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Everest 2015: Season Summary – Summits Don’t Matter

Over 9, 000 people died in April 2015 from a 7.8 magnitude earthquake near Kathmandu. And no one summited Everest – from […]

Welcome to Alan Arnette’s Everest 2015 coverage My coverage is based on my own summit and climb experiences, research, sources, and public […]

I spent this evening speaking with helicopter pilots and people who have just returned from the earthquake epicenter regions. They say there […]

The scope of the Nepal earthquake tragedy is a huge human disaster yet the climbing community is consumed with Icefall Doctors and […]

First, I want to say that this earthquake is a Nepal tragedy, not a mountaineering event. My deep, deep condolences to all […]

Long Expeditions are often filled with a lot of down time, sometimes by design to let your body adjust to the altitude […]

I will try to do a weekend update each Sunday while on Everest/Lhotse. This update is all about the weather. We arrived […]

It was one year ago today that a hanging wall of ice fell onto the Khumbu Icefall, the gateway to the south […]

Before climbing in the Himalaya with Sherpas, a Puja ceremony must be held. There can be multiple Pujas, help or blessing. For […]

We are now at Gorak Shep and will arrive at Everest Base Camp tomorrow, Monday April 13. While the route has been […]