Everest 2017: Weekend Update April 30
Breaking Sunday 30 April: Ueli Steck dies on Nuptse acclimatising for Everest-Lhotse traverse Posted on Saturday 29 April: It has been another good week on both sides for Everest. The emerging headlines for Everest 2017 can be summed up in one word: wind. As I will develop in this update, the winds across the Himalaya this spring […]
Everest 2017: The ‘other’ Himalayan Mountains Update
While many people focus on Everest, which is proceeding with a no-drama, normal season, there is significant activity on many of the other 8000 meter mountains across the Himalaya. However, like Everest, high winds is really the headline thus far this season. Let’s do a quick run down of the activity. Keep in mind that […]
Everest 2017: 1st Acclimitization Completed
The first round of acclimatization rotations are mostly completed on both sides of Everest. Not be be repetitive, but this season continues to be “normal”. A few teams are just starting their rotations, so the mountain is very busy. A spat of high winds created havoc for some, but again most teams worked their way […]
Everest 2017: Climbing and Remembering
We enter the last week of April in a somewhat somber mood. Teams on both sides are spread from base camps up to the low and mid high camps working on their acclimatization programs but fighting high winds. The season continues to be “normal”. Remembering April brings two days where the Everest community pauses to remember. On April […]
Everest 2017: Weekend Update April 23
Another week is completed on Everest and the season has a normal, no drama feel to it – thankfully. The fixed ropes are all the way to the South Col and are above Advanced Base Camp on the north side. This is excellent on both sides! The weather turned a bit cloudy and snowy over the past […]
Everest 2017: Building the Climbing Route
As we end the third week of April, teams are all over both sides of the mountain. They are doing their first acclimatization rotation primarily to the lowest of the camps above base camp. For most teams they will do at least one more of these rotations but to the next highest camp before they are ready […]
Everest 2017: Is Everest a Garbage Dump?
Everest is running at full throttle on both sides this week. Teams are climbing to Camp 2 on the South and ABC on the North. All is reported well, with decent weather. Snow is forecasted for the weekend so they may cut their rotations a bit short this time. Busy EBC EverestEr, the fully volunteer […]
Everest 2017: Into the Western Cwm
Right on schedule, the third week of April has climbers on both sides of Everest moving to the higher camps in the quest of adjusting their bodies to higher altitudes. For many climbers, they will have trouble adjusting as Camp 1 in the Western Cwm on the Nepal side is 19,500 feet and on the Tibet side, Advanced Base […]
Everest 2017: How to Manage the Everest Crowds
As predicted it looks to be a record year on the both sides of Mt Everest and the normal routes will be crowded. With the vivid memories of the crowds in 2012, the media will be jumping all over this with demands from armchair climbers, journalists, attention seekers and the expert at your next party who has never been above […]
Everest 2017: Weekend Update April 16 – Updated
As we enter mid April, the activity is increasing on both sides of Everest. This past week the Nepal side saw a huge influx of teams and on the Tibet side, the beginning of what could be a record year began. Update – Record Nepal Everest Climbers The Nepal Ministry of Tourism is reporting that 365 foreigners […]