With the 2015 spring climbing season in the Himalaya still there months off, there remains a lot of uncertainty surrounding Everest. Following the unprecedented shutdown of the mountain last spring – when an avalanche claimed [...]
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Showing posts with label Everest. Show all posts
The State of Everest in 2015
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, January 7, 2015
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Forbes Interviews Ueli Steck
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, December 18, 2014
It isn't often that a mountaineer gets mainstream press from a source like Forbes, but then again, not every mountaineer is Ueli Steck. The magazine recently conducted a nice interview with the "Swiss Machine," which you [...]
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All-Female Sherpa Climbing Team Turns Attention to Kangchenjunga
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, December 16, 2014
One of the best stories to come out of the mountaineering world over the past few years has been the emergence of the Maya Sherpa, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, and Dawa Yangzum Sherpa as a high profile climbing team. The three [...]
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The Cost of Climbing Everest: 2015 Edition
Posted by Unknown
Whenever I discuss an expedition to Mt. Everest with someone who doesn't know much about mountaineering, I find that they are always surprised by two things. First, they have no idea that it takes roughly two months to summit [...]
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Take A Hot-Air Balloon Ride Over Everest – For $2.6 Million
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, December 4, 2014
While we're on the topic of Everest today, adventurer Chris Dewhirst has announced that he is looking for two people to join him on an epic hot-air balloon flight over the mountain, with the cost of the trip running $2.6 [...]
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Adventure Journal Brings Us 16 Interesting Things About Everest
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We're still several months away from the start of the spring climbing season on Everest, and yet the "Big Hill" is never far from our thoughts. Case in point, earlier this week the Adventure Journal posted an article that [...]
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Are You Ready To Tackle Everest?
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, November 25, 2014
The spring climbing season in the Himalaya may still be a few months away, but the shadow of Everest always looms large over the outdoor adventure community. With that in mind, Winfields Outdoors – a retail chain that sells [...]
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Nepal Backtracks on Everest Permits, 2014 Climbers No Longer Need to Return as a Group
Posted by Unknown on Monday, November 24, 2014
What a difference a week can make. Last Monday I posted a story about how Nepal was honoring the cancelled permits from the 2014 Everest climbing season, but had put a stipulation on their use that would cause many to be [...]
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Video: The Milky Way Rises Over Mt. Everest in Timelapse
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, November 18, 2014
We've seen some impressive timelapse videos in recent months, and this one ranks right up near the top. It features an amazing starscape, that includes the Milky Way itself, as it rises over Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain on our planet. As you can [...]
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Nepal Extends Spring 2014 Climbing Permits for 5 Years – With a Catch!
Posted by Unknown on Monday, November 17, 2014
I am back from Ecuador and ready to get back to updating The Adventure Blog on a regular schedule once again. A lot happened while I was away for the past week and a half, so over the next few days I'll be playing catch-up [...]
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Video: Sean Disney & Vaughan de La Harpe Talk Mountaineering Adventures at FEAT Jo'burg
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, October 29, 2014
A few weeks back, the annual FEAT event took place in Johannesburg, South Africa. FEAT stands for Fascinating Expedition & Adventure Talks, and it is features a number of very interesting men and women who have just seven minutes to share a tale [...]
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National Geographic Pinpoints Location, Size of Everest Avalanche
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, October 16, 2014
The spring climbing season on Everest is far behind us at this point, and most climbers have already started looking ahead to 2015. But the shadow of this past season will loom over the mountain for years to come, and continue [...]
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Alan Arnette Posts 2015 Everest Preview
Posted by Unknown on Monday, October 6, 2014
While the fall climbing season in the Himalaya continues to slowly wind down for another year, it is already time to start thinking about the spring climbing season ahead. While the start of that season is still six months [...]
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Outside TV Shares Video From the 2013 Brawl on Everest
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, September 17, 2014
One of the biggest stories in mountaineering over the past few years has been the brawl that ensued in 2013 when a team of European climbers got into a heated exchange with Sherpas that were fixing ropes above Camp 2 on the South Side. The fact that [...]
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Simone Moro and Ueli Steck Returning to Everest?
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, September 9, 2014
In 2013, Simone Moro and Ueli Steck were involved in one of the more high profile mountaineering incidences in recent memory when they got into a fight with Sherpas on Everest. Words were exchanged high on the slopes, and [...]
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Video: Filmmaking in the Himalaya with a Drone
Posted by Unknown on Monday, September 8, 2014
Last spring, my friend Jon Miller, from the The Rest of Everest video podcast, took a drone with him when he traveled through Bhutan, Nepal, and Tibet, capturing some spectacular footage from the Himalaya along the way. Last week, he posted another video [...]
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Is Nepalese Government Using Trash to Distract From Real Everest Issues?
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Earlier this year, the government of Nepal issued a new requirement for climbers attempting to summit Mt. Everest. Under that new rule, all climbers would be required to not only pack out all of the trash that they generate [...]
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Video: The Relentless River of Everest
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Yesterday's story about Ben Stookesberry exploring the Dudh Kosi River in Nepal seemed to have captured the attention of quite a few readers. In that post, I mentioned a British expedition that made the first descent of the river back in 1976, creating [...]
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Esquire Interviews 5-Time Everest Summiteer Melissa Arnot
Posted by Unknown on Friday, August 22, 2014
Esquire magazine has posted an interview with Melissa Arnot, one of the most accomplished and respected mountain guides on the planet. For those who aren't familiar with Arnot's resume, she has summited Everest five times, [...]
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