Virtual Everest 2020: Summit Push and Special Video Interview with Michael Fagin of Everest Weather
The fictional team is at C2 on their summit push but an updated weather forecast has Guide thinking he made the wrong decision. Plus a video interview with Michael Fagin of Everest Weather about real-world conditions including a developing cyclone in the Bay of Bengal.
Virtual Everest 2020: Weekend Video Update May 17 – Ryan Waters Interview
May 17, 2020: Virtual Everest 2020 Weekend Update Video interview Mountain Professional’s Ryan Waters. We talk Everest plus polar exploration.
Virtual Everest 2020: Summit Plan
When the time comes to leave base camp for the summit push, emotions become explosive and scattered. Our fictional team gets ready to leave.
Virtual Everest 2020: View from Pumori and Doubts
Pumori is often used for active rest days as it’s a short hike from Everest Base Camp but you can easily reach 18,200-feet. The views of Everest, Lhotse, and Nuptse plus the Icefall and Base Camp are stunning.
Virtual Everest 2020: Personality Clash
Some people make massive sacrifices to climb Everest. When things don’t go the way they think it should, they become demanding, and occasionally, a bit hard to manage as our fictional members are finding out.
Virtual Everest 2020: Special Video Interview with Tendi Sherpa
Today I interviewed Tendi Sherpa who has 13 Everest summits. He founded the guide company TAGNepal, cofounded the gear company Himali, and is the sirdar for the guide org Climbing the Seven Summits. He lives in Kathmandu with his wife and daughter.
Virtual Everest 2020: Summit Fever in Base Camp
Passing the time waiting for the summit weather window is always challenging as our fictional members are finding out. Our team is restless and cranky.
Real-World Update on Climbing Around the World
With our Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas having a rest day in base camp, I thought it was time to come back to the real world and see what the climbing community is experiencing and what to expect for the rest of 2020.
Virtual Everest 2020: Weekend Video Update May 10 – Garrett Madison Interview
May 10, 2020: Virtual Everest 2020 Weekend Update Video interview Madison Mountaineering’s Founder, Garrett Madison. We talk K2 and Everest plus that hanging serac over the Icefall.
Virtual Everest 2020: Back in Base Camp – First Summits
The fictional team returned from Camp 3 at 23,600-feet on the Lhotse Face and are now at base camp. The big news was a Japanese team of 20 summited overnight. Now weather watch begins for our climbers.