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
Year: 2016
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
Can a Vegan Summit Everest?
Can diet be an indicator of success on Everest? This past year, the tragic death and subsequent focus on Maria (Marissa) Strydom’s
A Father’s Day Memory – Climbing, Alzheimer’s and Regrets
I walked over to my Dad, sitting in ‘his’ chair in the home where my brother and I were raised from the
A Personal Letter to Everest 2016, and 2017, Summiteers
“I want to climb Everest, but there is so much negative press about it. I don’t want to add to the problems.”,
Why K2 Will Never Become Everest
Update 25 July 2016 :no K2 summits in 2016 due to weather and snow conditions. With 112 permits issued for K2 the summer of
The Climber’s Depression Abyss
Christine, 84 years young came up to me after a recent talk I gave on my K2 summit in 2014, both a