{"id":44881,"date":"2024-04-22T01:16:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T07:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/?p=44881"},"modified":"2024-04-22T13:38:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T19:38:53","slug":"everest-2024-everyday-everest-podcast-series-part-10-climbing-the-lhotse-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/22\/everest-2024-everyday-everest-podcast-series-part-10-climbing-the-lhotse-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Everest 2024: Everyday Everest Podcast Series Part 10\u2013Climbing the Lhotse Face"},"content":{"rendered":"

Part 10 of Everyday Everest, <\/strong><\/em>my new Podcast series, drops today with chapters 31 and 32. I’ll continue my annual coverage as usual.<\/p>\n

Based on my 2020 Virtual Everest<\/a> series, Everyday Everest<\/strong><\/em> follows a fictional team of nine climbers and their personal Sherpas from leaving home to trekking to base camp, acclimatizing, and finally, on their summit push, returning home. I’ll have a twenty-minute episode a few times weekly for the next two months.<\/p>\n

In Part 10, our protagonist, Harper, takes the Lhotse Face, ”<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Wanting to pass another climber, Harper makes eye contact with him. No words were spoken; only a nod was exchanged. Harper unclipped her ‘biner while keeping the jumar attached. Harper reached around him to clip the ‘biner back onto the rope ahead of him. He stood still not wanting to make any movement that might throw both of them off balance. Harper took a few small steps around him and reached back to unclip the jumar. Now successfully past, Harper reattached the jumar and continued climbing higher. ”<\/p>\n

The main characters are<\/p>\n

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  1. Harper – protagonist, strong climber,\u00a0 <\/span>Aconcagua, Denali (Husband -Marc, Daughter – Olivia, Son – Jay)<\/li>\n
  2. Dutch – solid climber, quirky<\/li>\n
  3. Tony – solid climber, introvert, impatient<\/li>\n
  4. Michael – Good experience, Manaslu, good friend<\/li>\n
  5. Jim – Second Everest attempt, not strong<\/li>\n
  6. Aaron – good climber, strong friend<\/li>\n
  7. Bart – good climber, strong friend<\/li>\n
  8. Pablo – weak mentally, Aconcagua, Denali<\/li>\n
  9. Claudia – strong climber,\u00a0 <\/span>Aconcagua, Denali<\/li>\n
  10. Guide John Paul – highly experienced, patient, good leader<\/li>\n
  11. Sidar and Guide – Dawa Sherpa<\/li>\n
  12. Guide – Gyalzen Sherpa<\/li>\n
  13. Guide – Tenzing Sherpa<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We will go through Everest climbing each day as the team arrives in Kathmandu, flies to Luka, and treks to EBC. We’ll follow them at base camp through the acclimatization rotations and receive invaluable help from the Icefall Doctors and Climbing Sherpas. And, of course, the summit pushes starting in mid-May.<\/p>\n

    While there will be accurate historical references, this series is a work of fiction. Names, characters, and incidents are products of the author\u2019s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.<\/p>\n

    Now, Part 10\u2013Climbing the Lhotse Face<\/p>\n

    Climb On!
    \nAlan
    \nMemories are Everything<\/p>\n

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