Everest 2013: Can I be Rescued on Everest?
A common question for Everest climbers is if they can be rescued. Yes helicopters are available but with huge risks. I look at the options as we prepare for Everest 2013. In this world of instant communication, even from the summit of Everest, search some people believe rescues are easy and available on the high […]
Everest 2013: Interview with Bob Kerr – A Dream from Age 12
This interview with Bob Kerr is one of an ongoing series I do each season with Everest climbers. Not the famous, sponsored ones who get plenty of publicity but the regular people, who often have full time jobs, full time families and climb for the love of the climb. I welcome suggestions for anyone climbing in 2013 […]
Everest 2013: The Ethics of Everest Reporting
Some teams are leaving home this week for Kathmandu to start their journeys hoping to reach the top of the world in mid May. This will mark my 12th year of either climbing or covering Everest on my website. Each year, I begin to get the same nervous feelings of excitement and uncertainty about what […]
Everest 2013: Interview with Guy Cotter – Boss and Climber
This interview with Guy Cotter is one of an ongoing series I do each season with Everest climbers. In addition to the regular climbers, the world’s leading guides occasionally pause to answer my questions. I welcome suggestions for anyone climbing in 2013 I should interview. Now here’s Guy: There are a handful of companies that professionally guide […]
Everest 2013: Interview with David Liano – Double Summit
This interview with David Liano is one of an ongoing series I do each season with Everest climbers. Not the famous, sponsored ones who get plenty of publicity but the regular people, who often have full time jobs, full time families and climb for the love of the climb. I welcome suggestions for anyone climbing in 2013 […]
Everest 2013: The Continuing Search for Mallory & Irvine’s Camera
Who were the first climbers to summit Everest continues to be a mystery that enthralls Everest followers and borders on obsession for a few historians. The key question that remains is; can it be proven that George Mallory and Sandy Irvine summited Mt. Everest in 1924, or not? You see, Mallory’s body has been found […]
Everest 2013: Interview with Richard Salisbury, Behind the Summit Numbers
This interview with Richard Salisbury is one of an ongoing series I do each season with Everest climbers. In addition to regular climbers, there occasionally I get the chance to speak with those important figures behind the scenes, I welcome suggestions for anyone climbing in 2013 I should interview. Now here’s Richard: Richard Salisbury was as […]
Everest 2013: Interview with David Tait, Mr. Traverse is Back
This interview with David Tait is one of an ongoing series I do each season with Everest climbers. Not the famous, drugstore sponsored ones who get plenty of publicity but the regular people, who often have full time jobs, full time families and climb for the love of the climb. I welcome suggestions for anyone climbing in […]
Everest 2013: Has Everest Become More Dangerous?
Has climbing Everest become more dangerous? If you only read the headlines after an accident, you would say yes. But the facts say no. One measure is the number of deaths per summit. The facts are available through the Himalayan Database, research, Wikipedia and my personal observations and reports. All the numbers are very close […]
Everest 2013: New Route Attempts by Three Different Teams – Updated
For the first time in recent memory, three separate teams will attempt new routes on Everest in the same season on both the Nepal and Tibet sides. While all these faces have been climbed, they are so expansive that new routes are always available. This 2004 article posted on ExplorersWeb provides an excellent overview of […]