12-Year-Old California Boy Denied Permit To Climb Mount Everest According to Rock and Ice, 12-year-old Tyler Armstrong was denied a permit to climb Mount Everest, which ended his dream of becoming the youngest person in the world to summit Mount Everest. While waiting to hear back on his permit application on the Tibetan side, Tyler trained for the trek, assuming that his application would be accepted. Tyler is a sixth-grader from Yorba […] Industry News Chris Wallner | April 19, 2016 1 Comment
How To Trek to Everest Base Camp: editor’s note: Zeb Blais wrote this post for his guide company Alpine Mountain Works. Please check out his site feel free to email him any questions here: info@alpinemountainworks.com *** The Himalaya is an intimidating mountain range. Steep, jagged rock, huge glaciers, and extreme altitudes are thrust in your face as soon as you enter the Nepal. I had been trying […] Zeb Blais | October 19, 2015 0 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
4 Killed in Avalanche Near Mount Everest Yesterday China’s state news agency, Xinhua, is reporting that a 60-year-old Australian and three Tibetan porters were killed by an avalanche near Mount Everest yesterday. They were camping without permission in a restricted area at the base of Mount Everest when an avalanche struck their camp. The avalanche was the result of a large snowstorm that had recently hit the area. They […] Avalanche SnowBrains | October 16, 2013 8 Comments
“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
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
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
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