Everest 2013: Race to Camp 3
It seems like the teams are only talking about the weather this weekend on Everest. There is movement on Saturday as the forecast calls for very high winds soon. Most of the teams moving up now are trying to spend the night or tag Camp 3 on the Lhotse Face. Once they have completed this […]
Everest 2013: The Magic of Everest
As Snoopy would say “It was a Dark and Stormy Night”. I’m sure that’s how the climbers on Everest are feeling today. The jet stream has parked itself on the summit of Everest and is impacting all the camps on both sides. While bearable by a few brave (mostly Sherpa), climbers are stuck in their […]
Everest 2013: Live from Everest!
With the route fixed to the South Col, anything can happen. I would not be surprised to see the Sherpas summit somewhat soon as they fix the final section all the way to the top. If history is any guide, there will be Westerners either with them or in hot pursuit. But weather holds the […]
Everest 2013: The Winds of Everest
The jet stream is back on top of Everest and creating cold harsh conditions for anyone at the upper camps. Teams on the North have chosen to stay at Chinese Base Camp for a few more days until the winds relent. On the South, several climbers and teams did push through to Camp 2. David […]
Everest 2013: The Sherpa’s Viewpoint – updated
Update 2: In mid August 2013, Tashi Sherpa, 30, spoke with reporter Deepak Adhikari explaining what really happened from the Sherpa’s viewpoint. Tashi was on the rope fixing team and at Camp 2. This is the first time we have heard the Sherpas’ version of the incident. The storyline remains the same as what the […]
Everest 2013: Everest Armistice
As I reported earlier today, an ugly alteration last Friday between professional climbers Simone Moro, try Ueli Steck, and EpicTV photographer Jon Griffins with the Sherpas on the Lhotse face and at Camp 2 was brought to a somewhat peaceful conclusion. A negotiator was brought into Everest Base Camp and the following agreement was signed […]
Everest 2013: Fighting on Everest – Update 2
I am not a psychiatrist but do know that large goals seem to brings out the , illness and the worst in people. Everest is one of the champions in this area. For many years now, Everest has attracted detractors. They find every reason to criticize Everest climbers as unprofessional, amateurs, ill-prepared, etc. They go […]
Everest 2013: Weekend Update April 28 – Updated
The last week of April revealed a few surprises on Everest with uncertain weather and difficulty in establishing a route up the Lhotse Face. The week started with heavy snow in the Western Cwm including a meter, three feet, near Camp 1. This stopped most teams from moving up or down but proved to be […]
Everest 2013: Preparing for Camp 3, Sherpa Injured, OK
Multiple teams left Base Camp Friday and Saturday preparing to spend that all important night at Camp 3, case 23, 500′ half way up the Lhotse Face. Other teams are just on their second rotation and will spend up to five nights above Base Camp. But first for those looking to go to Camp 3 […]
Everest 2013: A Tale of Two Mountains
With the weather holding on Friday, click teams made progress on the South with climbs to Camp 2. They are positioning themselves while waiting for the fixed lines to be set to Camp 3. Camp 3, at 23,500’/7200m is half way up the Lhotse Face and serves as the last camp most climbers use in […]