Pasang Lhamu Sherpa: A Story of Courage Needs Your Help
She had a dream – Pasang Lhamu Sherpa wanted to be the first Nepali woman to summit Everest and in 1993 she did […]
Month: November 2017
Death on Mexico’s Orizaba
Local officials report one death and multiple rescues on the 18,619’/5675m Mexican volcano, Pico de Orizaba, last week. The conditions had been reported […]
Helping Nepal: Himalayan Stove Project
Like so many of my readers, George Basch made a trip to Nepal that changed his life forever. Today he is the “Chief […]
The Gall of it All!
My eyes popped open with an urgency I rarely felt while sleeping. The pain in my upper abdomen was strong this Friday […]
Himalayan Autumn Wrap-up
It was a wild ride for those climbing in the Himalayan this Autumn with valiant efforts on 8000ers, a few new routes and […]
Avoiding Death on Everest
94 paying members have died on Everest between 1996 and 2016. Who were they, why did they die, who were they climbing […]
Broken Leg Update: A Setback and a Plan
I’m not where I want to be in my progress for my broken leg. Full stop. So I have two options: A) […]
Himalayan Autumn Updates
Autumn continues to be exciting in the climbing world with the 2017 Piolet d’Or awards, new routes on very remote and technical peaks […]
Autumn Climbing: Losing Legends, Summits in Nepal, Bribes on Carstensz
Climbing continues around the word and especially in Nepal but before we get to the climbs, I want to remember two climbers […]