“Beyond the Edge” | Story of the 1953 First Ever Summit of Mount Everest In the beginning of the year 1953 the score on Mount Everest was 13 deaths, 0 summits. It was still very unknown if the summit of Mount Everest could be achieved. New Zealand bee-keeper Edmund Hillary and very experienced Sherpa Tenzig Norgay changed all that on May 29th, 1953. Against all odds and against ridiculous climactic conditions, they safe reached the summit of 29,028-foot Mount Everest. This movie is a re-dramatization of the Edmund and Tenzig’s first ascent of Everest. It premiers on October 24th, 2013 in New Zealand […] Movie Trailer SnowBrains | September 11, 2013 1 Comment
Nepal to Clamp Down on Everest Permits After Embarrassing “Fight on Everest” This past May, 3 Europeans were involved in a “fight” with about 100 Sherpas. The fight occurred after the Europeans climbed above and reportedly kicked down ice on the Sherpas while the Sherpas were fixing ropes. The Sherpas got angry, mobbed, and attacked the climbers 24,500-feet at Camp 3 later that day. The Sherpas reportedly punched, kicked, threw rocks, and even […] SnowBrains | August 12, 2013 3 Comments
Mt. Everest Was 1st Summited 60 Years Ago Today | NBC Nightly News Report “It is still the top of the world, make no mistake. In recent year’s it’s taken on something of a less rarified air, something closer to a ‘tourist attraction’.” – Brain Williams of NBC Nightly News Edmund Hillary, a bee-keeper from New Zealand, and Tenzing Norgay, a sherpa from Nepal, summited Mount Everest 60 years ago today on May 29th, […] SnowBrains | May 29, 2013 2 Comments
Sad News: Sherpa Dies on Mt. Everest Sunday With all the confusion about the fight on Everest last month, it’s easy to lose sight of how treacherous being on Everest can be. For nearly all climbers, there is no summit without the help of Sherpas. Sherpas are the key to Everest. Everest wouldn’t have ever been conquered without their help. According to Nepalese police, Dariwa Sherpa died while […] SnowBrains | May 6, 2013 1 Comment
SnowBrains’ Top 5 Articles of the Week: April 29 – May 3rd, 2013 {Each Sunday Night we’ll bring you the “5 Most Popular Articles of the Week” here at SnowBrains.com. This will be a chance to look back and which articles gave peoples brain waves the most amplitude.} Top 5 articles of the week: April 29th – May 5th, 2013. #5 – 9,624-Foot Sonora Pass is OPEN | Earliest Opening in a Decade […] SnowBrains | May 5, 2013 1 Comment
“Fight on Everest” MUCH Uglier Than Originally Reported | Rock to Head, Knife Stabbing, Death Threats To be honest, I thought that once the details came out, they’d be milder than the initial reports. It’s now clear that they’re a lot uglier than intially reported. Steve Casimiro released an extremely detailed report about the Everest fight yesterday. The details are frightening. Make sure to read his report, “As Details Emerge, Everest Conflict Looks Uglier.” We’ve pulled […] Miles Clark | May 2, 2013 19 Comments
7 Important Details of “Fight on Everest” Have Emerged… Details are still emerging in the ‘Fight on Everest’ case. Some important details have been corroborated and I’m feeling confident enough to relate them here. FIGHT ON EVEREST DETAILS: 1. The fight occurred at 24,500 feet on Everest on Saturday, April 27th, 2013 and included punching, kicking, rock throwing, and one knife thrown. “[The sherpas] became instantly aggressive and […] Miles Clark | April 30, 2013 9 Comments
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