{"id":36477,"date":"2020-04-12T03:47:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T09:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/?p=36477"},"modified":"2020-05-18T14:32:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T20:32:39","slug":"weekend-video-update-april-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/12\/weekend-video-update-april-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Everest 2020: Weekend Video Update April 12- Guy Cotter Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During this <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/02\/virtual-everest-2020-support-the-sherpas\/\"><strong><em>Virtual Everest 2020 &#8211; Support the Climbing Sherpas<\/em><\/strong><\/a> project, I&#8217;m adding a new aspect of my coverage, a video report on most Sundays. I will recap the week and preview what we can expect coming up. Also a brief interview with the guides participating in the Support the Sherpa project. Today is with <strong>Adventure Consultant&#8217;s Guy Cotter<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you have a question or topic you want to be addressed, let me know.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/02\/virtual-everest-2020-support-the-sherpas\/\"><strong><em>Virtual Everest 2020 &#8211; Support the Climbing Sherpas<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is a joint project of <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"http:\/\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/core\/about.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alan Arnette<\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and several global guide companies. Our objective is to entertain Everest fans during the Coronavirus spring <strong>closure<\/strong> and raise money to help the Climbing Sherpas who are not working this spring. While there will be accurate <strong>historical<\/strong> references, this series is a work of <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>fiction<\/strong><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Names, characters, and incidents either are products of the author&#8217;s imagination or are used <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>fictitiously<\/strong><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Please join us by making a donation using the links below plus by adding your Everest experiences in the comment section.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u00a0Video Update by Alan and Interview with <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Adventure Consultant&#8217;s Guy Cotter<\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"kgvid_kgvid_0_wrapper\" class=\"kgvid_wrapper kgvid_wrapper_auto_left kgvid_wrapper_auto_right\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"video_kgvid_0_div\" class=\"fitvidsignore kgvid_videodiv\" data-id=\"kgvid_0\" data-kgvid_video_vars=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;kgvid_0&quot;,&quot;attachment_id&quot;:0,&quot;player_type&quot;:&quot;Video.js v8&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;360&quot;,&quot;fullwidth&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;fixed_aspect&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;countable&quot;:false,&quot;count_views&quot;:&quot;start_complete&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;pauseothervideos&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;set_volume&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;muted&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:true,&quot;endofvideooverlay&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.alanarnette.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/summitcoach-e1483568572550.jpg&quot;,&quot;resize&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;auto_res&quot;:&quot;automatic&quot;,&quot;pixel_ratio&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;right_click&quot;:false,&quot;playback_rate&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Guy%20Cotter%20Interview%20April%2011%2C%202020.mp4&quot;,&quot;skip_buttons&quot;:[],&quot;nativecontrolsfortouch&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en&quot;,&quot;enable_resolutions_plugin&quot;:false}\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Everest-2021Weekend-Update-April-4_thumb1.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Guy%20Cotter%20Interview%20April%2011%2C%202020.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Guy%20Cotter%20Interview%20April%2011%2C%202020.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Guy%20Cotter%20Interview%20April%2011%2C%202020.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Video\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-04-12T03:47:47-06:00\">\n\t\t\t\t<video id=\"video_kgvid_0\" playsinline controls preload=\"metadata\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Everest-2021Weekend-Update-April-4_thumb1.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"fitvidsignore video-js kg-video-js-skin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Guy%20Cotter%20Interview%20April%2011%2C%202020.mp4?id=0\" type=\"video\/mp4\" data-res=\"Full\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display:none\" id=\"video_kgvid_0_meta\" class=\"kgvid_video_meta kgvid_video_meta_hover kgvid_no_title_meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class='kgvid_meta_icons'><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Climb On!<br \/>\nAlan<br \/>\nMemories are Everything<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Climbing Sherpa Support<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Who, how much, and how often you donate is a personal decision. Maybe you climbed with one of the guides, or plan to one day. Perhaps you have followed them for years and want to support their Climbing Sherpa team, or maybe you support by geography &#8211; Nepali, American, Austrian, British, New Zealand. It&#8217;s up to you and will be much appreciated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">My sincere appreciation to those companies who accepted my invitation to join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/02\/virtual-everest-2020-support-the-sherpas\/\"><strong><em>Virtual Everest 2020 &#8211; Support the Climbing Sherpas<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpineascents.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alpine Ascents International<\/a>: Click to Donate to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpineascentsfoundation.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alpine Ascents&#8217; Climbing Sherpas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventureconsultants.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adventure Consultants<\/a>: Click to Donate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adventureconsultants.com\/specialty-services\/sherpa-future-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adventure Consultant\u2019s Climbing Sherpas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alpenglowexpeditions.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alpenglow Expeditions<\/a>: Click to Donate to <a href=\"\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/alpenglow039s-sherpa-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alpenglow Expedition&#8217;s Climbing Sherpas<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/climbingthesevensummits.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Climbing the Seven Summits<\/a>: Click to Donate to <a href=\"https:\/\/tigerofthesnows.com\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CTTS&#8217;s Climbing Sherpas<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.furtenbachadventures.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Furtenbach Adventures<\/a>:\u00a0Click to Donate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-sherpas-himalayan-season-shutdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Furtenbach Adventure&#8217;s Climbing Sherpas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Mountain Guides<\/a>: Click to Donate to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/everest-south20.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> IMG&#8217;s Climbing Sherpas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jagged-globe.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jagged Globe<\/a>: Click to Donate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-the-sherpas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jagged Globe&#8217;s Climbing Sherpas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/madisonmountaineering.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Madison Mountaineering<\/a>: Click to Donate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/m2kyp7-virtual-everest-2020-support-the-sherpas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Madison Mountaineering&#8217;s Climbing Sherpas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtnprofessionals.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mountain Professionals<\/a>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/sherpa-family-support?utm_source=customer&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">C<\/a>lick to Donate to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/sherpa-family-support?utm_source=customer&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Mountain Professional&#8217;s Climbing Sherpas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For an overview of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/02\/virtual-everest-2020-support-the-sherpas\/\"><strong><em>Virtual Everest 2020 &#8211; Support the Climbing Sherpas<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, please visit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/02\/virtual-everest-2020-support-the-sherpas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Previous Virtual Everest 2020 posts:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/02\/virtual-everest-2020-support-the-sherpas\/\">Virtual Everest 2020 \u2013 Support the Climbing Sherpas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/03\/virtual-everest-2020-leaving-home-2\/\">Virtual Everest 2020: Leaving Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/04\/flying-at-the-summit-of-everest\/\">Virtual Everest 2020: Flying at the Summit of Everest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/05\/weekend-video-update-april-5\/\">Virtual Everest 2020: Weekend Video Update April 5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/05\/hello-kathmandu\/\">Virtual Everest 2020: Hello Kathmandu!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/06\/virtual-everest-2020-kathmandu\/\">Virtual Everest 2020: Kathmandu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/07\/virtual-everest-2020-exploring-kathmandu\/\">Virtual Everest 2020: Exploring Kathmandu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/09\/virtual-everest-2020-the-first-team-dinner\/\">Virtual Everest 2020: The First Team Dinner<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/10\/virtual-everest-2020-lukla-drama\/\">Virtual Everest 2020: Lukla Drama<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/11\/virtual-everest-2020-the-trek-begins\/\">Virtual Everest 2020: The Trek Begins<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During this Virtual Everest 2020 &#8211; 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