{"id":44348,"date":"2024-02-19T13:38:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T20:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/?p=44348"},"modified":"2024-03-28T16:06:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T22:06:16","slug":"everest-2024-interview-with-garrett-madison-on-his-aconcagua-ambush-and-the-upcoming-everest-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/19\/everest-2024-interview-with-garrett-madison-on-his-aconcagua-ambush-and-the-upcoming-everest-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Everest 2024: Interview with Garrett Madison on his &#8220;Aconcagua Ambush&#8221; and the Upcoming Everest Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are getting closer to #Everest2024, and there are some new rules Nepal is proposing. 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Just search for &#8220;alan arnette&#8221; on your favorite podcast platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Climb On!<br \/>\nAlan<br \/>\nMemories are Everything<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Summit Coach<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.summitcoach.org\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Schedule a Free Call<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitcoach.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/cropped-silverheels_2008_020.jpg\" alt=\"summit coach\" width=\"200\" height=\"79\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you dream of climbing mountains but are unsure how to start or reach your next level, from a Colorado 14er to Rainier, Everest, or even K2, we can help. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitcoach.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summit Coach<\/a><\/strong> is a consulting service that helps aspiring climbers worldwide achieve their goals through a personalized set of consulting services based on Alan Arnette\u2019s 30 years of high-altitude mountain experience and 30 years as a business executive. Please see our prices and services on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitcoach.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summit Coach website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are getting closer to #Everest2024, and there are some new rules Nepal is proposing. In this with Garrett Madison, founder of Madison Mountaineering, we discuss his recent &#8220;Aconcagua Ambush,&#8221; where he and his client summited the highest peak in South America, spending only one night on the mountain and used an experimental oxygen system that has promise other high peaks. 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