Everest 2021: Special Edition – Video Interview with Mark Gunlogson, Mountain Madness
As I covered in a recent post, Everest 2021 is coming on soon. There are questions as to whether operators should run their programs at all. Many are moving forward but a few are not. I discuss the situation with Mark Gunlogson, Mountain Madness who has canceled his expedition from the Nepal side this spring. They are running a fundraiser with partners who will provide matching funds to support vaccinations in Nepal. We also explore MM’s other trips around the world.
Everest 2021: Special Edition – Video Interview with Adrian Ballinger, Alpenglow
As I covered in a recent post, Everest 2021 is coming on soon. There are questions as to whether operators should run their programs at all. Many are moving forward but a few are not. I discuss the situation with Adrian Ballinger, founder of Alpenglow Expeditions who has canceled his expedition from the Tibet side this spring. We also talk about the historic K2 Winter summit.
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: 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: 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: 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: Weekend Video Update April 26- Greg Vernovage Interview
During this Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas project, I’m adding a new aspect of my coverage, a video report on most Sundays. I will recap the week and preview what we can expect coming up. Also a brief interview with the guides participating in the Support the Climbing Sherpa project. Today is with International Mountain Guides (IMG) Greg Vernovage
Virtual Everest 2020: Weekend Video Update April 26- Lukas Furtenbach Interview
During this Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas project, I’m adding a new aspect of my coverage, a video report on most Sundays. I will recap the week and preview what we can expect coming up. Also a brief interview with the guides participating in the Support the Climbing Sherpa project. Today is with Furtenbach Adventures’s Lukas Furtenbach If you have a question or topic you want to be addressed, let me know. Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas is a joint project of Alan Arnette and several global guide companies. Our objective is to entertain Everest fans during the Coronavirus spring closure and raise money to help the Climbing Sherpas who are not working this spring. While there will be accurate historical references, this series is a work of fiction. Names, characters, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Please join us by making a donation using the links below plus by adding your Everest experiences in the comment section. Video Update by Alan and Interview with Furtenbach Adventures’s Lukas Furtenbach Climb On! Alan Memories are Everything Climbing Sherpa Support Who, how much, and how often you donate is a personal decision. Maybe you climbed with one of the guides, or plan to one day. Perhaps you have followed them for years and want to support their Climbing Sherpa team, or maybe you support by geography – Nepali, American, Austrian, British, New Zealand. It’s up to you and will be much appreciated. My sincere appreciation to those companies who accepted my invitation to join Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas: Alpine Ascents International: Click to Donate to Alpine Ascents’ Climbing Sherpas Adventure Consultants: Click to Donate to Adventure Consultant’s Climbing Sherpas Alpenglow Expeditions: Click to Donate to Alpenglow Expedition’s Climbing Sherpas Climbing the Seven Summits: Click to Donate to CTTS’s Climbing Sherpas Furtenbach Adventures: Click to Donate to Furtenbach Adventure’s Climbing Sherpas International Mountain Guides: Click to Donate to IMG’s Climbing Sherpas Jagged Globe: Click to Donate to Jagged Globe’s Climbing Sherpas Madison Mountaineering: Click to Donate to Madison Mountaineering’s Climbing Sherpas Mountain Professionals: Click to Donate to Mountain Professional’s Climbing Sherpas For an overview of the Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas, please visit this post. Previous Virtual Everest 2020 posts: Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas Virtual Everest 2020: Leaving Home Virtual Everest 2020: Flying at the Summit of Everest Virtual Everest 2020: Weekend Video Update April 5 Virtual Everest 2020: Hello Kathmandu! Virtual Everest 2020: Kathmandu Virtual Everest 2020: Exploring Kathmandu Virtual Everest 2020: The First Team Dinner Virtual Everest 2020: Lukla Drama Virtual Everest 2020: The Trek Begins Virtual Everest 2020: Weekend Video Update April 12- Guy Cotter Interview Virtual Everest 2020: Everest View Virtual Everest 2020: Blessing in the Khumbu Virtual Everest 2020: Leaving the Trees Virtual Everest 2020: Remembering Virtual Everest 2020: The Trekker’s Summit Virtual Everest 2020: April 18, Honoring the Fallen Virtual Everest 2020: Weekend Video Update April 19- Gordon Janow Interview Virtual Everest 2020: Settling into Base Camp Virtual Everest 2020: Puja at Base Camp Virtual Everest 2020: It Takes a Village Virtual Everest 2020: First Steps in the Khumbu Icefall Virtual Everest 2020: Weather Day and Tough Conversations
Virtual Everest 2020: Weekend Video Update April 19- Gordon Janow Interview
During this Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas project, I’m adding a new aspect of my coverage, a video report on most Sundays. I will recap the week and preview what we can expect coming up. Also a brief interview with the guides participating in the Support the Climbing Sherpa project. Today is with Alpine Ascents’ Gordon Janow. If you have a question or topic you want to be addressed, let me know. Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas is a joint project of Alan Arnette and several global guide companies. Our objective is to entertain Everest fans during the Coronavirus spring closure and raise money to help the Climbing Sherpas who are not working this spring. While there will be accurate historical references, this series is a work of fiction. Names, characters, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Please join us by making a donation using the links below plus by adding your Everest experiences in the comment section. Video Update by Alan and Interview with Alpine Ascents’ Gordon Janow Climb On! Alan Memories are Everything Climbing Sherpa Support Who, how much, and how often you donate is a personal decision. Maybe you climbed with one of the guides, or plan to one day. Perhaps you have followed them for years and want to support their Climbing Sherpa team, or maybe you support by geography – Nepali, American, Austrian, British, New Zealand. It’s up to you and will be much appreciated. My sincere appreciation to those companies who accepted my invitation to join Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas: Alpine Ascents International: Click to Donate to Alpine Ascents’ Climbing Sherpas Adventure Consultants: Click to Donate to Adventure Consultant’s Climbing Sherpas Alpenglow Expeditions: Click to Donate to Alpenglow Expedition’s Climbing Sherpas Climbing the Seven Summits: Click to Donate to CTTS’s Climbing Sherpas Furtenbach Adventures: Click to Donate to Furtenbach Adventure’s Climbing Sherpas International Mountain Guides: Click to Donate to IMG’s Climbing Sherpas Jagged Globe: Click to Donate to Jagged Globe’s Climbing Sherpas Madison Mountaineering: Click to Donate to Madison Mountaineering’s Climbing Sherpas Mountain Professionals: Click to Donate to Mountain Professional’s Climbing Sherpas For an overview of the Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas, please visit this post. Previous Virtual Everest 2020 posts: Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas Virtual Everest 2020: Leaving Home Virtual Everest 2020: Flying at the Summit of Everest Virtual Everest 2020: Weekend Video Update April 5 Virtual Everest 2020: Hello Kathmandu! Virtual Everest 2020: Kathmandu Virtual Everest 2020: Exploring Kathmandu Virtual Everest 2020: The First Team Dinner Virtual Everest 2020: Lukla Drama Virtual Everest 2020: The Trek Begins Virtual Everest 2020: Weekend Video Update April 12- Guy Cotter Interview Virtual Everest 2020: Everest View Virtual Everest 2020: Blessing in the Khumbu Virtual Everest 2020: Leaving the Trees Virtual Everest 2020: Remembering Virtual Everest 2020: The Trekker’s Summit Virtual Everest 2020: April 18, Honoring the Fallen
Virtual Everest 2020: Weekend Video Update April 12- Guy Cotter Interview
During this Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas project, I’m adding a new aspect of my coverage, a video report on most Sundays. I will recap the week and preview what we can expect coming up. Also a brief interview with the guides participating in the Support the Sherpa project. Today is with Adventure Consultant’s Guy Cotter. If you have a question or topic you want to be addressed, let me know. Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas is a joint project of Alan Arnette and several global guide companies. Our objective is to entertain Everest fans during the Coronavirus spring closure and raise money to help the Climbing Sherpas who are not working this spring. While there will be accurate historical references, this series is a work of fiction. Names, characters, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Please join us by making a donation using the links below plus by adding your Everest experiences in the comment section. Video Update by Alan and Interview with Adventure Consultant’s Guy Cotter Climb On! Alan Memories are Everything Climbing Sherpa Support Who, how much, and how often you donate is a personal decision. Maybe you climbed with one of the guides, or plan to one day. Perhaps you have followed them for years and want to support their Climbing Sherpa team, or maybe you support by geography – Nepali, American, Austrian, British, New Zealand. It’s up to you and will be much appreciated. My sincere appreciation to those companies who accepted my invitation to join Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas: Alpine Ascents International: Click to Donate to Alpine Ascents’ Climbing Sherpas Adventure Consultants: Click to Donate to Adventure Consultant’s Climbing Sherpas Alpenglow Expeditions: Click to Donate to Alpenglow Expedition’s Climbing Sherpas Climbing the Seven Summits: Click to Donate to CTTS’s Climbing Sherpas Furtenbach Adventures: Click to Donate to Furtenbach Adventure’s Climbing Sherpas International Mountain Guides: Click to Donate to IMG’s Climbing Sherpas Jagged Globe: Click to Donate to Jagged Globe’s Climbing Sherpas Madison Mountaineering: Click to Donate to Madison Mountaineering’s Climbing Sherpas Mountain Professionals: Click to Donate to Mountain Professional’s Climbing Sherpas For an overview of the Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas, please visit this post. Previous Virtual Everest 2020 posts: Virtual Everest 2020 – Support the Climbing Sherpas Virtual Everest 2020: Leaving Home Virtual Everest 2020: Flying at the Summit of Everest Virtual Everest 2020: Weekend Video Update April 5 Virtual Everest 2020: Hello Kathmandu! Virtual Everest 2020: Kathmandu Virtual Everest 2020: Exploring Kathmandu Virtual Everest 2020: The First Team Dinner Virtual Everest 2020: Lukla Drama Virtual Everest 2020: The Trek Begins