June 2 SUMMIT! 9:40   
SUMMIT! It’s official. The first people of our team to arrive at the summit of Chomalungma were Jose Luis Peralvo, Esther Colwill, Mingma Tsering Sherpa, and Nima Nuru Sherpa. They stepped onto the t

June 2 South Summit 6:30am   
Climbing update: The first climbers have arrived at the South Summit, with Tony and two sherpas a little bit behind. They are not taking much of a break at the South Summit and are continuing directl

June 2 Summit 5:30am   
Here’s the latest summit team sighting: We’ve just had a call from Dorje at the South Col who reports that he can see the climbers moving below the South Summit. It looks like they are doing well and

June 2 Summit 3:00am   
Amazing! The wind is low, the stars are out, and the climbing team is at the Balcony at 8,300 meters (27,300 feet). Usually it takes the teams about seven hours to reach the Balcony but this team is

June 2 Summit 12:30am   
Hello in cyberland. Well, it’s the middle of the night here and no news is good news. When the team called in at 11:55 they were starting up the Triangular Face at about 26,500 feet. Since then we hav

June 1 Summit Night 9:30pm   
AND THEY’RE OFF! We just got the radio call from the South Col (7,960 meters/26,100 feet) that the summit team is ready to start. Everyone is feeling good and excited to be on their way. Conditions ar

June 1 Summit Night 8:30pm   
IT’S A GO! We just got the call from Lakpa at Camp 4 a little while ago that conditions have improved considerably at the South Col. The team has been huddling in their tents all day to stay out of th

June 1 Summit Team at Base Camp   
Apologies to everyone in cyberland for dropping the ball on summit night. I had been awake forever and ever and we agreed that I could go to sleep while someone else would send in the final cybercast