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Everest 2017: Weekend Update May 27

Kami Rita Sherpa, withe AAI team, summited for the 21st

This season had more twists and intrigue than a U.S. Presidential election. While not completely over, this past week brought a strong end for almost all the teams on both sides of Everest. Many dreams came true, like that of my climbing buddy Jim Davidson (who is already back home in Colorado!), and for others they set […]

Everest 2017: Weekend Update May 20

Horia Colibasanu on Everest

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: 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: Weekend Update May 7

Dinner at Base Camp

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 […]

Everest 2017: Weekend Update April 30

Everest Plume

Breaking Sunday 30 April: Ueli Steck dies on Nuptse acclimatising for Everest-Lhotse traverse Posted on Saturday 29 April: It has been another good week on both sides for Everest. The emerging headlines for Everest 2017 can be summed up in one word: wind. As I will develop in this update, the winds across the Himalaya this spring […]

Everest 2017: Weekend Update April 23

3D Everest courtesy of Jon Gupta

Another week is completed on Everest and the season has a normal, no drama feel to it – thankfully. The fixed ropes are all the way to the South Col and are above Advanced Base Camp on the north side. This is excellent on both sides! The weather turned a bit cloudy and snowy over the past […]

Everest 2017: Weekend Update April 16 – Updated

Looking out my tent

As we enter mid April, the activity is increasing on both sides of Everest. This past week the Nepal side saw a huge influx of teams and on the Tibet side, the beginning of what could be a record year began. Update – Record Nepal Everest Climbers The Nepal Ministry of Tourism is reporting that 365 foreigners […]

Everest 2017: Weekend Update April 9

Yak

This past week on Everest has been busy with no surprises. Just like it should be in early April. And have no doubt, Everest will see record summits the spring of 2017. Excellent reporter Rajan Pokhrel of The Himalayan Times in Kathmandu reported that the Ministry of Tourism has already issued 250 permits for Everest to 27 teams […]