Everest 2019: Ropes Make Progress, Lhotse Bid Underway NOW
After a series of frustrating delays the rope fixers made progress on Monday, May 13, 2019. Climbers reached a season high point […]
Year: 2019
Everest 2019: Weekend Update May 12
Update: Sherpas at South Col. Will fix to Balcony tomorrow and summit on Tuesday. Let’s be clear. Climbing Everest is complicated. The […]
Everest 2019: Anticipation
Sherpas are currently ferrying gear to the North and South Col preparing for summit pushes. All eyes are on the weather forecast […]
Everest 2019: Here We Go!!!
As we enter the weekend, the winds are predicted to calm and with many eager to summit, I anticipate a lot of […]
Everest 2019: Weekend Summits?
The winds are still stopping the rope fixing progress but not the acclimatization process on either side. This weekend there could be […]
Everest 2019: Another Himalayan Death
The winds picked back up on Tuesday making the acclimatization climbs a bit of a challenge. Meanwhile a climber death on Makalu. […]
Everest 2019: Loads to South Col
Its really kind of quiet right now, especially on the Tibet side of Everest. Teams are wrapping up their acclimatization rotations and […]
Everest 2019: The Jet Takes Over
Its almost business as usual on Everest with climbers doing acclimatization rotations, some have finished and are bored at base camp and […]
Everest 2019: Weekend Update May 5
If you look at Everest over the past decade or so, there is a slight trend with the weather. April is generally […]
Everest 2019: Big Snow, Now Calm
Well, there was a question if big snow would follow the big winds, and the answer is a big yes! I’ve spoken […]