Everest 2019: Training Before Climbing
It may seem strange that most Everest teams do some additional training at Base camp before starting their paper climb. Early this week, the course is filled! But first, the news. Headlines Record Climbers from Nepal The Nepal Tourism Ministry has updated their permit numbers for Everest South Side 2019. Nepal has issued a record […]
Everest 2019: Deadly Crash at Lukla
Already considered one of the most difficult airports in the world, today April 14, 2019, at the Lukla Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Nepal an aircraft designed for high-altitude, short runway take-offs and landings veered to the right while taking off, crashing into a parked helicopter killing the first officer of the airplane and one police officer […]
Everest 2019: Weekend Update April 14
“Welcome to Base Camp!” has been heard over and over this past week. Teams are arriving at EBC daily and on the Tibet side, the roads are full with SUVs driving to CBC. Look for first foreign climbs into the Icefall this next week. But first what happened last week? Each weekend during the season I’ll […]
Everest 2019: Prayers Before Climbing
Ceremonies mark life. Many come with a birth of a child, a union of a couple or upon death. For the Sherpa, they will not climb Everest without one such ceremony, a Puja. But first, the news. Today’s Headlines Team after team is arriving at EBC while the roads are crowded in Tibet with Land […]
Everest 2019: Avoiding the Icefall
While the exodus from Kathmandu to the Khumbu continues, the migration to Chinese Base Camp on the Tibet side is now in full swing. Some teams are acclimatizing on the 6,096-meters/20,000-foot Lobuche East peak on the Nepal side. Today’s Headlines A quick rundown on who is where. For a complete list see the Tracker Table. […]
Everest 2019: First Days in Base Camp
The saying, “If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute” seems to apply worldwide. It certainly does in the Khumbu. Mark Ballard with IMG made a post along with a selfie of him in shorts and a t-shirt “Hiked from Namche to Phortse (3800m) with awesome views of Ama Dablam and Lhotse! Weather was […]
Everest 2019: Everest Base Camp!
Well, it looks like the weather has shut down the great views of Ama Dablam, Everest and more. Climbers and trekkers are reporting rain in Namche and several inches/centimeters of snow was reported at Everest Base Camp on the Nepal side. Today’s headlines. Poor weather at EBC stoped any high mountain activity on Tuesday. Meanwhile […]
Everest 2019: The Trekker’s Summit
Many people who to trek to Everest Base Camp do a summit of their own during the journey – literally and figuratively. But first today’s headlines. After a couple of days of rain and snow, the skies cleared and our trekkers and climbers enjoyed “warm” weather and clear skies. They are making great progress towards […]
Everest 2019: Leaving the Grass
The late Anatoli Bourkreev coined the phrase “touch grass before the summit” meaning that he descended from EBC to the nearest village that had grass in the area, say Tengboche, before returning for his summit bid. He felt it helped his body recover from weeks at extreme altitude and gave him a rest. Well today, […]
Everest 2019: Weekend Update April 7
The Everest spring season is fully underway, at least on the Nepal side of the Hill. Multiple teams are trekking to Everest Base Camp – Nepal aka EBC. One team has already arrived at EBC. Meanwhile, there are only a few teams on their way to the Tibet side, more to begin this week. Each […]