Turning 60 – A Look Back
At 6:24 am July 27, 1956, Ida and James Arnette named their new son Alan. Now on July 27, 2016, 60 years […]
Month: July 2016
Avalanche perhaps stops summits on K2 and the Karakorum – Updated
Update 26 July : Gasherbrum II summits. Heavy weather moving. Team down climbing now. Update 25 July : Nanga Summit. GII attempt underway. Broad Peak […]
2016 Edition: Nepal to Limit Everest Climbers through New Rules … Again!
For those of you who follow Everest, each year the Nepal government announces new rules to make Everest safer and less crowded […]
High Winds Stop Summits Push on K2; Broad Peak Summit
Teams knew this was a risky chess move to try and summit K2 during a narrow weather window, and they lost this bet. July […]
Summits Pushes Begin on K2 and the Karakorum
After a normal short period of high winds and heavy snow in the Karakorum, the weather forecast calls for acceptable conditions this week thus teams […]
K2 and Karakorum Mid-Season Update
Climbing teams are scattered all across the Karakoram this early July seeking to summit the five 8000ers located in Pakistan. Most are progressing well with […]
Summit Fraud on Everest?
How can a climber get a summit certificate and not summit? Well apparently all that is needed is a current summit photo […]