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El Diente 14,', m. A semi-technical mountain near Chamonix, it was my first real summit alan arnette technical mixed climbing.

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Mount Everest remains the ultimate achievement for many climbers, and the number of people attempting to conquer it continues to grow. May is a prime month for summit seekers. But at least 11 fatalities have already occurred on Everest this year, prompting questions about the volume and management of climbers. Amna Nawaz talks to Alan Arnette, a professional mountaineer and climbing coach. Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Mount Everest remains the ultimate achievement for many mountain climbers. And the number of people who try it just keeps growing, far above the levels of even two decades ago. But, as Amna Nawaz tells us, this year has had a number of fatalities once again, and those deaths are prompting questions about whether there are too many climbers, and how Nepal is handling it.

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But one thing is clear, is the deadliest season ever, and some routine mountaineering practices are broken. Nepal issued a record climbing permits to foreigners. Add in one and a half Sherpa support for each foreigner; over 1, people pursued the summit this spring.

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Shishapangma is the 14th highest mountain on Earth and the lowest of the m mountains, this was a climb on The Road Back to Mt. Wetterhorn Peak 14, ' - m. Sunlight Peak 14,', m. The Karakorum ranges was magnificent and I was very lucky to have unbelievable weather for the month I spent there. Sneffels 14,', m. A deceiving climb that looks harder than it is for the 4th tallest 14er. La Plata Peak 14,' - m. As a mountaineer, and I use that term loosely, I have been on 30 major climbs around the world since I started at age In , my partners and I traversed Pikes from west to east. Tabeguache Peak 14,' - 43m. I summited along with eight friends in July Everest 29,' - m. Capital Peak 14,', m. An enjoyable climb through a nice remote basin.

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First he broke his neck. We did not summit due to hurricane force winds on the summit after waiting for 8 days for better conditions. October Australia. Adjacent peak to Grays. An interesting 14er with something for every climber. I summited Aconcagua in February Snow Sports. I rock and ice climb as skills training for my alpine routes but never lead. Orizaba 18,' - m. I climbed it from Tibet. I reached 27,' m , a personal record, before turning back just below the balcony due to a lung infection. Other than the bug, it was a great trip! Orizaba is the 3rd highest mountain in North America after Denali and Logon. I summited with my good friends Patrick, Robert, Scott and Dave.