Everest 2010: Busy Weekend At The Summit.

Author : Kraig Becker. As most of you probably already know, it was an incredibly busy weekend on Everest, with a steady stream of climbers going to the summit, taking advantage of the what looks to be the final weather window of the season. Those that jumped the gun, and moved up the mountain early [...]

Everest 2010: Jordan and Apa Summit!

Author : Kraig Becker. As expected, the winds died, the sky cleared, and the weather window opened on schedule on Everest today, giving climbers access to the summit from both sides of the mountain. There appears to have been a lot of summits, although as of this writing, I haven’t heard an estimate yet. There [...]

Everest 2010: Teams Moving Up, Summit Bids Tonight!

Author : Kraig Becker. High winds that plagued the teams on Everest the past few days have abated some, opening the weather window that is expected to extend through the weekend. As a result, the climbers are on the move again, as they head up to Camp 4, with many hoping to hit the summit [...]

Everest 2010: Weather Window For Sunday?

Author : Kraig Becker. It has been an interesting week on the world’s highest mountain, to say the least. All week long the teams have been moving up the mountain, and attempting to position themselves for an opportunity to take advantage of a possible weather window that could arrive on Sunday. There are conflicting reports [...]