Everest 2013: Weekend Update May 5, Deaths and Fights
The mountain condition is not too bad this year, try the same cannot be said for the human condition. Sadly, ed this weekend’s update starts with the report of two deaths. DaRita Sherpa and a death on the north side at Advanced Base Camp. No further details are available on the north side fatality at […]
Everest 2013: Weekend Update April 28 – Updated
The last week of April revealed a few surprises on Everest with uncertain weather and difficulty in establishing a route up the Lhotse Face. The week started with heavy snow in the Western Cwm including a meter, Â three feet, near Camp 1. This stopped most teams from moving up or down but proved to be […]
Everest 2013: Weekend Update April 21
The third week of April is traditionally when Everest climbers get serious and this year was no exception. This weekend teams are at Camps 1 and 2 on the South and Advanced Base Camp on the North. The rope fixing is going well. I’m not sure where the term “fixing” came from but it simply […]
Everest 2013: Weekend Update April 14
Right on schedule, Everest Base Camp (EBC) in Nepal filled up this week as climbers finished their trek from Lukla. On the other side, a few have arrived but most teams are half way through their drive to the Chinese Base Camp (CBC) after crossing the border mid week. The north bound teams take day […]
Everest 2013: Weekend Update April 7
It was a good week for all those heading towards Mt. Everest. The weather was fine and reports from Base Camp included cold and snow – both good news after the dry and dangerous 2012 season. In 2012, salve I posted this for the April 8th Weekend update: In Nepal, Everest Base Camp received a […]
Everest 2013: Weekend Update March 31
The last week of March has been busy for the Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse climbers. Many left home, arrived in Kathmandu and have already started their trek towards their respective base camps. But many more will arrive this next week following closely behind in their journey. Not many trekkers and climbers post blogs after Namche […]
Everest 2013: Weekend Update March 24
The Everest 2013 season has begun! Teams are streaming into Kathmandu this weekend preparing for a journey of a lifetime. For the first time climbers, s the sights, smells and sounds of Kathmandu take them to another place in time. For the returning climbers, memories are activated of previous adventures. And for everyone, there and […]
Everest 2012: Weekend Update May 27
The final week in May is always special in the Khumbu – the end of the Everest climbing season. Sherpa families anxiously awaiting their loved ones to return from the time honored role of leading Westerners to the top of the world. Many Westerners are reflecting on what happened to them over the previous 7 […]
Everest 2012: Weekend Update May 20 – Summits! – Death Update 3
Update 3: Season summary – 8 Confirmed deaths, 1 Missing: 40 year-old Karsang Namgyal Sherpa climbing with Prestige Adventures related to alcohol at base camp; Peak Freaks’ Namgyal Tshering Sherpa fell from a ladder into a crevasse near C1; Dawa Tenzing with Himex from stroke and died in Kathmandu; 33 year-old Indian, Ramesh Gulve, climbing […]
Everest 2012: Weekend Update May 13
The second week of May 2012 will be recorded in Everest history as when a commercial expedition approaching 100 people told their climbers to get off the mountain, we are going home. With disbelief, salve the other teams quickly learned that Everest legend Russell Brice’s canceled his entire spring expeditions on Everest, healing Lhotse and […]