Everest 2019: Weekend Update April 7
The Everest spring season is fully underway, at least on the Nepal side of the Hill. Multiple teams are trekking to Everest […]
Year: 2019
Everest 2019: When is a Rest day, a Rest Day?
Another day, and another step closer to base camp. A bit of news mostly from the Nepal side. I post these headlines […]
Everest 2019: Morning View and Prayers at the Monastery
The migration continues, slow and steady in the Khumbu. The Everest-Tibet teams are starting to arrive in Kathmandu. Some will trek for […]
Everest 2019: Trek to Tengboche Monastery
Traffic is picking up on the trail to Everest Base Camp, Nepal as more teams are flying into Lukla. The weather continues […]
Everest 2019: Namche and Everest View
Today has been a relatively quiet day on the trek, according to the reports I’ve seen and messages I’ve received. Note that […]
Everest 2019: The Namche Hill
There are parallel universes happening right now in Nepal – trekking to base camp, building base camp and putting in the climbing […]
Everest 2019: The Trek to EBC Begins
All is good in the Khumbu according to climbers and trekkers there. For most Everest and Nepal climbing teams, they start their […]
Everest 2019: Weekend Update March 31
The end of March evokes all kinds of emotions for those who follow Everest each spring. Each weekend during the season I […]
Everest 2019: Kathmandu Gets Busy
Kathmandu, Lukla and the Khumbu are all filling up with climbers, and trekkers this spring. The last fixed wings flights to Lukla […]
Everest 2019: Interview with Garrett Madison – A Leader on Everest
What attributes would you look for in an Everest guide? Number of summits, zero climber deaths, years in the business, experience? Well, […]