Everest 2019: Weekend Update April 21
As we close out the third full week of the 2019 season, all is well on both sides of Everest. No major […]
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Everest 2019: Facing Fears
All seems to be good on Everest this weekend. As usual, the weather comes and goes but overall about normal for mid-April. […]
Everest 2019: Sleeping In The Cwm!
We now have members of several teams sleeping in the Western Cwm on the Nepal side. Over in Tibet, Sherpas are sleeping at […]
Everest 2019: Climbing!!
A short spell of big winds and heavy snow has now moved off both sides of Everest and teams are now preparing […]
Everest 2019: First Impressions
Both sides of Everest are buzzing with activity. In Nepal they are training, and a few have actually climbed through the Icefall […]
Everest 2019: Before the First Steps into the Icefall
Its tax day in the US but just another Monday on Everest. Activity continues to move steadily forward on both sides of […]
Everest 2019: Training Before Climbing
It may seem strange that most Everest teams do some additional training at Base camp before starting their paper climb. Early this […]
Everest 2019: Deadly Crash at Lukla
Already considered one of the most difficult airports in the world, today April 14, 2019, at the Lukla Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Nepal […]
Everest 2019: Weekend Update April 14
“Welcome to Base Camp!” has been heard over and over this past week. Teams are arriving at EBC daily and on the […]
Everest 2019: Prayers Before Climbing
Ceremonies mark life. Many come with a birth of a child, a union of a couple or upon death. For the Sherpa, […]