The Forced Relocation of Everest Base Camp Everest’s base camp is moving—rising global temperatures and a thinning glacier, the culprits. The Nepalese government is moving the outpost which houses up to 1,500 people during peak season and produces over 1,000 gallons of human urine a day because warming temperatures are causing the Khumbu Glacier it sets on to melt, making the camp unsafe due to rapidly forming, […] Climbing Martin Kuprianowicz | June 22, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] This Is What It Looks Like From the Top of 29,032-Foot Mount Everest Most of us will never make it to the top of the world and experience the exhilaration and breathtaking views that come with it. Thankfully, there are people who have been there and have filmed it for us to enjoy second-hand. Join GoPro Awards Recipient + mountaineering guide Jon Gupta as he takes his GoPros from Mount Everest Base Camp up […] Climbing CragBrains | May 31, 2022 0 Comments
Illinois Teenager Becomes Youngest American Woman to Summit Mount Everest Lucy Westlake, 18, has become the youngest American woman to successfully summit Mount Everest. She reached the summit early on Thursday, 12th May 2022. “The expedition took 26 days, but every single step was worth it. Looking up at the summit from Camp 4 the day before our summit push, it truly looked impossible, but that night at 9 pm we […] Climbing CragBrains | May 16, 2022 0 Comments
First All-Black Expedition Summited Everest Yesterday The Full Circle expedition made history yesterday becoming the first all black climbing team to summit the highest mountain on earth. Seven members of the group reached the summit of Everest yesterday morning, confirmed the Himalayan Times. “The Full Circle Everest team led by Philip Henderson from California has made history as the first all-black team to stand atop the summit, […] Climbing CragBrains | May 13, 2022 0 Comments
US Based Female Sherpa Summits Everest For Record-Breaking 10th Time A Nepali Sherpa set a new record for the most Everest summits by a woman when she reached the top of the world for the tenth time on Thursday. Lakpa Sherpa, 48, took advantage of favorable weather to reach the 29,032-foot summit early in the morning to break her own record. The climb had been financed via a crowdfunding campaign. Sherpa, […] Climbing CragBrains | May 13, 2022 0 Comments
2 Climbers Have Died Trying to Summit Mount Everest This Climbing Season A Russian climber died on Mount Everest on Saturday, the second fatality this season on the world’s highest peak. Related: Mount Everest is Visible From Kathmandu, Nepal for First Time in Living Memory Pavel Kostrikin, 55, died after falling ill while acclimatizing below the summit at Camp 1 at 17,585 feet (5,360 meters). He fell ill at Camp 2 at 20,997 […] Climbing CragBrains | May 9, 2022 0 Comments
Sherpa Summits Everest for Record-Breaking 26th Time Most of us can only dream of reaching the top of the world once in our lifetimes, but this Sherpa just extended his record for successful climbs of Mount Everest with his 26th ascent of the world’s highest peak on Saturday. Kami Rita reached the 29,032-foot peak with ten other Sherpas, a tourism official said. Related: VIDEO: What’s it […] Climbing CragBrains | May 9, 2022 0 Comments
NASA: Close-Up of Mount Everest This article originally appeared on earthobservatory.nasa.gov An astronaut on board the International Space Station (ISS) took this near-nadir (almost straight down) photograph of Mount Everest. Such imagery provides a unique perspective on Earth’s tallest mountain (on dry land), which towers approximately 8848 meters (29,029 feet) above sea level. Related: Researchers Confirm that Massive Landslide Triggered 300-Foot-Tall Lake Tsunami in Remote British Columbia in […] SnowBrains | March 31, 2022 0 Comments
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