By now most have heard the remarkable news that the Everest season have been cancelled from the South side (Nepal). Having spent last season up there (at least for a month of it) I can truly say that the decision … Continue reading
This year we decided to make a push for various conferences. Hitherto the papers below have been submitted, and for some we are still waiting on answers to. The idea is that one needs to be visible in order to … Continue reading
Everyone in the Everest team but one, summited last night PST. They are soon down in base camp and thus safe. Everything went well but it was still a hard going – after all, it is the highest point in … Continue reading
The Everest team is safely in their tents in camp 4, waiting 12h for the winds to drop, and the snow to stop falling. In (what used to be) 12h they will decide whether to go for the summit or … Continue reading
I was just informed that Hari is safe down in base camp after having turned around at Lhotse camp 4 after the weather forecasts turning bad. After having made the decision to go down he went all the way from … Continue reading
It is time for the summit push for both the climbers on Everest and Lhotse in the expedition that we are studying. The first intention was to go for the summit on the 21 st (PST) but due to high … Continue reading
Namaste! It’s Hari again, our TripleED climbing researcher. I’ll posting my own personal pictures and stories on my own site at hmix.org, but I’d like to share some of the experiences we’ve had so far. I don’t have time to … Continue reading
Sitting here at the airport in Singapore, in transit for Kathmandu. Earlier I had reports from the initial team (Andrew, Jacob and Susannah) that they made it and are getting settled in. The only problem is that only one out … Continue reading
Hey, I’m Hari, the climbing researcher for the TripleED Everest expedition. I’ll be shadowing a commercial Everest team and conducting interviews, recording conversations, and much more from the upper mountain. If all goes well, I’ll make an attempt on Lhotse, … Continue reading
In 1 hour, TripleED researchers Andrew, Jacob, and Susannah will board their flights headed west across the Pacific. Markus and Hari will follow in a couple days, and the entire team will meet in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. In … Continue reading