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

Jim Davidson is the author of "The Ledge" and "The Next Everest". His perspective of the 2015 Everest Base Camp disaster is very unique because of his background in geology. We discuss his mountaineering background, tragedy in mountaineering, and lessons learned from mountaineering including resilience. 

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What an awesome season. With a huge weather window, there was a lot of success this year on Everest. So many people broke records this year and also there were a lot of "firsts".

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When David Sharp died on May 14, 2006 on Mt. Everest, the world exploded with controversy. Why was he left on the mountain to die? There are many different opinions, yet his mother does not blame other climbers. Did David Sharp set himself up for failure from the beginning?

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Today is the 36th year since Tenzing Norgay's passing on May 9, 1986. Norgay and Hillary were the first people to summit Mt. Everest on May 29, 1953. Learn more about Norgay's life and achievements.

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Hillary and Norgay were the first mountaineers to summit Mt. Everett on May 29, 1953. This week's episode is all about Sir Edmund Hillary and his life. Ed Hilary was known for his mountaineering and his philanthropy.

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In 2015, a major earthquake hit Nepal, causing an unexpected avalanche it base camp. There were 24 fatalities, making April 25 2015 the deadliest day on Everest. This episode also includes current updates for this season.

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The youngest people to climb Mt. Everest were just 13 years old at the time. We talk about why young people want to climb Everest, and the pros and cons.

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2014, at the time, was the most fatal day on Mt. Everest. 16 people died in the Khumbu Icefall, all of them Sherpas. This highlighted how Sherpas are exploited and underpaid. It started a lot of conversations, and also controversy.

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This spring there are a few climbers that you need to watch, including a few firsts and record attempts.

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Just as his life-long dream was to summit Mt. Everest, mine was to meet Bear Grylls. We talk about Everest and some of his current projects. Join me for this fun episode, including current Everest updates.

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