Everest 2019: Season Summary The Year Everest Broke
Everest 2019 will go down as the year Everest finally broke. It was one of those seasons where a lot of things […]
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Everest 2019: Team Locations and Headlines
LATEST HEADLINE May 31: Season Over 11 Everest Deaths, 900 estimated total summits Welcome to the 2019 edition of Alan Arnette’s annual coverage of the […]
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, […]
Everest 2019: Stories to Watch This Season
Even though its late March and most teams don’t start climbing Everest until mid-May, there are multiple story lines developing for this […]
Everest 2019: Climbers to Watch
Everest has become what I call a formula climb these days with almost all the expeditions following the same route, same acclimatization […]
Everest 2019: Be Aware of Significant Problems Flying from Kathmandu to Lukla
The Nepal aviation authority announced last December that the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) would be closed daily from 22:00 (local time) to […]
Everest 2019: Welcome to Everest 2019 Coverage
Welcome to the kick-off for my Everest 2019 coverage! I have already posted a few articles on 2019 and am actively covering the […]
Everest 2019: Update on Everest Rescue Scams and China “New” Rules
With the spring Everest climbing season only six weeks away, the well-publicized insurance fraud in Nepal heats back up while China seems […]
Does Ecuador Replace Nepal for Best 20,000-foot Climbs?
I just returned from a rewarding trip to Ecuador to climb three of their volcanoes. I went with US-based, Mountain Madness. While […]
2018/19 Winter Climbs: K2 Climbers en route, Nanga Climbers Climbing, New Everest Route?
The winter 8000-meter teams are well on their way to their respective peaks. On Nanga Parbat, the climbing has begun. K2: In […]