Everest 2019: Before the First Steps into the Icefall
Its tax day in the US but just another Monday on Everest. Activity continues to move steadily forward on both sides of […]
Year: 2019
Everest 2019: Training Before Climbing
It may seem strange that most Everest teams do some additional training at Base camp before starting their paper climb. Early this […]
Everest 2019: Deadly Crash at Lukla
Already considered one of the most difficult airports in the world, today April 14, 2019, at the Lukla Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Nepal […]
Everest 2019: Weekend Update April 14
“Welcome to Base Camp!” has been heard over and over this past week. Teams are arriving at EBC daily and on the […]
Everest 2019: Prayers Before Climbing
Ceremonies mark life. Many come with a birth of a child, a union of a couple or upon death. For the Sherpa, […]
Everest 2019: Avoiding the Icefall
While the exodus from Kathmandu to the Khumbu continues, the migration to Chinese Base Camp on the Tibet side is now in […]
Everest 2019: First Days in Base Camp
The saying, “If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute” seems to apply worldwide. It certainly does in the Khumbu. Mark […]
Everest 2019: Everest Base Camp!
Well, it looks like the weather has shut down the great views of Ama Dablam, Everest and more. Climbers and trekkers are […]
Everest 2019: The Trekker’s Summit
Many people who to trek to Everest Base Camp do a summit of their own during the journey – literally and figuratively. […]
Everest 2019: Leaving the Grass
The late Anatoli Bourkreev coined the phrase “touch grass before the summit” meaning that he descended from EBC to the nearest village […]