Will Pakistan Open for 2020 Summer Climbing?
The Prime Minister of Pakistan made a startling statement recently, as reported in the media by Dawn. His comment was met with disbelief by many due to the dramatic increase in COVID cases and deaths. I reached out to my contacts in the Pakistani mountaineering community for their reactions. The bottom line, summer climbing looks bleak but perhaps in autumn.
Fresh Update on Climbing Around the World
With our Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas fictional story now over it’s time to check on climbing for the rest of 2020. Spoiler alert, it doesn’t look good.
Virtual Everest 2020: Home – The End
The #Everest2020 fictional team is home. Thanks, to everyone who followed the story, and especially those who donated to support the climbing Sherpas. The End.
Virtual Everest 2020:Climbers Back in Base Camp
The fictional team is back at Base Camp, recovery both physically and mentally for a grueling summit push.
Virtual Everest 2020: Special Edition – Video Interview with Adrian Ballinger, Alpenglow Expeditions
Virtual Everest 2020: Special Edition – Video Interview with Adrian Ballinger, Alpenglow Expeditions
Virtual Everest 2020: Climbers in Trouble on the Descent
The summit is halfway. The team did well, but altitude, fatigue, low-oxygen levels got the best of them. A dangerous helicopter mission was launched trying to save a life
Virtual Everest 2020: Descending from the Summit and a Rescue
Our fictional team did great on Everest with 8 of 9 members summiting plus 9 Climbing Sherpas & Guide. But one member is fighting for his life with HAPE and needs a rescue
Virtual Everest 2020: Summit!!
We have summits from our fictional team! Almost everyone made it but some just barely. However, as we know, the summit is only halfway.
Virtual Everest 2020: Climbing to the Summit
The team was now on their summit push. The conditions were good, but the toll of being in the Death Zone was apparent. Some of our fictional team were in trouble.
Virtual Everest 2020: Summit Push Begins
The winds calmed during the extra day the virtual team spent at the South Col. They strategized how to manage climbing with 100 people.They left the Col for the summit.