Everest 2025:Remembering The Day Nepal Shook–10 Years Later
April 25 is always a difficult day in Nepal. This year, 2025, marks the tenth anniversary of the deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Nepal, taking 9,000 lives, including 19 at Everest Base Camp. I’m sure there will be many services, memorials, and simple, quiet moments to honor those who died and keep their memories alive.
In current news, a multi-ladder crossing collapsed in the lower Khumbu Icefall, which is not unusual. The Icefall Docs have already fixed the crossing. However, some climbers will have a day off from going to C1 to acclimate. Most are still in EBC anyway. A few teams have begun their trail to the Chinese Base Camp on the Tibet side. So, no big update today on what’s happening on Everest, other than everything seems to be progressing according to traditional schedule, with teams on both sides on their acclimatization rotations. I’ll get back to the regular updates for the Weekend update.
I wrote this narrative a few years ago about my experience that day. I was going between Camp 1 and Camp 2 when the quake hit. It’s a moment in my life that I will never forget. Now for this memory. #everest2025
Everest 2019:Remembering The Day Nepal Shook
April 25 is always a difficult day in Nepal. This year, 2019, marks the fourth anniversary of the deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Nepal taking 9,000 lives, including 19 at Everest Base Camp. I’m sure there will be many services, memorials and simple quiet moments to honor those who died, and keep their memories […]
Everest 2018: The Day Nepal Shook
Some memories are so etched into your essence, that they will never go away and they will always be clear. The day my mom asked me “Now, who are you again?” The day I met Di and publicly committed to her in our backyard three years later. The day the Khumbu Glacier dropped by inches […]
Nepal 2015 Earthquake Update
The crisis in Nepal after the earthquake continues with over 8, 800 dead, 22,000 injured, 500,000 homes severely damaged, 3 million homeless. Aftershocks continue to this day and will for a long time thus scaring people, and further damaging homes. According to the Nepal government, the country is looking at losses estimated at about $10 billion—nearly […]