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With the controversial summit from the Tibet side by 13 year old Jordan Romero, China seems to feel enough is enough. Starting this fall, 2010, climbers must be between 18 and 60 to be issued a permit. This was announced by the China Tibet Mountaineering Association (CTMA) who manages mountaineering in Tibet. In a report they said
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Even though the season is over and climbers are back home, the ramifications from 2010 still echos throughout the climbing world.
There are two developments youngest records and the search for proof that Mallory and Irvine summited in 1924. First, the records race.
This is precisely what people feared from the 13 year-old Jordan Romeros summit. [continue reading]
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By recent standards, Everest 2010 was a safe and successful year. There were nearly 500 summits with 4 reported deaths, all on the north, and several injuries and rescues. The total Everest summits broke the 5,000 level since the first in 1953. This years story line for climbers and their families was the weather, however [continue reading]
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The first time I heard that an 11 year-old was climbing the 7 Summits, I dismissed it. 11 years old? Where does he get the money. Who will take him on these climbs? And, what does a 11 year-old know about climbing anyway.
Well a few years went by and I heard about this kid again, [continue reading]
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It looks like the Everest season has finally ended with a big cold slap in the face to many teams on both sides. The weather deteriorated for the few teams making a push this week so much so, some classified it as the worse ever.
Another death was reported earlier this week of a Japanese climber [continue reading]
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With the summits mostly ended, climbers are making their way back down to Base Camp. As they recover from their summit push, stories are emerging of rescues. Once again, we are seeing tangible proof that the climbing community is a tight one; especially in times of need.
We are also seeing that pure accidents happen in [continue reading]
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On what could have been the final push for 2010, many climbers summited from the south including a record 12th summit for Dave Hahn who was guiding Leif Whittaker. The weather cooperated for the teams however it was extremely cold at 18 below zero F. Once on the summit, the winds started to pick up [continue reading]
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With hundreds of climbers summitting over the past few days, only a few teams are left on both sides of Everest.
Sunday night was the most difficult of the season with high winds at times but steady snow through the night and day. Whiteout conditions were reported as well with a foot of new snow at [continue reading]
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Sunday night saw the last large push of the season however, climbers still remain in position for summit bids Monday night, May 24th.
There were summits on both sides in spite of variable conditions and heavy snow at time. Most of the summits occurred in very snowy and cloudy conditions.
On the South AAI (17) and IMG [continue reading]
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