Everest 2017: More Summits, Rescues and Dots – Updated
Monday morning 22 May, aka Wave 3, was as big as we expected with well over 100 new summits on both sides of Everest. The weather remains good for most teams. The body of missing Indian climber was found taking the death toll to six on both sides in 2017. With a full week to […]
Everest 2017: 3 New Deaths, 1 Missing
The Everest season has turned tragic as scores of climbers summit on the south side and more are on their way. The fickle weather of 2017 has finally calmed calling to the climbers to finish their quest. There have been deaths on both sides. While few details are provided, it appears these were associated with altitude, not weather. Meteorologist, […]
Everest 2017: Death, Summits and Thefts – Update
Sunday morning, 21 May, had a death on Everest at the Balcony as reported by the Himalayan Times. Few details are available. Update: Fifth death: Vladimir Strba, 50 from Slovakia, died near Balcony on south side. Climber Missing: Ravi Kumar missing after getting separated from guide at Balcony Fourth death: 54-year-old Francesco Enrico Marchetti, 54 from Australia, at 7500m […]
Everest 2017: Weekend Update May 20
This last week was big, especially on the Nepal side with the ropes fixed to the summit by the innovative Gurkha team along with first summits form that side. However, this upcoming week could be the biggest of the 2017 season. With the weather on the south side still the big story, team after team have moved into […]
Everest 2017: Start, Stop Start, Summits
The variable weather is creating confusion with some teams, while others being more patient seem to have the timing just right. And we have summits on the north side last night! There are a few teams trying again tonight. The winds are supposed to begin to calm. Several teams at the South Col late Thursday night (Nepal […]
Everest 2017: Summit Wave 2 Underway
Team after team pulled into Camp 2 on the Nepal side and Advanced Base Camp on the North. Some are going to the summit 18 May Thursday night looking to summit early Friday morning 19 May. The weather looks to be marginal and high winds are currently reported. Summit Waves To try to maintain some kind or […]
Everest 2017: Palpable Excitement as Teams Move Higher
Base Camp on the Nepal side is quickly becoming lonely as many teams left in the cold dark early morning hours of Wednesday 17 May, 2017. A similar pattern is occurring on the north, but several left yesterday. 10 or more teams left Everest Base Camp on the Nepal side this morning. I estimate 200 […]
Everest 2017: Teams Prepare for Huge Summit Push
Teams are on the move! Right on schedule, and it is now or never .. Instead of a peaceful calm, the lag time since most climbers competed their acclimatization rotations – as much as two weeks – is starting to wear on them But there may be other pressures at work. Maybe because weather forecasts […]
Everest 2017: Winds Return Thwarting Nepal Summits
After a few good days when the winds ignored the forecasts, they both came back into alignment. High winds now and expected for tomorrow. South Summit Turnaround Larry Daugherty climbing with Adventure Ascents turn back at the South Summit due to winds. Also with him was Thomas Wilkinson and Brandon Fisher. Larry posted: Mountain clearly in charge Our team […]
Everest 2017: Summit Wave 1 Recap
Wow, what a big night on both Everest and Lhotse, 16 May 2017. Many teams either ignored poor weather forecasts, believed the good weather forecasts or simply said they would go and take whatever the mountain allowed – many achieved their dreams early this morning. With so many summits, the fear of crowds is quickly […]