Nepal Issues a Record 466 Permits for Mount Everest This Spring Accounting for roughly 10% of Nepal’s GDP, Mount Everest plays a fundamental role in Nepal’s economic growth. Nepal is cashing in this year, as they have issued a record 466 permits to climb Everest this spring, which has brought in nearly $5 million since they charge $11,000 per foreign climber. “This is the highest number of permits the department has […] Industry News Luke Guilford | May 4, 2023 1 Comment
Mt. Hood Meadows, OR, Reduces Passes Being Sold to Mitigate Traffic This past weekend Mt. Hood Meadows, OR, experienced major traffic and parking jams. Skiers and snowboarders heading to the resort spent hours in traffic, both coming and going. Even after the holiday traffic is beginning to peter out, many ski areas are still experiencing crowds. Like many other areas, Mt. Hood Meadows has experienced an influx of traffic. This past […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | January 13, 2022 4 Comments
3 More Killed on Congested Mount Everest | Death Toll at 7 in the Last Week Three more climbers have died on Everest, expedition organizers and officials said Friday, taking the toll from a deadly week on the overcrowded peak of the world’s tallest mountain to seven. Hundreds of mountaineers have attempted to summit Everest’s 29,029-foot peak over the last couple of days when the weather cleared, sparking a bottleneck and ‘summit traffic jam’ that led […] Climbing CragBrains | May 24, 2019 0 Comments
The Dark Side of the Eclipse | The Effect the Once in a Lifetime Event Will Have on US Infrastructure On August 21st 2017 most across North America will experience a once in a lifetime event. For 1 hour, 33 mins and 16.8 secs at midday the moon will line up with the sun and, for a 70 mile swath of earth, the shadow of the moon will sweep across the United States in a total solar eclipse. To the people within […] Weather Steven Agar | August 15, 2017 0 Comments
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