All About Everest Podcast - Stories, History, and Challenges from the World’s Tallest Mountain

Think you know Mount Everest? Test your knowledge with this fun trivia episode of All About Everest! Host Pauline Reynolds Nuttall takes you through surprising questions and answers about the world’s highest peak: Was it really Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay who first summited? How tall is Mount Everest exactly? Who was the first woman to reach the top? And which Sherpa holds the record for the most ascents?

Along the way, you’ll hear updates from the climbing world, including a new Everest reality show, The Challengers: Game of Himalayas, and the inspiring Netflix documentary Mountain Queen about Lhakpa Sherpa.

Whether you’re an adventurer, an armchair mountaineer, or simply curious about Everest’s history, this episode is packed with fascinating facts, records, and legendary stories.

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Today's episode is dedicated to David Brashears, who was a well-known mountaineer, and documentary maker. He was the one who directed the IMAX Everest film. I also give updates on body recovery on Everest, AllTrails Everest reviews, and an update on the Nimsdai/ Nirmal Purja scandals.

Today's episode is part two of the recap of this climbing season. Trigger warnings at the 25 minute mark. Included in this episode are most of the records for this season, some cool moments, safety issues, and the Mt. Everest weather. Sometimes, you also have to talk about the unpleasant stuff too, and I talk about the New York Times article that made allegations against Nirmal Purja, ropegate and some of his other decisions made this climbing season at Everest. Next week's episode will be about David Brashears and his contribution to the mountaineering community and Mt. Everest.

I start the recap of the Spring 2024 climbing season on Mt. Everest. I mention some of the books and documentaries that have come out/ will come out and where you can find Guy Votter's book in the US: Top Of The World Books.

I go over some of the numbers including permit number, the total deaths on Everest since 1922, and last year compared to this year. There was a quick review of the policies/ rules that came out this year that probably didn't really change the climbing experience and why the season started late. Next week will be part 2, including #ropegate. Never a dull moment during Everest climbing season adn there will always be a little drama and some surprises.

Today's episode is a brief update about the 2024 Spring Everest season, where I have been, and what to expect from the next episodes. I have been absent for two months. The Sring 2024 season had some drama and rumors, 8 deaths which was lower than last year, and some records.

It's the beginning of the Everest climbing season. I have several updates in this episode: changes on the Nepali side of Everest, the ice doctors have left for Everest, Caroline Gleich is running for the US senate, Lou Whittaker and David Brashears have died, 3 books about Everest including " Everest Mountain Guide", " Everest Inc" and "Fallen", amongst other Everest news and updates.

Find me @allabouteverest or @mamabearoutdoors on social media and via email [email protected].

Shownotes: Everest 2024 Spring Season Update 1

Links: 52 Mountaineering Books to Read

Stores and merch: All ABout Everest Store and I Love Mountaineering Store

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There are over 200 dead bodies left on Mt. Everest. Today's episode is about why the bodies are not retrieved and the 10 most "famous" dead bodies on Mt. Everest. The 10 most "famous" dead bodies on Mt. Everest include George Mallory, Marco Siffredi, Green Boots, and Sleeping Beauty. I also talked about how the documentary "Finding Michael" gives us a better idea of why it is so hard to find, identify, and retrieve bodies from Mt. Everest.

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Shownotes: All About Everest Podcast

Links: ⁠52 Mountaineering Books to Read⁠

Stores and merch: ⁠All ABout Everest Store⁠ and ⁠I Love Mountaineering Store⁠

Sponsers/ affiliate products: ⁠MyMedic.Com⁠ and ⁠TheNomadik.com⁠

⁠Support this podcast by buying me a coffee.⁠

I added another book to the 1996 Everest disaster book list that I missed in the last episode. Today's episode is about the one book and two documentaries about Mt. Everest coming out in 2024. I also discuss what to expect for the overall 2024 season and hopefully, it will be uneventful. It's been 100 years since George Mallory and Andrew "Sandy" Irvine attempted and died on Everest in 1924. It's been 25 years since Conrad Anker and his team discovered George Mallory's body in 1999.

Find me @allabouteverest or @mamabearoutdoors on social media and via email [email protected].

Shownotes: ⁠All About Everest Podcast⁠

Links: ⁠⁠52 Mountaineering Books to Read⁠⁠

Stores and merch: ⁠⁠All ABout Everest Store⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠I Love Mountaineering Store⁠⁠

Sponsors/ affiliate products: ⁠⁠MyMedic.Com⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠TheNomadik.com⁠⁠

⁠⁠Support this podcast by buying me a coffee.⁠⁠

Today's topic is the best books about the 1996 Everest disaster. Each one is it's one different perspective. Recently I listened to an interview with Sandy Hill (Hill-Pittman), which reminded me that every single person on the mountain that year had their own very unique experience. Though some of the authors are very critical of the other climbers, some of these books are about the very personal stories of the individual climbers.

The complete list of books: 12 Books About the 1996 Everest Disaster

Find me @allabouteverest or @mamabearoutdoors on social media and via email [email protected].

Shownotes: ⁠⁠All About Everest Podcast⁠⁠

Links: ⁠⁠⁠52 Mountaineering Books to Read⁠⁠⁠

Stores and merch: ⁠⁠⁠All ABout Everest Store⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠I Love Mountaineering Store⁠⁠⁠

Sponsors/ affiliate products: ⁠⁠⁠MyMedic.Com⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠TheNomadik.com⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Support this podcast by buying me a coffee.⁠⁠⁠

It's the beginning of 2024, and it's the first episode of the year and the first episode of season 3. Today's episode recaps the 2023 season, what I hope for 2024, and a few things Everest to kick off the year.

12 Books About the 1996 Everest Disaster