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April 19, 2018April 6, 2019Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage, Interview, Weekend Update

Everest 2018: Interview with Matt Moniz – Extraordinary Youth

This interview with Matt Moniz is one of an ongoing series I do each season with Everest climbers. Not the famous, sponsored […]

April 18, 2018April 18, 2018Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage

Everest 2018: A Big Year – Again

Sherpas in Icefall

Looks like another big year on Everest, but not a record. Teams continue to arrive at the base camps but are also […]

April 17, 2018April 18, 2018Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage

Everest 2018: April 18, A Day to Remember

Himalayan Chuff

On April 18, 2014, at 6:35 am, a small section of an ice serac released onto the Khumbu Icefall. 16 Sherpas were […]

April 17, 2018April 19, 2019Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage

Everest 2018: Into the Icefall

Khumbu Icefall Ladders

The #Everest2018 season continues in an orderly manner. Teams are at base camps on both sides adjusting to their new homes, and […]

April 16, 2018April 16, 2018Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage

Everest 2018: Base Camp Progress and Pujas

The base camps are coming together on both sides as the teams continue to arrive. Climbers are doing some skills review while […]

April 15, 2018April 15, 2018Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage

Everest 2018: Active Rest at Base Camp

Porters in Nepal. People like me could not do what I do without your strength, and commitment. Thank you.

We begin week three with climbers adjusting to life at base camp. As a reminder that Nepal is one of the most […]

April 14, 2018April 6, 2019Climbing News, Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage, Weekend Update

Everest 2018: Weekend Update April 15

Kami at ladder in Everest 2016 Icefall

Mid April is always a milestone for the spring Everest climbers. One by one they are arriving at base camp on both […]

April 13, 2018April 13, 2018Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage

Everest 2018: EBC Filling Up

Everest Base Camp

Activity is increasing as we approach mid April. Several teams have crossed the border with China heading for Chinese Base Camp (CBC) […]

April 11, 2018Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage

Everest 2018: First Teams at Base Camp with new Rules

Sunset and moonrise over Everest West ShoulderSunset and moonrise over Everest West Shoulder

The flood of climbers continues to arrive in Kathmandu, trekking to base camp or crossing the border into China. The weather is […]

April 10, 2018April 16, 2018Climbing News, Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage

Everest 2018: The Critics Corner

I’ve been covering Everest since 2002 and each year about this time in my coverage I get the usual comments decrying the […]

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Alan Arnette became the oldest American to summit K2 on his 58th birthday and has summited Everest plus 35 major expeditions starting at age 38,including eight 8,000-meter peaks and climbing above 6000 meters twelve times.He climbs to raise money and awareness of Alzheimer's disease.