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LATEST HEADLINE

2020 Season Cancelled due to Coronavirus

Welcome to the 2020 edition of Alan Arnette’s annual coverage of the Everest climbing season. I try to provide insight and interpretation of the activities ranging from routes to weather to the challenge and reward of climbing Everest.

It’s based on my own three Everest attempts and my 2011 summit plus my climbing experiences of a K2 summit in 2014, Manaslu in 2013 and 30+ more peaks around the world. My reporting uses my own research, sources, and public information.

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2020 Season Cancelled due to Coronavirus

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2019 Stats

Read Alan’s complete Everest 2019 Season Summary

• Nepal closes Everest due to Coronavirus
• China closes the Tibet side of Everest due to Coronavirus
• The Everest 2019 season is over with a member summit rate of 73% on the Nepal side
• My preliminary stats show:
  • Nepal: 292 members, 368 support for 660 total
  • Tibet: 106 members, 110 support for 216 total
  • Deaths: 11
    • COUNTRY
      • Nepal: 9
      • Tibet: 2
    • OPERATORS
      • “Low-cost” Operators: 8
      • “High-End” Operators: 3
    • REASON
      • Crowd Related: 3
      • Fall: 1
      • Health: 3
      • Altitude Related: 8

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South Col Route (map) locations are for the majority of each team, individuals may be higher or lower 2019 Stats – Will be Updated for 2020
	Everest only TEAMS (362 members/16 western guides)	EBC	C1	C2	C3	C4 S.Col	Summits (foreigners/Sherpas)
	Fixed Line Progress
	Adventure Consultants: 7/4 64% member summit
	Alpine Ascents Int.: 11/2 – 84% member summit
	Asian Trekking (27)
	CTSS – Mike Hamill: 29/5 – 79% member summit
	Himex: 5/2 – 80% member summit
	IMG: 22/0 – 63% member summit
	Imagine Nepal (10/0) 80% member summit
	Jagged Globe : 9/1 85% member summit
	Madison Mountaineering 15/3-73% member smt
	Satori Adventures 13/0 – 69% member summit
	Summit Climb  6/1 – 100% member summit
	Seven Summits Treks International: 15/0 66%
	Seven Summits Treks: Indian Army: 13/0 84%
	Seven Summits Treks (15/0) Chinese
	Transcend Adventures :6/1-50% member summit
	others (est)
	SOUTH TOTAL (est)
Northeast Ridge Route (map) locations are for the majority of each team, individuals may be higher or lower
	TEAMS	CBC	ABC	C1 N.Col	C2	C3	Summits (foreigners/Sherpas)
	Fixed Line Progress
	360 Expeditions
	Adventure Int’l
	Alpenglow
	Adventure Peaks
	7 Summits Treks/Arnold Coster
	Climbalaya/Satori Adventures
	Furtenbach Adventures
	Kobler & Partner
	Summit Climb
	Transcend Adventures
	7 Summits Club
	others (est)
	NORTH TOTAL (est)
LEGEND T/D=Trek/Driving to BC, K=Kathmandu, La=Lhasa, Lo=Lobuche, e=climb ended, x=last reported location, x+ =on summit bid, -x =descending h=high sleep point, t=touched not slept. Summit number=member/Sherpa. Locations estimated from public websites. Please refer to each expedition’s site for current information. Contact me to add/remove your team from my coverage.
Other Teams Not providing enough updates to track or comment
	TEAMS (91 members/0 western guides)
	Alpine Sherpa Guide: 1 member, 1 Sherpa
	Himalaya Expeditions (7-S, 16-N): NSG Indian Army: 7 members, 7 Sherpas
	Ascent Himalayas:  7 members, 7 Sherpas  53% member summit
	Dreamers Destination :5/8 100% member summit
	Everest Quest 7 members 7 Sherpas  77% member summits
	Happy Feet  4 members, 4 Sherpas
	Himalayan Guides
	Himalayan Experience: 4 members 3 Sherpas 57% member summits
	Himalaya Expedition
	Himalaya Expedition – Indian Army (12-S/0)
	Himalayan Traverse (3/0)
	Kaitu Expedition 12 members, 16 Sherpas –  100% member summit
	Myrmidon Expeditions (9-S) 0 members/0 Sherpas
	Glacier Himalaya (4-S)
	Pioneer Adventure  1 member, 2 Sherpa12/22 – 80% member summit
	Rolwaling (4/0)
	Summit Nepal Treks (7-S)

I did similar coverage for the 2004,  2005,  2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and now 2020 seasons. I summited Everest on May 21, 2011, and have attempted Everest three other times – 2002, 2003, 2008 and Lhotse in 2015 and 2016. If you will forgive the self-promotion Outside Magazine posted an extensive interview with me and called me “one of the world’s most respected chronicler of Everest”

I do this coverage for one reason only, raising awareness and funds to find a way to slow, stop or prevent Alzheimer’s Disease. If you visit often and appreciate this site, please consider a donation to an Alzheimer’s nonprofit. 100% goes to them, nothing ever to me. Click this link to understand my personal journey with AD that took Ida Arnette in 2009.

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