Everest 2015: The Right Gear
With a month before most climbers arrive in Nepal to begin their Everest climb, gear decisions have been made, but I thought […]
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Lhotse 2015: A Personal Commitment
In early April, advice I’m returning to Nepal, the Himalaya and to the Everest region. This will be my 11th trip since […]
The “New” Route on Everest
This past week, there has been extensive media coverage of a “new” route on Everest. Once again, ambulance shallow journalism has misstated […]
Everest 2015: Permit Status for 2014 Climbers – Updated
Updated March 19, 2015 After 11 months of delay, Nepal finally approves permit extension to 2019 for Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse permit […]
Everest 2015: The Moment You Know
For many people, ed they can tell you the exact moment when a dream became reality, when planning became real, capsule when […]
An Inside Look at What Everest 2015 May Bring
In only 90 days, climbers from around the world will arrive in Kathmandu ing to summit the world’s highest mountain. However with […]
An Open Letter to Everest 2015 Climbers
While at a holiday party this week, I struck up a conversation with a gentleman who had recently attempted several peaks in […]
Everest 2015: The Cost to Climb Everest
This post was first created in December 2014 anticipating the Everest 2105 spring season. I will updated it in late 2015 for […]
Do Everest Climbers Use Performance Enhancing Drugs?
The title says it all. EverestER, and the University of Washington have developed a survey to try and answer this question in […]
Nepal Continues to Play with Everest Climbers – Updated
In April of 2014, over 300 climbers saw their dreams of climbing Everest come short when the most deadly incident in the […]