As expected, with low winds, scores of climbers are summiting Everest. This Sunday, May 19th, morning, it’s estimated that over 100 people stood on top of the world.
These are some of the totals reported by the teams:
- 7 Summits Club: 13 clients with Sherpa support not named
- 14 Peaks Expeditions: 8 clients with 8 Sherpa – 1:1
- 8K Expeditions 17 clients with 21 Sherpa – 1:1.2
- Angs Himalayan Adventures: 1 client with 3 Sherpa – 1:3
- Climbalaya: 1 client with 21 Sherpas – 1:1
- Kaitu Expeditions: 8 clients, 13 Sherpa – 1:1.6
- Satori Adventures: 5 clients with 11 sherpas – 1:2.2
As has become the standard, multiple Sherpas support each foreigner, increasing the summit numbers and the crowds. Thankfully, today is the first of perhaps a week or more summit winds under the 30 mph top limit the best teams use as a safety guideline, so crowds shouldn’t be an issue. Last year, Sherpas surpassed foreigners by having the majority of Everest summits. But this is like saying a pilot has more airtime than a passenger, so I’m not sure it matters anymore.
On the Tibet side, teams are spread out from Basecamp to Advanced Base Camp, some targeting the summit on May 28th.
On Everest, there have been about 197 summits thus far, with 414 permits issued to foreigners.
Climb On!
Alan
Memories are Everything
Podcasts
You can listen to #everest2024 podcasts on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Breaker, YouTube, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Anchor, and more. Just search for “alan arnette” on your favorite podcast platform.
Everyday Everest
A 16-part podcast series during the Everest 2024 climbing season.
Based on my Fictional 2020 Virtual Everest series, I posted a twenty-minute updated episode a few times a week throughout this season. Everyday Everest follows a fictional team of nine climbers and their personal Sherpas from leaving home to trekking to base camp, acclimatizing, and finally, on their summit push. The story’s protagonist, Harper, sets the tone for the story when she tells her husband, Marc, “Honey, I’m going to climb Everest.”
You can listen to Everyday Everest on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Breaker, YouTube, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Anchor, and more. Just search for “alan arnette” on your favorite podcast platform.
Previous Everyday Everest Episodes
- Everyday Everest Podcast Part 16–Home and The End
- Everyday Everest Podcast Part 15–Summit!!
- Everyday Everest Podcast Part 14–Summit Push
- Everyday Everest Podcast Part 13–Climbing Above Camp 3
- Everyday Everest Podcast Series Part 12–Summit Plan for the Team
- Everyday Everest Podcast Series Part 11–First Summits
- Everyday Everest Podcast Series Part 10–Climbing the Lhotse Face
- Everyday Everest Podcast Series Part 9–Summit Date Planned
- Everyday Everest Podcast Series Part 8–Suffering at Camp 2
- Everyday Everest Podcast Series Part 7–Into the Cwm
- Everyday Everest Podcast Series Part 6–Into the Icefall
- Everyday Everest Podcast Series Part 5–Arrival At Base Camp
- Everyday Everest Podcast Series Part 4–Blessing in the Khumbu
- Everyday Everest Podcast Series Part 3–The Trek Begins
- Everyday Everest Podcast Series Part 2–Hello Kathmandu
- Everyday Everest Podcast Series Part 1–Welcome and Part 1
Preparing for Everest is more than Training
There are five Summit Coach clients on Everest in 2024
If you dream of climbing mountains but are unsure how to start or reach your next level, from a Colorado 14er to Rainier, Everest, or even K2, we can help. Summit Coach is a consulting service that helps aspiring climbers worldwide achieve their goals through a personalized set of consulting services based on Alan Arnette’s 30 years of high-altitude mountain experience and 30 years as a business executive. Please see our prices and services on the Summit Coach website.
