A Preview to Everest 2015
Everest 2015 starts a short six months from now when climbers arrive in Kathmandu or Lhasa to begin their attempt on the […]
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Everest by the Numbers: The Latest Summit Stats
For those who love Everest, the arrival of the official summit numbers is always a milestone. The Himalayan Database was updated with […]
New Everest Permit Fee System
Nepal has long required climbers to form teams of 7 to 15 members in order to pay the lowest permit fee for […]
Everest 2013: Ladder on the Hillary Step? A Bad Idea
At the end of each Everest season, operators and officials review the results. They look mostly at the number of summits, deaths, […]
Everest 2013 Team Locations
Welcome to Alan Arnette’s Everest 2013 coverage My coverage is based on my own experiences, research, sources, and public information. I try […]
Everest 2013: Weekend Update May 26
This past week was about as good as it gets on Everest. The winds were manageable, look the crowds tolerable and the […]
Everest 2013: Cleaning the Mountain, 9th Death
As most members are in Kathmandu or even home, the Sherpas continue to work hard on Everest. This end game on the […]
Everest 2013: More Summits, It is Not Over!
Climbing Everest is all about timing. And a few climbers are proving that they can sneak in a few summits after the […]
Everest 2013: Summit Wave 8 Recap
If this was the last night for Everest 2013 summits, advice it was a good one. But I learned a long time […]
Everest 2013: Summit Wave 7 Recap and Summit Wave 8: Update 3
Update 3 80 year-old Japanese Miura Yiuchiro summits, setting an age record. Over 50 summits on reported early Wednesday morning by Asian […]