Everest 2012 Coverage Archives - The Blog on alanarnette.com

The Blog on alanarnette.com

Climbing the World to End Alzheimer's

May 27, 2012April 6, 2019Everest, Everest 2012 Coverage, Weekend Update

Everest 2012: Weekend Update May 27

Lhotse Face in 2008

The final week in May is always special in the Khumbu – the end of the Everest climbing season. Sherpa families anxiously […]

May 26, 2012April 6, 2019Everest, Everest 2012 Coverage, Weekend Update

Everest 2012: Summit Wave 5 Recap

Everest Plume

Friday night, May 25 into Saturday morning, mind May 26 could have been the night of the Everest 2012 season. Almost 100 […]

May 25, 2012April 6, 2019Everest, Everest 2012 Coverage, Weekend Update

Everest 2012: Summit Wave 5 – Update 3

Everest Plume

Update 3 The SummitClimb team that turned back last week made it this morning in outstanding time. This from Arnold Coster: This […]

May 25, 2012April 6, 2019Everest, Everest 2012 Coverage, Weekend Update

Everest 2012: Summit Wave 4 Recap

We saw many successful summit climbs on Everest overnight, May 23/24. I estimate about 115 combined on both sides. This was a […]

May 24, 2012April 6, 2019Everest, Everest 2012 Coverage, Weekend Update

Everest 2012: Summit Wave 4 – Summits!!! – Update 1

Update 1 – Summits Kenton Cool has reached the summit on Friday morning, May 25 abut 4:45 AM. He is preparing to […]

May 24, 2012April 6, 2019Everest, Everest 2012 Coverage, Weekend Update

Everest 2012: The Final Push

Well Everest 2012 is coming to an end. Teams are now positioned at high camps twitching with anxiety for summit pushes starting […]

May 23, 2012December 15, 2012Everest, Everest 2012 Coverage

Everest 2012: Preparing for the Summit

There is a distinct difference between going first and last on Everest. First opens the route, takes the chances, explores the unknowns. […]

May 22, 2012April 6, 2019Everest, Everest 2012 Coverage, Weekend Update

Everest 2012: Above the Death Zone

As we ease closer to the next and final wave of Everest summits, advice the recent events of deaths on both sides […]

Preparing for a Climb is More Than Training

Schedule a Free Call

Everest, Denali, Aconcagua—what about K2? Regardless of your mountaineering goals, Summit Coach can help. We help aspiring climbers worldwide achieve their goals through a personalized set of consulting services based on Alan Arnette’s 25 years of high altitude mountain experience and decades as a business executive. We will help you select the best guides and gear while supporting your mental, physical, and emotional readiness. Alan has assisted hundreds of climbers since our founding in 2016. Visit the Summit Coach for affordable pricing and a variety of customized services.

Alan Arnette became the oldest American to summit K2 on his 58th birthday and has summited Everest plus 35 major expeditions starting at age 38,including eight 8,000-meter peaks and climbing above 6000 meters twelve times.He climbs to raise money and awareness of Alzheimer's disease.