The Only Person Climbing Everest This Year Abandons Attempt The only person to attempt to summit 29,028-foot Mt. Everest this year was Japanese climber Nobukazu Kuriki. Nobu has already lost 9 fingers attempting to climb Everest 4 different times. “I tried hard taking all my energy, but it took too much time to move in deep deep snow.” “I realised if I kept going, I wouldn’t be able to come back alive.” […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 28, 2015 3 Comments
Mt. Everest Reopens to Climbers for 1st Time Since Deadly Earthquake Nepal’s tourism ministry granted a Mount Everest climbing permit to Japanese climber Nobukazu Kuriki on Sunday. This was the first climbing permit issued since the terrible earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 people this past April that killed 18 people at Everest base camp and was the worst disaster in Everest history. “The main purpose of my Industry News SnowBrains | August 25, 2015 1 Comment
Officials Were Right About 2nd Mt. Everest Earthquake| 7.3-M Earthquake in Nepal Today Officials in China and the USA were right about a second large earthquake hitting Nepal during the Mt. Everest climbing season this year. Today, a 7.3-magnitude hit Nepal killing at least 40 people and injuring over 1,000 injured. This new earthquake was centered 50 miles east of Katmandu and not far from Mt. Everest and very likely would have spelled disaster for climbers on Mt. Everest. Luckily, no one was on Mt. Everest during today’s 7.3 […] SnowBrains | May 12, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Everest Basecamp Hit by Avalanche | 4/25/15 At least 18 are dead and dozens injured in the avalanche set off by the massive magnitude-7.8 earthquake that has left at least 3,300 dead in Nepal and neighboring countries on Saturday. More than 200 climbers have been rescued around Mount Everest. Many mountaineers have taken to social media to share their experiences. Dutch climber Eric Arnold describes the avalanche in a blog post: Through the radio we hear the bad news. ameliatraynor | April 27, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Himalayas at 20,000 ft. | Teton Gravity Research In yet another incredible video from the folks over at TGR, unprecedented footage of the Himalayas takes us up to 20,000 ft. to see Everest, Lhotse, and Ama Dablam. The aerial cinema experts at Teton Gravity Research release the first ultra HD footage of the Himalayas shot from above 20,000 ft. with the GSS C520 system, the most advanced gyro-stabilized camera system in the world. Filmed from a helicopter with a crew flying from Kathmandu […] ameliatraynor | March 4, 2015 0 Comments
Everest Climbing Route To Change After 16 Sherpa Die in Avalanche Last April, 16 Sherpa died in a large avalanche while working on the traditional Everest climbing route. It was the single deadliest day in Everest history. That horrible event triggered a Sherpa strike that shut down the Nepali side of the mountain for the season. No expeditions summited from Nepal last year. The route that those Sherpa died on was the route that climbers have been using since the 1990s. A route that takes climbers, guides, and Sherpa into the climber’s left side of the Khumbu Icefall, where last year’s avalanche happened. […] SnowBrains | February 18, 2015 2 Comments
More Avalanches End Everest Climbing Season in Nepal On April 18th, 2014 an avalanche came down onto the Khumbu icefall above Mt. Everest base camp that killed 16 working Sherpa. Since then, a debate has been raging within the Sherpa community about wether the climbing season should be canceled or should go on. Late last week, more ice avalanches came down onto the climbing […] Avalanche SnowBrains | April 27, 2014 0 Comments
Video of the Massive Avalanche That Killed 15 People on Mt. Everest Early yesterday morning an avalanche came down on a group of Sherpa on Mt. Everest at around 21,000 feet. They were ascending the mountain to set up fixed ropes for the climbers they were assisting. The avalanche was massive and it took the lives of 15 of the Sherpa. Some are still missing and some have been injured. This was the single worst tragedy in Mt. Everest climbing history. People have been climbing Everest since the 1920s.[..] Avalanche SnowBrains | April 20, 2014 4 Comments
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