Angela Benavides

6 days ago | explorersweb.com | Angela Benavides

Tyler Andrews left Everest Base Camp at about 9:30 pm Nepal time (late morning Eastern Time) to attempt a one-way, no-oxygen speed record up the world’s highest mountain. He has already reached the Khumbu Icefall. He began at night for strategic reasons:He will cross the Khumbu Icefall at its coldest, when it is more stable and less busy. Most climbers start crossing at least four hours later. During the Icefall stage, he will be supported by regular climbing/running partner Chris Fisher.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Angela Benavides

There's summit news from three of Nepal's 8,000'ers. Several climbers have succeeded without supplementary oxygen. MakaluSo far, Piotr Krzyzowski of Poland is the only climber among today's summiters who has not used bottled oxygen. Seven Summit Treks has posted a list of 12 other summiters, all with O2 and Sherpa support. Saulius Damulevicius of Lithuania has summited as well, but it is not clear whether he eventually decided to use oxygen or not.

6 days ago | explorersweb.com | Angela Benavides

There’s summit news from three of Nepal’s 8,000’ers. Several climbers have succeeded without supplementary oxygen. MakaluSo far, Piotr Krzyzowski of Poland is the only climber among today’s summiters who has not used bottled oxygen. Seven Summit Treks has posted a list of 12 other summiters, all with O2 and Sherpa support. Saulius Damulevicius of Lithuania has summited as well, but it is not clear whether he eventually decided to use oxygen or not.

1 week ago | explorersweb.com | Angela Benavides

As the Sherpa team fixed the last meters of rope to the 8,849m summit of Everest today, the Khumbu Icefall and the Lhotse Face became increasingly busy. The first wave of climbers is on its way up. At least one of them will be running past them without bottled oxygen and in running shoes. American Tyler Andrews, 35, sets off tomorrow to attempt an FKT (Fastest Known Time) up Everest. Andrews considers this the climax of his career. He believes he can summit from Base Camp within a day.

1 week ago | explorersweb.com | Angela Benavides

One day later than planned, the Sherpa rope fixers have summited Everest. It happened shortly before 5 pm Nepal time. The route is now open for nearly 1,000 others — foreign clients, Sherpa guides, workers shuttling oxygen bottles and other material to the higher camps. Some groups are already following closely behind the Nepalis, eager to make the best of the great weather.