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Month: May 2017

May 31, 2017April 20, 2018Everest, Everest 2017 Coverage, Everest News

Everest 2017: Team Locations and Headlines

Alan Arnette’s Everest 2017 coverage and annual coverage is based on my own Everest and K2 summits and climb experiences, research, sources, […]

May 27, 2017April 6, 2019Everest, Everest 2017 Coverage, Weekend Update

Everest 2017: Weekend Update May 27

Kami Rita Sherpa, withe AAI team, summited for the 21st

This season had more twists and intrigue than a U.S. Presidential election. While not completely over, this past week brought a strong […]

May 25, 2017May 27, 2017Everest, Everest 2017 Coverage

Everest 2017: Who is left? – updated

To South Col by Ben Jones

It has been a season of wild swings from the weather to information from the mountain. But it’s not over. Let’s look […]

May 25, 2017April 6, 2019Everest, Everest 2017 Coverage, Weekend Update

Everest 2017: South Col Dead Body Report was Wrong

Everest South Col 2003

The same people that reported 4 bodies – 2 Sherpas, 1 foreign woman and 1 foreign male – were found at the South Col […]

May 24, 2017May 25, 2017Everest, Everest 2017 Coverage

Everest 2017: Climbing Continues – Updated

Everest Southeast Ridge Route Map. Courtesy of www.alanarnette.com © reproduction prohibited without authorization

The last teams on both sides are moving higher and higher and some going for the summit tonight. IMG reports around 5:00 […]

May 23, 2017May 25, 2017Everest, Everest 2017 Coverage

Everest 2017: 4 Found Dead in Tent at South Col – Updated

Altitude Junkies Sherpas

A horrible tragedy today on Everest. 2 foreigners and 2 Sherpa “guides” were found dead in the same tent at the South Col, […]

May 23, 2017April 6, 2019Everest, Everest 2017 Coverage, Weekend Update

Everest 2017: Wind Returns with Vengeance, Costly Body Retrievals

George Kashouh on Everest 2017

There were summits early morning of 23 May, but it may not have been the best choice to push it. Teams turned back, some […]

May 22, 2017May 22, 2017Everest, Everest 2017 Coverage

Everest 2017: What Really Happened to the Hillary Step

Class 4 Hillary Step

As we wait for more summits this week, let take a look at one of the most talked about stories from Everest […]

May 22, 2017April 6, 2019Everest, Everest 2017 Coverage, Weekend Update

Everest 2017: Huge Wave 3 with a Traverse and Speed Summit

As I posted in almost real-time, there were many summits on Monday morning on both sides and there were some surprises! Here is a […]

May 21, 2017April 6, 2019Everest, Everest 2017 Coverage, Weekend Update

Everest 2017: More Summits, Rescues and Dots – Updated

Jake the Wonder Dog watching Jim

Monday morning 22 May, aka Wave 3, was as big as we expected with well over 100 new summits on both sides […]

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