Everest 2021: Guide Interview with Kenton Cool
Kenton Cool is one of the premier climbers from the United Kingdom. Among his many accomplishments, he skied the 8000er Cho Oyu, made the first, and thus far only, climb of Everest, Lhotse, and Nuptse...
2 Mai 202141min
Everest 2021: Weekend Update May 2
It's clear that there is or has been COVID at Everest Base Camp. Well, at least it clear that people who had it there were taken to Kathmandu where they tested positive and are receiving treatment. It...
2 Mai 20218min
Interview with Ed Viesturs and David Schaeffer of Himali gear company
Ed Viesturs has joined David Scheffer's Himali gear company. I interview the pair about how they met, Ed's contribution to an updated product line, and Ed's project with Inspiration4 - the first civil...
29 Apr 202123min
Everest 2021: Teams in the Western Cwm, EBC COVID Evacuations
Climbers in the Western Cwm are extending their stays to avoid EBC with the current spat of COVID evacuations. Good weather is allowing climbers to tag Camp 3 at almost 7,000-meters. The rope fixing t...
28 Apr 20218min
Everest 2021: The Missing Jet Stream
With climbers enjoying excellent weather while in the Western Cwm, meteorologists are seeing a strange phenomenon - a missing jet stream. These high winds aloft are the key for summiting Everest in pa...
27 Apr 202115min
Everest 2021: Weekend Update April 25 2021 - COVID and Records
The headlines for last week are COVID and record permits. Four people have been evacuated either from Everest Base Camp or very close with symptoms of COVID-19. Once in Kathmandu, they tested positive...
25 Apr 202115min
Author Interview: Mark Synnott The Third Pole
While there are many books about Everest, only a few rise to a level above the rest. For me, it involves excellent storytelling, a unique point of view, a highly personal angle, and perhaps a bit of h...
23 Apr 202143min
Everest 2021: Interview with Mike Hamill of Climbing the Seven Summits on base camp luxuries
I caught up with Everest Guide Mike Hamill owner of Climbing The Seven Summits (CTSS) live at EBC to discuss Base Camp luxuries for #Everest2021. CTSS was founded by Mike after years of serving as a l...
21 Apr 202110min
