Europeans Vs. Sherpas “Fight on Everest” | The Sherpa’s Side of the Story: The “Fight on Everest” that occurred on April 27th this year has gotten international headlines as a fight where the Sherpas behaved atrociously. Now, we finally hear the Sherpa’s side of the story and it paints a much different picture. It appears that the Europeans weren’t being the coolest climbers in the world this day: “They told us: We will […] SnowBrains | August 19, 2013 4 Comments
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
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
Ueli Steck Interview on “Fight on Everest” | “100 People Trying to Kill 3 People” – Ueli Now we are hearing the “Fight on Everest” story from the horse’s mouth. Uli Steck, the Swiss climber who was violently attacked by a mob of 100 Sherpas, has been interviewed by Outside Magazine. All 3 professional European climbers involved in this Everest Fight (Ueli Steck, Jon Griffith, Simone Moro) are going home without attempting the summit of Everest. This interview […] SnowBrains | May 3, 2013 10 Comments
“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
