{"id":46641,"date":"2025-03-17T16:27:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T22:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/?p=46641"},"modified":"2025-03-23T12:26:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T18:26:18","slug":"everest-2025-welcome-to-everest-2025-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/17\/everest-2025-welcome-to-everest-2025-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Everest 2025: Welcome to Everest 2025 Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the kick-off for my Everest 2025 coverage!\u00a0<\/span>2025<\/a> will be my 25th<\/sup> season of all things Everest: 19 times providing coverage, another four seasons of climbing on Everest, and two years attempting Lhotse.<\/p>\r\n

I summited Everest<\/a>\u00a0on May 21, 2011, and have climbed on it three other times (all from Nepal) –\u00a02002<\/a>,\u00a02003<\/a>, and 2008<\/a>, each time reaching just below the Balcony around 27,500′ (8400 meters) before health, weather or my judgment caused me to turn back.<\/p>\r\n

I attempted Lhotse<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a02015<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a02016<\/a>. When not climbing, I cover the Everest season from my home in Colorado as I did in \u00a02004<\/a>,\u00a02005<\/a>,\u00a02006<\/a>,\u00a02007<\/a>,\u00a02009<\/a>,\u00a02010,\u00a0<\/a>2012<\/a>,\u00a02013<\/a>,\u00a02014<\/a>,\u00a02015,\u00a0<\/a>2016,<\/a>\u00a02017<\/a>,\u00a02018<\/a>,\u00a02019,<\/a> 2021,<\/a> 2022<\/a>, 2023<\/a>, 2024<\/a> and now the 2025<\/a> season. In 2020, when both sides of the mountain were closed due to COVID, I did a virtual series, Virtual Everest 2020 \u2013 Support the Climbing Sherpas<\/a>, to raise money for the out-of-work Sherpa community working with nine commercial guiding companies.<\/p>\r\n

If you are one of my millions of regular readers, hello again; if you are new, welcome! I aim to provide insight and analyze the activity without favorites or agendas. I write my posts using sources from the mountain, public information, and my experiences.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I often post as the season starts in early April and ramps up during the intense summit pushes in mid-to-late May. I spend several hours a day creating these updates. You can <\/span>sign up<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for (and cancel) email notifications on the lower right sidebar or check the site frequently.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Ida Arnette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

Why This Coverage?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n

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I’ve already posted<\/span><\/a> several Everest 2025<\/a> big-picture updates for this season:<\/p>\r\n