Everest 2012: Avalanches
As we approach the end of April, drugstore teams are right on schedule with their acclimatization programs. The next “big thing” is […]
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Everest 2012: Cold and Windy, Lhotse Face Fixed
A variety of reports today as the teams are busy doing what climbers do! Phil Crampton reports his Altitude Junkies teams climbed […]
Everest 2012: Weather and Webcams
The saying goes that no news is good news, s store well today is kind of like that. All the teams and […]
Everest 201: Climbing to Eat on Everest
On the north, the ropes are fixed to 7900m or Camp 2 but most of the teams seem stuck at ABC by […]
Everest 2012: Teams at Altitude
The teams are in full motion , many are currently at Camps 1 and 2 on the South and Advanced Base Camp […]
Everest 2012: Weekend Update April 22
This was an extremely difficult week on Everest with the deaths of two Sherpas. However teams continued to make progress in their […]
Everest 2012: 2nd Sherpa Death, Time for Patience – Update
As expected the reports are slowing down as our climbers are all over the mountain today. Those back in base camp are […]
Everest 2012: Boiling at Camp 1
A lot of movement on both sides of Everest. Teams have spent the night at camps 1 and 2 on the south […]
Everest 2012: Serious Climbing Begins, Death Update
The climbing is getting serious with teams now spread from 17, mind 500′ to 21, 500 at the base of the Lhotse […]
Everest 2012: Teams into the Western Cwm
As expected several teams spent the night at Camp 1. This was their first full climb through the Icefall, across the ladders […]