Virtual Everest 2020: Home – The End
The #Everest2020 fictional team is home. Thanks, to everyone who followed the story, and especially those who donated to support the climbin...
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Friday, May 29, 2020
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Virtual Everest 2020:Climbers Back in Base Camp
The fictional team is back at Base Camp, recovery both physically and mentally for a grueling summit push. from The Blog on alanarnette.co...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Virtual Everest 2020: Special Edition – Video Interview with Adrian Ballinger, Alpenglow Expeditions
Virtual Everest 2020: Special Edition - Video Interview with Adrian Ballinger, Alpenglow Expeditions from The Blog on alanarnette.com http...
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Virtual Everest 2020: Climbers in Trouble on the Descent
The summit is halfway. The team did well, but altitude, fatigue, low-oxygen levels got the best of them. A dangerous helicopter mission was ...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Virtual Everest 2020: Descending from the Summit and a Rescue
Our fictional team did great on Everest with 8 of 9 members summiting plus 9 Climbing Sherpas & Guide. But one member is fighting for hi...
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Monday, May 25, 2020
Virtual Everest 2020: Summit!!
We have summits from our fictional team! Almost everyone made it but some just barely. However, as we know, the summit is only halfway. fr...
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Sunday, May 24, 2020
Virtual Everest 2020: Climbing to the Summit
The team was now on their summit push. The conditions were good, but the toll of being in the Death Zone was apparent. Some of our fictional...
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Saturday, May 23, 2020
Virtual Everest 2020: Summit Push Begins
The winds calmed during the extra day the virtual team spent at the South Col. They strategized how to manage climbing with 100 people.They ...
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Friday, May 22, 2020
Virtual Everest 2020: Trapped at the South Col
The entire virtual team made it to the South Col, but winds from the cyclone unexpectedly hit them. About 100 people were in their tents, tr...
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Thursday, May 21, 2020
Virtual Everest 2020: Crossing the Yellow Band and Video Interview with Mike Hamill of CTSS
After a windy night at C3, the fictional team moved to the South Col, crossing the Yellow Band and up the Geneva Spur. The winds had calmed ...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Virtual Everest 2020: A Stormy Lhotse Face
Our 2020 Virtual Everest team, on a tiny weather window, is on their summit push. They made it to Camp 3 on the Lhotse Face in horrible cond...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Virtual Everest 2020: Weather Decisions and Video Interview with Simon Lowe of Jagged Globe
The fictional Everest team, now at C2 on their summit push, received an updated weather report on Cyclone Amphan. Guide and Dawa gave the te...
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Monday, May 18, 2020
Virtual Everest 2020: Summit Push and Special Video Interview with Michael Fagin of Everest Weather
The fictional team is at C2 on their summit push but an updated weather forecast has Guide thinking he made the wrong decision. Plus a video...
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Sunday, May 17, 2020
Virtual Everest 2020: Weekend Video Update May 17 – Ryan Waters Interview
May 10, 2020: Virtual Everest 2020 Weekend Update Video interview Madison Mountaineering's Founder, Garrett Madison. We talk K2 and Ever...
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Saturday, May 16, 2020
Virtual Everest 2020: Summit Plan
When the time comes to leave base camp for the summit push, emotions become explosive and scattered. Our fictional team gets ready to leave....
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Friday, May 15, 2020
Virtual Everest 2020: View from Pumori and Doubts
Pumori is often used for active rest days as it's a short hike from Everest Base Camp but you can easily reach 18,200-feet. The views of...
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Thursday, May 14, 2020
Virtual Everest 2020: Personality Clash
Some people make massive sacrifices to climb Everest. When things don't go the way they think it should, they become demanding, and occa...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Virtual Everest 2020: Special Video Interview with Tendi Sherpa
Today I interviewed Tendi Sherpa who has 13 Everest summits. He found the guide company TAGNepal, cofounded the gear company Himali, and is ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Virtual Everest 2020: Summit Fever in Base Camp
Passing the time waiting for the summit weather window is always challenging as our fictional members are finding out. Our team is restless ...
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Monday, May 11, 2020
Real-World Update on Climbing Around the World
With our Virtual Everest 2020 - Support the Climbing Sherpas having a rest day in base camp, I thought it was time to come back to the real ...
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