New Height for Everest
After a few years of work, and suspense, China and Nepal jointly announced that they have an updated measurement for Mt. Everest, and both c...
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Showing posts with label alanarnette. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Monday, December 7, 2020
Winter K2 Teams Travel to Base Camp, Doug Scott Dies
Climbing Legend Doug Scott Dies and more teams leave for Winter K2 The post Winter K2 Teams Travel to Base Camp, Doug Scott Dies first app...
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Saturday, December 5, 2020
First K2 Winter Team at Base Camp
The first team has arrived at K2 base camp for their winter attempt. The rest have yet to arrive in Pakistan. The post First K2 Winter Team...
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Friday, November 27, 2020
Nepal to Run K2 this Winter!
It's going to be crowded this year on K2! Yet another high-profile team from Nepal has announced their intentions to grab bragging right...
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Monday, November 23, 2020
Garrett Madison Discusses: Everest Hanging Serac, 2020 Ama Dablam, Lawsuit and Everest 2021
Garrett Maddison Interview: Rare 2020 summit in Nepal. Update on the teetering serac over the Khumbu Icefall (there is news!), Everest 2021,...
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Monday, November 16, 2020
Mingma G Sherpa to Attempt Winter K2
K2, the only 8000er not summited in Winter, will be busy this 2020/21 season. As of this post, there will be at least four separate teams, t...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Summits in Nepal. First on El Cap.
With Nepal seeing the lowest number of teams in decades due to the COVID crisis, there are a few teams enjoying success. Summits on Ama Dabl...
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Sunday, October 25, 2020
Climbers Arrive in Nepal, Quarantined, Khumbu Closes now Reopens
Nepal delays foreigners, 8000er Summits for the Privileged. Kili Burning. An Icon death, and Winter K2! A round-up of the latest news. The ...
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Friday, October 16, 2020
Nepal Finally Issues Official Entry Requirements
After months of indecision, conflicting information, and false rumors, Nepal's Ministry of Tourism finally issued rules all foreigners (...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
8000er Summits for the Privileged. Kili Burning. Nepal Stalls
Nepal delays foreigners, 8000er Summits for the Privileged. Kili Burning. An Icon death, and Winter K2! A round-up of the latest news. The ...
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Monday, September 28, 2020
Nepal Rules for Foreigners Means Most Will Want to Wait for 2021
Nepal finalized rules for foreigners entering Nepal including they must stay quarantined for 7 days upon arrival. This alone precludes most ...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Nepal Opens to Foreigners on October 17, 2020
A well-connected Bahrain military team has been granted an exception to climb the 8000er Manaslu in Nepal this autumn. Meanwhile, summits in...
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Monday, August 31, 2020
Limited Climbing in Pakistan and Nepal
A well-connected Bahrain military team has been granted an exception to climb the 8000er Manaslu in Nepal this autumn. Meanwhile, summits in...
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Thursday, August 27, 2020
Alleged Fake Everest Summiteer to be Awarded India’s Top Award
Many in the Indian mountaineering community are outraged that Narender Singh who allegedly faked his 2016 Everest summit is to be awarded th...
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Thursday, August 13, 2020
Limited Summer Climbing Around the World
A few teams are climbing this summer, including in Pakistan. However, many of the world's best guides are simply saying it too dangerous...
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Monday, August 3, 2020
Interview with Jim Geiger – Record Everest Age Attempt
In 2014, Jim Geiger at age 68 met an unlikely sponsor to fund his Everest dream and setting an age record. The film, "Accidental Climbe...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Nepal Open for Autumn, But is it Safe?
Nepal announced it will issue trekking and climbing permits for autumn, 2020 but the news is weak on details so I remain cautious. from Th...
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Monday, July 6, 2020
Will Nepal open for Climbing in Autumn?
The hold that COVID-19 has on mountaineering appears to be easing. Viewed another way, some guides are taking more risks, so now it's up...
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Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Will Pakistan Open for 2020 Summer Climbing?
The Prime Minister of Pakistan made a startling statement recently, as reported in the media by Dawn. His comment was met with disbelief by ...
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Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Fresh Update on Climbing Around the World
With our Virtual Everest 2020 - Support the Climbing Sherpas fictional story now over it's time to check on climbing for the rest of 202...
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