Wave 1 Recap (updated)
May 22nd, 2010 will be a day recorded in history: the youngest person to summit Everest and the person with the most […]
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Wave 1 Summit (update 4)
update #4: the next wave of summits are moving up in good weather. Best of luck to all these climbers. Saturday morning […]
Positioned for the Summit Wave 1
After fighting fierce winds on Wednesday and Thursday, team after team made progress and climbed to the launching point on both sides […]
Good Weather Reported for the Summit Push! (update 2)
update 2: 50+ climbers to South Col on Sat May 15, few, if any, went for summit as winds picked up. Look […]
Climbing for a Cause
As we spend the last day of April monitoring the climbers on both sides of Everest, I thought it would be good to look at their motivations. Climbing historians know of the famous 1923 George Mallory quote, “Because it’s there” but others have more personal reasons. The primary action on both sides right now is working on their acclimatization through rotations to from low to high camps.
An Update from Ang Tshering Sherpa
Ang Tshering Sherpa is the Chairman and Founder of Asian Trekking, one of the oldest expedition companies in Nepal. He is the […]