>Bartek Ziemski skiing Everest and Lhotse this season without oxygen was pretty epic - but u/manish.maharjan444 and u/14peaksproduction following him through the Khumbu Icefall with a drone is another level altogether! Check out this compilation of their work and give them a follow - they’re the best in the Himalayas no doubt.
--Posted by Everest Live on May 20/26
Incredible Video footage from Everest Live of climbers spread out across the Lhotse Face in their summit bids.
Posted by Everest LIve approx 3 hours ago approx - Footage is from May 19th
Polish climber, Bartek Ziemski, skis down Everest nonstop to basecamp after summitting w/o O's or Sherpa support. One week after doing the same on Lhotse
>Teams are positioned at the South Col to make the first major summit push of the 2026 season, while other teams leave Basecamp to take advantage of one of the best weather windows in recent memory. Dr Shaunna Burke joins us to update us on her inspiring Everest climb with stage IV cancer, and our good buddy Jam is back too!
[May 15 Mini Dispatch] (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/swwA81IokfA) - Chinese climber and two high-altitude workers missing appeared back at Camp IV this morning.
Lot of teams at Camp II waiting to move to Camp III for May 17 Summit Window.
Live send off @ 2:00 am Nepal time for Arnold Coster's crew headed out on their 5 day journey to the top of the world
Everest Live holds a Q&A with 31 x Everest Climber leader Kami Rita Sherpa.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cbtnyLrGMo
Ben Ayers acts as interpreter -
[A bit about Ben] (https://www.outsideonline.com/byline/ben-ayers/) who is a National Geographic Explorer, an award winning filmmaker and journalist and in this instance reporting for Outside Online
eta: Sorry for the lower case in the title, not intended
Todays Daily Dispatch Ben Ayers interviews World Record holder and Kristin Harila speaking about her triple crown attempt of Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse without supplemental oxygen.
Ben Ayers of 'Everest Live' takes a deep but gentle dive into Nepal's society, its foundations, and some of its norms and where Bijaya fit into that mosaic. (not sure why my embedded links are not going live.
Thom Pollard's Channel "Everest Mystery" which regularly hosts some fascinating narratives about Everest and it's climbing history.
In this post Thom discusses the record number of permits issued for 2026'; storms delaying rope fixing and interviews two very happy climbers, Xavier Lacoudeur & Purna Lopchan, talking about conditions during their rotation from Camp 2 acclimation in -35C weather and back to basecamp today and some cool vid of their own.
Lots of great information about Everest today, reported by Ben Ayers and an excellent interview with Justin Sackett who will attempt to summit without oxygen
Ben Ayers reporting from Everest Base Camp - talking about the fixed rope team to camp IV, potential window for Summit Push and the weather situation...and lots of other good information!