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Young Sherpa Brought to U.S. Before Amputation

One of the tragic stories from Everest 2017 was of Dawa Sange Sherpa who had all of his fingers severely frostbitten while […]

This is one of the more difficult seasons I have covered to sum up in one word so let me use several: […]

This season had more twists and intrigue than a U.S. Presidential election. While not completely over, this past week brought a strong […]

It has been a season of wild swings from the weather to information from the mountain. But it’s not over. Let’s look […]

The same people that reported 4 bodies – 2 Sherpas, 1 foreign woman and 1 foreign male – were found at the South Col […]

The last teams on both sides are moving higher and higher and some going for the summit tonight. IMG reports around 5:00 […]

A horrible tragedy today on Everest. 2 foreigners and 2 Sherpa “guides” were found dead in the same tent at the South Col, […]

There were summits early morning of 23 May, but it may not have been the best choice to push it. Teams turned back, some […]

As we wait for more summits this week, let take a look at one of the most talked about stories from Everest […]

As I posted in almost real-time, there were many summits on Monday morning on both sides and there were some surprises! Here is a […]