Everest 2017: More North Summits 16 May, South Underway – Update 3
The north side of Everest continues with solid results. Over 30 people are under way on the Nepal side tonight but no word yet on result or conditions. with 17 summits and probably more. The winds were supposed to pick up around noon on the south side, and perhaps the north but we’ll see what the climbers […]
Everest 2017: Ropes Reach Summit from Nepal Side
A team of Sherpas and members from the Gurkha team summited Everest from the Nepal side between 1:00 and 2:00 pm Monday 15 May 2017. They fixed the final section from the Balcony to the summit opening the route, in theory, for other climbers. The weather window is short and appears to close around noon on Tuesday […]
Everest 2017: Weekend Update May 14
The second week of May 2017 finally brought summits on Mount Everest. The ropes were set to the summit on the north side and then 18 people summited, including Lhakpa Sherpa with her 8th summit, a record for female climbers. Update: a small team of Sherpas may try to fix the ropes to the summit on […]
Everest 2017: First Team Summits on North, New Female Record
If there is one thing that is predictable about climbing Mt. Everest it is the unpredictability. Currently some teams must feel like a yo-yo. They were heading higher, but then retreated. However one team kept going and separately, a record was set for female summits on Everest. Record 8th Female Summit 44-year-old Lhakpa Sherpa set record with 8th […]
Everest 2017: North Side Teams in Full Summit Blitz – Update 3
With the ropes set on Thursday, 11 May 2017, the floodgates were opened and the teams on the north side are not waiting. Most seem to be aiming for standing on the summit between 14-17 May. This is a short post that I will update throughout the day if news comes in. UPDATE 3: 1st […]
Everest 2017: First Summits!!
Big, positive news from Everest, the ropes were fixed to the summit from the Tibet side on 11 May 2017 around 4:30 pm. Meanwhile, the Nepal side climbers are settling in for a bit of a wait with those ropes not expected to be fixed until 17 May. Cooperation on the North Side The ropes on […]
Everest 2017: Early Summits may be Later
There comes a time in every expedition where you feel like the world is conspiring against you. Well, not always, but often enough that the talk over meals, whispers outside the tents and prayers revolve around one thing – good weather! 2017’s word of the day – wind, is quickly becoming the word of the […]
Everest 2017: Weather Playing Cruel Tricks on Climbers
All dressed up and nowhere to go! That is the story on Everest right now. Those staged at the high camps expecting the ropes to be fixed to the summit are disappointed. Those down valley relaxing in tea houses are smug and those at base camps are bored. On the Nepal side, the team of […]
Everest 2017: Ropes Near Summit, Climbers Staged
This is a brief update today as the majority of teams on both sides are resting up at their respective base camps or lower. However it appears the forecast for calmer weather materialized as Sherpas on the Nepal side reached the Balcony with the fixed ropes. And in a curious move the illegal Everest climber was […]
Everest 2017: Weekend Update May 7
Climbers have been putting in the hard work that will be needed next week when almost certainly we will see the first Everest summits in the Spring 2017 season. The winds have been fierce for the past week stopping efforts to get the ropes to the summit on either side. The forecast, however, calls for a […]