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Everest 2008: Communications Locked Down in South Basecamp, China Moving T
2008-04-18 05:32:00 Click Here For Complete 2008 Mt. Everest Coverage Just a quick update-We all know that not much is coming off of Mt. Everest as far as news. The communications ban placed on the climbers in Nepal has severely hampered any information coming from the teams the last couple of days. Unless another means of communication ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest on Ebay: The Apa and Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa Collection
2008-03-23 06:09:00 While browsing around on Ebay today, I came across a couple of interesting items. The first is the hat worn to the top of Mt. Everest by Apa Sherpa in 2007. If you will remember back to last May, The Adventurist followed Apa as he was setting out on a record breaking run ...
By: The Adventurist
Cracking the Sherpa Gene Code: Apa and Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa Involved in New
2007-10-31 18:34:00 Apa Sherpa, the man who has climbed Mt. Everest more than any other human being–17 times–and former Record Holder for the fatest climb up Everest, Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa, are currently taking part in a new study at the University of Utah. Over the years the Sherpa people have become legendary for their abilty to climb high ...
By: The Adventurist
Conrad Anker and Apa Sherpa Joining Forces?
2007-07-21 16:30:00 Conrad Anker, the man who became world famous for discovering George Mallory’s body on Mt. Everest, will be teaming up with his wife and Apa Sherpa to host a special “An Everest Evening.” This event, scheduled for August 9th will take place in Snowbird, Utah. Apa Sherpa, who holds the record for climbing Mt. Everest the ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest 2007 Update: Summits, Summits, and More Summits
2007-05-21 21:39:00 Yesterday I posted an Interview with David Tait as well as Alan Arnette’s BIG Announcement–both of these items were pretty big news. I didn’t post my usual update yesterday with all the previously mentioned stuff going on…so guess what. That means this is going to be one HUGE update covering the events that has been ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest 2007 Update: SuperSherpas Summit, Apa Gains 17th Summit?Lhakpa Gel
2007-05-16 05:36:00 SuperSherpas have announced that Apa and Lhakpa Gelu have both made their summit bids tonight–and were a success. It is noted that one member of their team, Dawa Sherpa, was forced to lower ground and did not summit. The SuperSherpas Expedition after leaving early this morning finally made the summit at around 8:30 pm. Towards the end ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest 2007 Update: Three Summits From North and First South Summits?
2007-05-16 05:01:00 Three Summits from the North have been confirmed at this time. The three people involved are Carey Gibson, Dan Tebay, and Lhadpa Sherpa. Also from the South, EverestNews is reporting a pretty reliable source as saying Mountain Madness has reached the Summit by way of the South Col Route and Supersherpas aren’t far behind. Apa and Lhakpa ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest 2007 Update: Mass Exodus For Summit, as Day 2 Summit Push Begins
2007-05-15 21:34:00 Day two is shaping up to be busier than today as far as Everest and the push for the summit go. From the North Side, there will possibly be another 50-60 people attempting the climb up the North Ridge Route, and from the South, many are expecting the same. Here are the teams to look for: From the North The ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest 2007 Second Update, May 15, 2007: 50 Summits Reported Today..David
2007-05-15 17:28:00 David Tait Update David Tait has made it to lower ground on the South Side, arriving at Camp 2, along with his Sherpa Phurba Tashi, after successfully reaching the summit of Mt. Everest around 1:30 am this morning. Adventure Consultants, The team that will run David’s logistics on the South, are reporting that David and Phurba Tashi ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest 2007 Update: DAVID TAIT SUMMITS, SummitClimb Summits 6..and more h
2007-05-15 12:32:00 David Tait Makes First of Two Summits!! At 1:30 am this morning I recieved a new dispatch from David Tait. “To all you happy followers out there ? David reached the summit at about 1.30 am this morning!! Through the fierce noise of the wind, he sounded jubilant as you could imagine. Fingers crossed as he makes his ...
By: The Adventurist
SuperSherpas Expedition gets Visit from Jamling Norgay
2007-05-04 16:53:00 Jamling Norgay, son of Tenzing Norgay–the first Everest summiter along with Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953–paid a special visit to the Supersherpa Basecamp for lunch and to wish them a safe journey. Jamling Norgay also told the crew at SuperSherpa Basecamp that he would participate in a documentary that the SuperSherpa Expedition is currently working on. This ...
By: The Adventurist
David Sharp HAD to Die on Everest
2007-05-03 17:17:00 People die on Mt. Everest. That is a fact. In fact until the last few years the statistic was that for every four people to make the summit, one would die. In recent times (the 2007 Everest climbing season involves close to 1,000 individuals) that number has grown to one in twenty. Last season brought the ...
By: The Adventurist
Update on Roger Kehr?s Condition?.
2007-05-01 21:19:00 As many of you will know, I made a post earlier about the SuperSherpas Assistant Basecamp Manager, Roger Kehr getting evacuated from Everest. Roger was around 14,500 ft. in elevation when his pulse dropped to 35. The average pulse is 70 at sea level. The scary part about this is that the higher you climb, the quicker your ...
By: The Adventurist
The Death of a Sherpa: A Question Answered
2007-05-01 18:05:00 On a post I recently made entitled: Everest 2007: Dawa Sherpa Airlifted Off Everest, Camp 2 Damage, and Avalanches Galore! I made this comment: “Speaking of Dawa Sherpa, the first casualty of Everest this season, it seems that his body is being brought off of Everest. To me, this seems strange. I always thought it was customary that if ...
By: The Adventurist
SuperSherpas Assistant Basecamp Manager, Roger Kehr, Evacuated from Everest
2007-05-01 17:16:00 Roger Kehr, the Assistant Basecamp Manager to the SuperSherpa Expedition has been evacuated off of Everest due to health reasons. This is some disheartening news to myself, personally, as I have been in contact with Roger a few times and have gotten to know him. He is a great guy and will be dearly missed with ...
By: The Adventurist
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