Sherpa Summits Everest for Record 24th Time | Second Time in a Week Breaking His Own Record A Sherpa today extended his record for successful climbs of Mount Everest with his 24th ascent of the world’s highest peak. Kami Rita reached the 29,035-foot peak Tuesday, his second summit of the week. He climbed to the top on May 15, setting a then record of 23 summits, then returned to base camp before climbing again this week. Related: […] Climbing CragBrains | May 21, 2019 0 Comments
49-Year Old Sherpa Summits Everest for a Record Breaking 23rd Time A 49-year-old sherpa reached the top of Mount Everest for a 23rd time on Wednesday, setting a new record for the most summits of the worldโs highest mountain, Nepali hiking officials said. Kami Rita Sherpa, a native of Thame village located in the shadow of Mount Everest, reached the 29,035-feet summit via the Southeast Ridge route, accompanied by another Sherpa, […] Climbing CragBrains | May 17, 2019 0 Comments
Mt. Everest: What It Takes To Climb The Worlds Tallest Peak [arve url="https://youtu.be/yU2kANHyF1w"] Jason Ringenberg | December 13, 2018 51 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
A Biogas Digester Could Solve Everest’s Growing Poop Problem Mount Everest has a poop problem.ย The 1,200 people that try to climb the world’s highest peak every year make a lot of it and the poop fairy doesn’t like the cold. Right now, Sherpa’s have taken it upon themselves to haul out the mess by hand – roughly 28,000 pounds of it this year. Gross. Gorak Shep, a frozen lakebed […] Climbing Mike Lavery | August 11, 2018 0 Comments
Kami Rita Sherpa summits Everest for a Record 22nd Time A good weather window means things are going off on Everest right now!ย Kami Rita Sherpa, a veteran mountain guide, topped out on Everest early this morning for a record 22nd time!ย He and nine Chinese climbers summited from the Nepal side and were safely on their way down to a lower camp by the afternoon. The 48 year old […] Climbing Mike Lavery | May 16, 2018 2 Comments
Documentary: Pioneers Of Skiing The Himalaya in Winter | Beyond Skiing Everest Skiing Everest sounds insanely difficult. These men are pioneers of skiing the Himalaya in the winter.ย Let their extreme passion inspire you. “Mike Marolt, Steve Marolt and Jim Gile have over 25 years of expeditions to some 40 of the highest peaks in the world, without Sherpa, oxygen, drugs and all the BS. They have gone to places so cold […] Movie Trailer LadyBrains | August 23, 2017 0 Comments
Slovakian Climbers Caught In Everest Avalanche And Rescue By Sherpas According to the Himalayan Times, two Slovakian climbers were rescued 16 hours after an avalanche trapped them 7,200 meters up on Mount Everest. The avalanche occurred on a steep, icy slope that is used as a route to climb the World’s highest mountain. The two Slovakian climbers, Vladimรญr ล trba and Zoltรกn Pรกl, were rescued by four Sherpas, Mingma Gabu, Lakpa […] Avalanche Chris Wallner | May 11, 2016 1 Comment
VIDEO: “Trouble on Everest” | The Story of the Sherpa Everest isn’t what it used to be.ย Brawls, crowding, inexperienced climbers, and the exploitation of the Sherpa. A brawl on Everest? Director Jennifer Peedom set out to uncover tension in the 2014 Everest climbing season from the Sherpas’ point of view and instead captured a tragedy when an avalanche struck, killing 16 Sherpas. Sherpa tells the story of how the […] Movie Trailer SnowBrains | October 24, 2015 0 Comments
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