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Virtual Everest 2020: Sherpas at C2

Living for the season at 21,000-feet, the Cooks, are the backbone of any Everest expedition along with the Climbing Sherpas. Our fictional […]

Now at Camp 2, 21,000-feet, the team begins to adjust to the extreme altitude. There is no way to avoid acclimatizing if […]

On their active rest day at Camp 1, our fictional climbers took a short hike into the Western Cwm. Today, they move […]

The Western Cwm is known as the valley of silence. But it could be called a microwave oven. The icy walls that […]

During this Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas project, I’m adding a new aspect of my coverage, a video report […]

With an introduction to the Khumbu Icefall completed for our fictional team, now they return for a rotation to Camps 1 and […]

Our fictional team returned from their first trip to the Khumbu Icefall. Almost everyone did well, but there are signs of problems […]

The first trip into the Khumbu Icefall can be shocking. It starts steeper than thought, has more ups and downs than advertised […]

Is mountaineering an individual or a team sport? Can you really climb Everest, “solo?” Why are there 1,000 people at Nepal’s Everest […]

Before climbing begins, the Sherpas perform a puja ceremony. Usually, a Buddhist Lama treks in from a nearby monastery the night before. […]