Everest 2019: Weekend Update May 19
Last week was important for climbers across the Himalayan. The ropes were fixed to the summit on four separate 8000-meter mountains all on the same day, May 14, 2019. This was historic in that it has never happened on so many peaks on the same day. With that, many peaks, including Everest, were summited in cold temperatures but manageable winds. […]
Everest 2019: Next Summit Waves Prepare
Teams are staged at high camps just waiting for the green light from their weather forecasters. It is a mixed bag on both sides with howling winds on the Tibet side, and relative calm on the Nepal where the first summit may happen on Monday, May 20. The ropes are still not to the summit […]
Too Many Deaths – Opinion
A horribly disturbing trend is showing all the signs of coming to full life this spring season across the world’s highest peaks. Thus far, 10 11 people have died on six 8000-meters peaks in Nepal and Tibet. And the main Everest pushes have not begun. About 110 people have summited thus far with another 700 to 800 […]
Everest 2019: Quiet after 3 Successful and 10 Dead Thus Far
As the first weather window closed, there have been many summits but also a tragic series of deaths, missing climbers and frostbite and evacuations. The air temperatures have been very cold, even with manageable winds across the Himalaya the last few days. Big Picture As expected, once the ropes were set to the summits, climbers […]
Everest 2019: Summit Wave 2 Update and Recap, Kang Deaths – Update
UPDATE: 2 Deaths, a missing climber and 2 more needed helicopter evacuation off Kanchenjunga. Over 32 Everest summits on Thursday, May 16,2019, morning. 60+ Thus far. We have more summits on Thursday, May 16 and this may be the all for a few days as the jet returns. Teams on both the Nepal and Tibet […]
Everest 2019: Kanchenjunga Indian Climbers In Trouble – Sad Update
A desperate situation is underway with everyone doing what they can to help Indian climbers Biplab Baidya and Kuntal Karar who are in immediate need on Kangchenjunga. Rescue efforts are doing their best to save these two climbers but it is getting dire. Nirmal Purja and Mingma David Sherpa and Gesman Tamang who made the summit for […]
Everest 2019: Summit Wave 1 Recap, Wave 2 Underway
We have more summits on Wednesday, May 15 and a few more are trying to get on top of Everest on Thursday morning as well. Overall it was good day with low winds but cold temps. But this window is closing on the 16th and the next doesn’t look great. Update: Climbers on #everest2019 making […]
Everest 2019: Summit Wave 1 – Update
After what some are calling a historic day with summits on four of the 8000-meter peaks mainly by the rope teams, the mountains remain busy on Wednesday morning in Nepal as this 2 day window comes to a close. The ropes on the Tibet side reached 8300 meters but the fixers are retreating in advance […]
Everest 2019: Summit Wave 0 – Everest, Lhotse and More!!!
We have summits on Everest, Lhotse Makalu and Kangchenjunga. This is a 2 day window and a few teams are attempting to thread the needle. 30 people are reported staged at the South Col for the next Everest attempt tonight, May 14th. I’ll report in as information is available. Nepal – Everest and Lhotse Summits […]
Everest 2019: Ropes Make Progress, Lhotse Bid Underway NOW
After a series of frustrating delays the rope fixers made progress on Monday, May 13, 2019. Climbers reached a season high point on both sides as well. Several are going for a summit bid on May 15/16. A Lhotse bid started midnight May 14. Headlines Even though gusty winds still reported on Monday, the rope […]