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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Climate
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The Everest Race is Over, Tyler Andrews Ends FKT Attempt
Tyler Andrews has abandoned his Fastest Known Time (FKT) attempt on Everest, aborting just above Camp 4. Karl Egloff, climbing without oxygen, had called off his bid two hours earlier. Andrews' expedition leader, Dawa Steven Sherpa of Asian Trekking, made the final decision to end the attempt. In poor weather, he wanted to preserve the safety of the runner and the support team on the mountain. "I turned him around above the South Col," Dawa Steven told ExplorersWeb. "My team, who were waiting up at the Balcony and South Summit, reported extremely strong winds, so I called my whole team off the mountain." Egloff set off without supplementary oxygen and hoped to run the entire round trip to the summit and back to Base Camp. Andrews had also planned to run without oxygen, but changed his mind following advice from his team, who suggested he should use oxygen on the upper sections of the mountain because of high winds and very cold conditions. Yesterday, Garrett Madison checked in from Camp 4 on his way back from the summit and shared images of a gigantic wind plume rising from Everest's summit area. However, despite the high winds, some climbers topped out today. Adventure Consultants reported summits between 5:30 am and 6 am Nepal time. On the north side, the Alpenglow Expeditions team started their summit push yesterday. They plan to top out on May 27.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
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Everest Runners Face High Winds -- Tyler Andrews Will Use O2
Karl Egloff of Ecuador and Tyler Andrews of the U.S. are both independently attempting the fastest ascent of Everest tonight, but nothing is going as planned. Egloff, who has just left Base Camp, had hoped to climb later in the month, but an unexpectedly premature end to the season has forced his hand. Meanwhile, Andrews has just announced he will use supplementary oxygen on the upper sections of the mountain to cope with the high winds. After performing a brief puja ceremony, Karl Egloff set off at 6 pm, exactly as planned. He is using no bottled oxygen and aims not just for the FKT to the summit, but also on the return trip back to Base Camp. You can track his climb live here. Exactly at the time that Egloff set off, Tyler Andrews released an urgent update. In a video recorded in Everest Base Camp, he explained that he will set off at midnight as planned, but the latest forecasts confirm that summit winds will be high. For that reason, his team and the expedition leader (Dawa Steven Sherpa of Asian Trekking) have convinced him to use supplementary oxygen on the upper part of the mountain for safety reasons. Here's the video: Through the season, the runners have carefully avoided mentioning each other and refuse to admit there is any kind of competition. However, because of circumstances, both will attempt the same Everest record around the same time. Also, with Andrews' announcement, the style of their climbs has changed, and the Ecuadorian -- still going totally without bottled oxygen -- will face much higher risks. You can track Tyler Andrews' climb here.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Climate
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Andrews Begins Final Attempt at an Everest Speed Record
This evening, minutes after 9 pm local time, Tyler Andrews left Everest Base Camp, determined to set the fastest time to the summit. This is Andrews' third attempt in two weeks. On the first attempt, on May 10-11, Andrews turned around slightly above Camp 3, due to problems with his equipment and the subsequent loss of momentum. Andrews tried again 12 days later, on May 23. The weather was far from ideal, with high winds on the upper sections of the mountain. The climber chose to change his planned no-O2 climb and instead use supplementary oxygen. Karl Egloff of Ecuador was also planning a speed attempt and started just two hours before Andrews. He wanted to time the round trip, Base Camp-summit-Base Camp, rather than just to the summit, as Andrews did. Egloff also decided to stick to his original plan and go without bottled oxygen. Egloff aborted his push shortly after Camp 3. Andrews, on oxygen from Camp 2, continued until he was stopped and turned around by his team slightly above Camp 4 at 8,000m. It was due to safety reasons: the Sherpa expedition leader felt the wind was too high around the summit. Before leaving this evening, Andrews said he would climb this time without supplementary oxygen. His regular running partner, Chris Fisher, would accompany him through the hazardous Khumbu Icefall, as he had on the first attempt. Unusually mild weather down below has caused the Icefall to deteriorate prematurely. Before his own attempt, Karl Egloff told ExplorersWeb that the Icefall Doctors -- the Sherpas who tend to the route through that dangerous maze -- recommended leaving the mountain by May 25 for safety reasons. However, in addition to Andrews and Fisher, dozens of other climbers are currently heading to the summit, motivated by the good weather expected tomorrow and Wednesday. The Icefall will officially close on May 29, when the Icefall Doctors will retrieve the ropes and ladders between Base Camp and Camp 1. Tyler Andrews' progress can be tracked live here.
