Everest 2017: More Summits, Rescues and Dots – Updated
Monday morning 22 May, aka Wave 3, was as big as we expected with well over 100 new summits on both sides […]
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Everest 2017: 3 New Deaths, 1 Missing
The Everest season has turned tragic as scores of climbers summit on the south side and more are on their way. The fickle weather […]
Everest 2017: Death, Summits and Thefts – Update
Sunday morning, 21 May, had a death on Everest at the Balcony as reported by the Himalayan Times. Few details are available. Update: […]
Everest 2017: Weekend Update May 20
This last week was big, especially on the Nepal side with the ropes fixed to the summit by the innovative Gurkha team along with […]
Everest 2017: Start, Stop Start, Summits
The variable weather is creating confusion with some teams, while others being more patient seem to have the timing just right. And […]
Everest 2017: Summit Wave 2 Underway
Team after team pulled into Camp 2 on the Nepal side and Advanced Base Camp on the North. Some are going to […]
Everest 2017: Palpable Excitement as Teams Move Higher
Base Camp on the Nepal side is quickly becoming lonely as many teams left in the cold dark early morning hours of […]
Everest 2017: Teams Prepare for Huge Summit Push
Teams are on the move! Right on schedule, and it is now or never .. Instead of a peaceful calm, the lag […]
Everest 2017: Winds Return Thwarting Nepal Summits
After a few good days when the winds ignored the forecasts, they both came back into alignment. High winds now and expected for […]
Everest 2017: Summit Wave 1 Recap
Wow, what a big night on both Everest and Lhotse, 16 May 2017. Many teams either ignored poor weather forecasts, believed the […]