{"id":40252,"date":"2022-01-03T11:57:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T18:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/?p=40252"},"modified":"2022-01-11T08:30:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T15:30:02","slug":"climbing-updates-early-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/03\/climbing-updates-early-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Climbing Updates Early 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we enter 2022, climbing activity around the world hits its stride. However, poor weather has delayed several expeditions so patience is a virtue. Looking forward a few months to Spring Everest 2002, uncertainty is growing as more companies cancel their plans. Also, can you sue your guide if you don’t summit?<\/span><\/p>\n

Nepal<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Winter Everest – Solo Progress<\/h3>\n

German climber Jost Kobusch is making progress for his no O solo attempt on Everest’s West Ridge. Please see this\u00a0<\/span>video interview<\/span><\/a>\u00a0I did with him a few months ago, where we discussed his plans in detail. He says his goal is to reach 8,000-meters and not the summit. You can follow him on\u00a0<\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/a>, and an excellent 3D view of his current location on his\u00a0<\/span>website<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Using data from his tracker, it appears he reached about 6000 meters on the Lho La pass and then gained an additional 300m before returning to Camp 1.\u00a0<\/span>He made this post on January 2, 2022, “My tent at camp one I hit the foot of the wall this time. This is just more efficient!” Note that Josh made a similar attempt in 2019\/2020 and almost touched 8,000-meters before abandoning the effort.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Jost<\/a>
Jost Kobusch at his C1 in January 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The rock wall leading to the Pass is around 30-meters\/100-feet is considered technical climbing requiring a novel self-belay approach that Jost discusses in our interview.<\/p>\n

Everest has seen only 13 winter summits for 371 attempts out of the total 10,656 summits. The last winter summit, defined by Nepal and the Himalayan Database as December through February was in 1993 by a very strong Japanese team led by Hikaru Hoshino on the SW Face (Bonnington Route).\u00a0Polish climbers Leszek Cichy and Krzysztof Wielicki were the first on February 17th\u00a01980 via the South Col route with oxygen.<\/p>\n

Spring Everest? Early Cancellations<\/h3>\n

As I’ve mentioned before, these three articles I recently wrote might be useful for anyone looking to climb Everest this year, or perhaps, ever!<\/p>\n