Category : COVID-19

Chinese Climbers All Stranded in Kathmandu

Jerry Kobalenko

23/06/2021

COVID-19 Everest

Thirty Chinese climbers, including a woman who set a speed record up Everest last month, have still not managed to get home from Kathmandu. ...

After Everest, How Do Climbers Get Home From Nepal?

Angela Benavides

03/06/2021

8000ers COVID-19

For climbers and the few remaining trekkers, fleeing Nepal these days is far from cheap and easy. The lockdown in response to the latest COV...

Everest: One Dead, Another Evacuated on Russian Team

Angela Benavides

24/05/2021

8000ers COVID-19 Everest

The Russian 7 Summits Club Expedition, led by Alex Abramov, has posted some cheery updates about their Everest success. These huzzahs includ...

Everest: Summit News

Angela Benavides

23/05/2021

8000ers COVID-19 Everest

An estimated 165 climbers summited Everest today, despite the persistent winds. Many others have turned around or stayed at the South Col. ...

Two Approaches to Everest: Boldness or Caution

Angela Benavides

19/05/2021

8000ers COVID-19 Everest

Many Everest teams have decided to wait out the current cyclone in Base Camp. Others, bolder or more optimistic, have remained in Camp 2 sin...

Everest: COVID Parties and Summit Pushes

Angela Benavides

16/05/2021

8000ers COVID-19 Everest

While the COVID-19 outbreak ravages both Everest Base Camp and the entire Khumbu Valley, some teams seem to be living in an alternate realit...

Everest: China and Some South Side Teams Cancel Over COVID Fears

Angela Benavides

15/05/2021

8000ers COVID-19 Everest

Something is very wrong at Everest Base Camp. The Chinese have canceled their attempt on the north side because of fears of contagion -- on ...

How Stranded Foreigners are Getting Out of Nepal

Angela Benavides

14/05/2021

8000ers COVID-19 Nepal

About 150 climbers have summited Everest in the last two days. Of the 200 in Dhaulagiri's Base Camp last week, only Carlos Soria and Topo Me...

Dhaulagiri: A Few Decide to Remain

Angela Benavides

13/05/2021

8000ers COVID-19 Dhaulagiri

When Carlos Soria heard that all international flights out of Nepal had canceled until the end of May, his first reaction was to leave. Howe...

Everest: The Real News

Angela Benavides

12/05/2021

8000ers COVID-19 Everest

Back in Base Camp, recent Everest climbers are finally posting their summit pictures -- carefully cropping out anyone from other teams, as p...

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