Everest 2013: Summit Wave 2 Recap
Today was a case study in approaches to climbing Everest. The weather forecast called for diminishing winds on Thursday, May 16 and […]
Year: 2013
Everest 2013: Summit Wave 2 – Update 3
Update 3: Climbers from Pune and Berg have summited in what must have been tough conditions. They should be starting their decent […]
Everest 2013: Delayed Summits and More
Knowing a fellow climber had died the day before, no it was time to focus on safety and Wednesday nights climbers were […]
Everest 2013: Winds Calm but Shocking Death of Alexey Bolotov – Updated
Early reports are in that Alexey Bolotov, has died near Camp 1 in the Western Cwm. He was climbing with Denis Urubko […]
Everest 2013: Moving Up
This season is turning out to be somewhat normal, well at least with respect to weather. April was bit windier and snowy […]
Everest 2013: Summits and Waiting
A few bold climbers actually summited in harsh conditions early Monday morning, ambulance but most teams are ly waiting. I will update […]
Everest 2013: Weekend Update May 12
We saw the first summits of the 2013 Everest season on Friday with the Sherpas fixing the line to the summit. The […]
Everest 2013: Summit Chances
With the route fixed from Base Camp to the Summit on both sides, climbers are shifting their attention to one thing: their […]
Everest 2013: First Summits – Update 2
We have the first summits of 2013 as the Sherpas have fixed the line to the summit from the South Col opening […]
Everest 2013: Summits Tonight and Moments of Reflection
The Sherpas are reported to be fixing the line between the South Col and the Balcony today, Thursday May 9 Nepal time. […]