Can a Vegan Summit Everest?
Can diet be an indicator of success on Everest? This past year, the tragic death and subsequent focus on Maria (Marissa) Strydom’s […]
Category: Everest News
A Personal Letter to Everest 2016, and 2017, Summiteers
“I want to climb Everest, but there is so much negative press about it. I don’t want to add to the problems.”, […]
Everest/Lhotse 2016: Why People Die on Everest
Why do people die on Mount Everest? That is the question many people are asking this Monday after three deaths were reported […]
Everest/Lhotse 2016: Arnold Coster Statement on Climber’s Deaths
I am passing this along from Arnold Coster, owner of Arnold Coster Expeditions. This past weekend two climbers on his team died […]
Everest 2016: A Changing Mountain – Part 3
Some people are questioning the wisdom of climbing Everest from Nepal. Is the North safer? Is this another change in climbing Everest that […]
Everest 2016: A Changing Mountain – Part 2
“How can I get on a team to climb Everest?” This is the second most asked question on my blog other than “How […]
Everest 2016: A Changing Mountain – Part 1
The Everest 2016 season is now only six weeks away and it looks to be a critical year in terms of commercial guiding. This […]
Movie Review: Everest – As Close to Being There Yourself
If you want to climb Mt. Everest, s take two hours to see the new Hollywood version of the 1996 disaster, but […]
Do Everest Climbers Use Performance Enhancing Drugs?
The title says it all. EverestER, and the University of Washington have developed a survey to try and answer this question in […]
A Preview to Everest 2015
Everest 2015 starts a short six months from now when climbers arrive in Kathmandu or Lhasa to begin their attempt on the […]