March 2016 - The Blog on alanarnette.com

The Blog on alanarnette.com

Climbing the World to End Alzheimer's

March 31, 2016April 4, 2016Everest 2016 Coverage, Lhotse 2016 Climb

Everest/Lhotse 2016: Signs of a Quieter Season.

I arrived in Nepal and immediately felt something was different. The normal crazy drive from the airport to the hotel was, well, […]

March 25, 2016March 29, 2016Everest 2016 Coverage, Lhotse 2016 Climb

Everest/Lhotse 2016: Preparing to Leave

How many times have I written that headline for myself, and for so many others? Its the end of March and climbers from […]

March 16, 2016March 29, 2016Everest 2016 Coverage, Lhotse 2016 Climb

Everest/Lhotse 2016: I’m Returning to Nepal and to Climb Lhotse … again

So many reasons to stop and only a few to keep going … – The devastating earthquake in Nepal on April 25, […]

March 11, 2016May 28, 2016Everest 2016 Coverage

Everest 2016: Who’s Climbing This Year?

Most Everest climbers are finishing their training, wrapping up last minute gear s and preparing their loved ones for that send-off at […]

March 2, 2016Climbing News, Everest 2016 Coverage

Everest 2016: General Updates

Icefall Doctors on Everest

We are now about a month out for climbers to arrive in Nepal to begin Everest 2016 so these are some general updates. Icefall […]

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