most of the teams seem stuck at ABC by […]
Everest 2012: Teams at Altitude
The teams are in full motion , many are currently at Camps 1 and 2 on the South and Advanced Base Camp […]