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EVEREST 2008: The Alan Arnette Interview
2008-03-24 18:58:00
In a week, Alan Arnette will be leaving for his third expedition to Mt. Everest. The first two attempts landed Alan at about the 27,200 Ft. mark-a bit short of the summit. Over the past year he has been training extensively for this opportunity on some of the world’s highest and toughest peaks ...
EVEREST 2008: Alan Arnette Begins Packing, South Side Expedition a Go!
2008-03-19 07:17:00
My good friend, Alan Arnette, has been told to pack his bags for Mt. Everest. Over the course of the last few days, Alan has went from going up the North side of Everest, to canceling the North–to utter confusion as to if he would even be allowed to climb on the North or ...
I Shall NEVER Set Foot on Annapurna again?
2008-03-04 06:59:00
These words are coming from Australian climber Andrew Locke in a very interesting interview conducted with MountEverest.net.  Andrew Locke is two summits away from joining an elite group of climbers–those who have climbed all 14, 8,000 meter peaks–his final two peaks could come this year. Andrew goes on to talk about his experiences, not only on ...
Danielle Fisher Tops Out On Shisha Pangma?Only Shisha Summit of the Season!
2007-10-17 18:44:00
After weeks of heavy snow and high winds, teams turning around and heading back off of Shisha Pangma, we are getting word that there has FINALLY been a Summit! Danielle Fisher and Alpine Ascents’ Lhakpa Sherpa have claimed the first and only summit of the world’s 14th tallest peak this fall season. On Oct. 14 WE SUMMITTED!!! ...
Project Himalaya Heading Home, Alan Arnette?s Shisha Pangma Journey Over
2007-10-05 17:02:00
With a brief note on his site today, Alan Arnette has confirmed that Shisha Pangma is over for himself and the Project Himalaya Team: The weather has turned bad once again. The team at the highest camp was prepared to leave early this morning, Friday October 5th, but never left camp as clouds shrouded the ridge ...
Alan Arnette and Project Himalaya Head for Shisha Pangma?s Summit
2007-10-02 17:11:00
I have just been updated through email that Alan Arnette and the Project Himalaya team are making a push for the summit of Shisha Pangma.  The weather the last few days has been a major issue in the Himalayas.  Snow and winds have been the norm, but a slight break in the weather is giving ...
Alan Arnette on Shisha Pangma
2007-09-28 18:02:00
My good friend Alan Arnette is currently sitting at Advanced Base Camp on Shisha Pangma–the 14th tallest peak in the world.  His acclimatization has went well, his communication problems from the mountain have been solved, but now it looks like the weather and time might be his enemy– The Project Himalaya Team have now been bunkered ...
First 2007 Fall Season Himalayan Summit: Mountain Madness on Cho Oyu
2007-09-26 18:53:00
Mountain Madness has been given credit for the first successful summit of the 2007 Fall Himalayan climbing season.  The Mountain Madness team successfully reached the summit of Cho Oyu on September 23 at 11:00 am. From Mountain Madness “We reached the plateau at 7:30 a.m but the snow was so deep that it took Thumba, Gonga and ...
American Climber Dies Enroute to Shisha Pangma
2007-09-18 18:15:00
The fall Himalayan season has just kicked off and already, we are hearing reports that an American climber has died.  Ray Yeritsian, originally from Armenia-but moved to the States in 1991–died while enroute to Shisha Pangma.  He was set to climb Shisha with an expedition team from Asian Trekking. From ExplorersWeb: The team was supposed to start out ...
Alan Arnette Arrives at Shisha Pangma Advanced Basecamp
2007-09-15 16:31:00
Alan Arnette and the Project Himalaya Expedition team have arrived at Shisha Pangma’s Advanced Basecamp.  The Project Himalaya team, after a 5 hour trek and a gain of 2,000 feet, are finally getting settled into their new home for the next couple of days. From Alan’s first night at Shisha Pangma ABC: As the snow fell harder, ...
Alan Arnette Arrives at Shisha Pangma
2007-09-12 15:25:00
After a couple of days of travel, Alan Arnette and Project Himalaya have finally made it to Shisha Pangma Basecamp. Alan is reporting that all is well.  He is able to sleep comfortably and his acclimatization seems to be going rather well.  He has had no problems to speak of–which is a very good sign after ...
Alan Arnette Makes First Live Broadcast Enroute to Shisha Pangma
2007-09-07 16:47:00
My good friend Alan Arnette has made his first live broadcast and posted it to his site today.  Alan is currently traveling from Lhasa, Tibet to Basecamp of Shisha Pangma–the world’s 14th tallest peak. After listening to what Alan had to say, it makes me wonder why he is not a Professional speaker.  He really puts ...
Alan Arnette Chimes in From Lhasa, Tibet
2007-09-06 01:07:00
My good friend Alan Arnette has reported in from Lhasa, Tibet on his journey to the slopes of the 14th highest peak in the world–Shisha Pangma. Alan arrived in Tibet with his team, Project Himalaya, a few days ago.  Before heading off to Shisha Pangma, the team has had a small three day break in which ...
Alan Arnette: Safely in Tibet and a BIG Announcement?
2007-09-04 05:27:00
Alan Arnette has safely arrived in Lhasa, Tibet via Kathmandu.  Many of you that follow Alan or this site will know that Alan is currently in route to try his hand at Shisha Pangma–the world’s 14th tallest peak.  His report today begins with his plane ride out of Kathmandu..into and over part of the Himalayan ...
Alan Arnette Arrives In Kathmandu!!
2007-09-02 08:04:00
  My good friend Alan Arnette has posted his first dispatch from Kathmandu today.  Many of you will know that Alan is currently off preparing to climb the world’s 14th highest peak, Shisha Pangma.  Shisha Pangma will be Alan’s second major step in his efforts to land back at Mt. Everest in 2008.  Earlier this year, Alan ...
Alan Arnette: Shisha Pangma A Go!
2007-08-28 06:31:00
My good friend Alan Arnette has either already left or is preparing to leave for his next goal:  Shisha Pangma. Many of you that read this blog quite regularly are already familiar with Alan.  I have made quite a few posts concerning him here on The Adventurist and will be making quite a few more in ...
Alan Arnette?s Mystery on Denali
2007-08-07 01:45:00
My good friend Alan Arnette has a story that has been well-featured on the front page of the SummitPost site.  “Mystery on Denali” is Alan’s take on his recent trip to the highest peak in North America and the troubles that ensued.. Most of my readers will already know of this story as I done quite ...
Alan Arnette: Lessons From Denali
2007-07-24 17:51:00
My good friend Alan Arnette has made a new post on his site regarding his recent attempt on Denali. If you will remember, Alan ended up suffering from an unknown stomach issue and had to be medi-vaced off Denali. The good news is that Alan is doing better now, the bad news is that he is still ...
Alan Arnette?s Denali Health Scare and Update
2007-07-09 04:10:00
We have all been following along with my good friend Alan Arnette and his year long effort that will hopefully land him back on Mt. Everest for a third time. This past week Alan was doing a “training” climb on Mt. Denali, North America’s tallest peak.  He seen this as a stepping stone to his eventual goal–but ...
ExplorersWeb Taking a Stand?The Adventurist: A Call for Change
2007-05-04 18:02:00
ExplorersWeb has published a very strong editorial today about people dying on Everest…Here is a question they pose: “The questions is though, how many times will we have to witness a Kazakh, a Pole, a Spaniard or any other of the world’s foremost climbers rescue people in the death zone while we keep hearing amateur climbers ...
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 ...
The Adventurist: Double Exposure
2007-04-29 03:30:00
It has been brought to my attention that this site, “The Adventurist”, is once again being mentioned in a couple of different places around the climbing community. As always, it is a great honor to be recieving recognition for something that is so enjoyable to do–as well as to know that I do have so many ...
Responsibility and Death on Everest: A Response Comes In?
2007-04-26 20:06:00
Yesterday I posted an editorial titled “Responsibility and Death on Everest”.  I am not going to go back and rehash what was said, but I will let you click the title and read it for yourselves. It seems like this issue is drawing some interest here as well as possibly opening up further dicussions in the ...
BREAKING NEWS! MT. EVEREST CLAIMS FIRST LIFE OF 2007. UPDATED 12:13 pm 04
2007-04-26 17:37:00
It is being reported today, April 26, 2007, that Mt. Everest has claimed it’s first life of 2007. Details are still sketchy at this moment as this story is just beginning to break, but it seems that a sherpa has been killed on Mt. Everest while making his way to camp 3 on the Everest’s famed South ...
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