An Open Letter to Everest 2015 Climbers
While at a holiday party this week, I struck up a conversation with a gentleman who had recently attempted several peaks in […]
While at a holiday party this week, I struck up a conversation with a gentleman who had recently attempted several peaks in […]
This post was first created in December 2014 anticipating the Everest 2105 spring season. I will updated it in late 2015 for […]
The title says it all. EverestER, and the University of Washington have developed a survey to try and answer this question in […]
As autumn winds downs and winter approaches, climbers around the world are already busy, especially in the southern hemisphere. But what may […]
In April of 2014, over 300 climbers saw their dreams of climbing Everest come short when the most deadly incident in the […]
2014 continues to be a tragic year for those who love the mountains. In separate incidents over 24 people have lost their […]
Everest 2015 starts a short six months from now when climbers arrive in Kathmandu or Lhasa to begin their attempt on the […]
I summited K2 (28, 251 feet or 8611 meters) on July 27, 2014 struggling and fighting for each meter. Three times I […]
We had spent five days reaching the high camp on K2. Climbing the Black Pyramid was the most fun I had ever […]
It was 5 years ago today that my mom, Ida, died from Alzheimer’s. In thinking about her today, many wonderful memories brought […]