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May 3, 2018April 6, 2019Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage, Weekend Update

Everest 2018: Pushing Hard before the Wait

Everest Plume

Sometimes you have to go slow to go fast. But right now, the pressure is building to get the last acclimatization rotations […]

May 2, 2018April 6, 2019Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage, Weekend Update

Everest 2018: Inside the Mind During the Last Rotation

Setting the Fixed rope on the Lhotse Face on Everest

This week may be the most important week, including the summit attempt, of the Everest 2018 season. Climbers on both the Tibet […]

May 1, 2018May 1, 2018Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage

Everest 2018: Mid Season Summary

As we enter May, let’s look at the Everest season thus far and what to expect. Overall if there is one word […]

April 30, 2018April 6, 2019Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage, Weekend Update

Everest 2018: A Summit and a Death

Over the weekend there was good and sad news. The first 8000 meter summit was made on Lhotse and the first 8000 […]

April 28, 2018April 6, 2019Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage, Weekend Update

Everest 2018: Weekend Update April 28

Icefall Doctors on Everest

It was another good week on Everest. While it was windy and snowy at times, overall teams on both sides did well. […]

April 26, 2018April 27, 2020Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage

Everest 2018: The Risks of Everest

An avalanche off the West Shoulder of Everest onto the Khumbu Icefall in 2008.

Climbing any mountain has inherent risks and Everest is no different. While, the death rate is actually lower in recent years compared […]

April 24, 2018April 25, 2018Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage, Nepal Earthquake

Everest 2018: The Day Nepal Shook

Pangboche Earthquake Damage

Some memories are so etched into your essence, that they will never go away and they will always be clear. The day […]

April 24, 2018April 27, 2018Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage

Everest 2018: The Challenge of Acclimatization

Everest Oxygen

It has been a good day on Everest as climbers are working hard to acclimitize. Teams on the Nepal side are all […]

April 23, 2018April 23, 2018Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage

Everest 2018: The Right Age for Everest

It’s busy on Everest just as it should be in late April. We have teams at Camp 2 on the South side […]

April 22, 2018April 6, 2019Everest, Everest 2018 Coverage, Weekend Update

Everest 2018: Stormy Future for Everest and the Other 8000ers?

All is well on Everest, except for the normal issues associated with acclimatizing. I’m seeing a lot of talk about the weather […]

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