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Everest has been closed for the 2020 season. Coronavirus reaches its sinister tentacles into every facet of the mountain, impacting the livelihood of yak herders, guides, porters and beyond. In this photo a yak herder follows his yaks up the east Rongbuk Glacier in Tibet at 20,000' (2019 photo).

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New Hampshire Rock Climbing on Cathedral Ledge: Camber is a 5.11 classic in North Conway. I filmed the kick-off video for the American Alpine Club in 2006, featuring New England climbing as well as including footage of mine from Alaska, Himalaya and Karakoram

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The real or imagined horizon that demarcates the line between Advanced Base Camp and high altitude on Mount Everest might as well be the difference between 'on this planet' and 'off this planet'. PHOTO: climbers ascend to the North Col on Everest's north side, at 23,000'/7,000 meters.

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Two climbers navigate a passage through the South Gasherbrum Glacier to establish Camp 1 on Gashberbrum II, in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. They call GII one of the 'easy' 8,000 meter peaks...if you can get there!

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Descending from the Death Zone on Everest's North Face, May 1999

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Want to avoid the crowds on Everest? Climb in the middle of the night :) a full moon doesn’t hurt, either

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The north face of Everest, seen from Base Camp in Tibet (17,100 ft/5,212 m). In 1999 so began my first expedition to the mountain. In 2019 I returned to fulfill my ambition to finally solve the mystery of who climbed the mountain first. A Nat Geo article, film and book will be coming soon.

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This is what home looks like in the Death Zone: High Camp at 27,400'/8,300 meters on Everest's North Face. The summit pyramid can barely be seen through the haze in upper right. Photo is my ©, taken May 16, 1999, filming for PBS Nova and the BBC, for a documentary called Lost on Everest.

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This is what the South Col (26,000 feet) of Mount Everest looks like, seen from about 27,000 feet. Tents in Camp IV can be seen in the lower right of the frame. China to the left. Nepal to the right.

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A climber doing reconnaissance off route in the Death Zone on Everest, approximately 27,500‘. The summit of Makalu can be seen poking above the clouds in right center.

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The bitter desolation of Everest's vast north face, seen at 27,000 feet (8,230 meters) on May 16, 1999. Just to the right of the climber, at his elbow, one can see the North Col (23,000 ft/7,010 m). Rising to the upper right of frame is Changtse, Everest's north peak (24,747 ft/7,543 m ).

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View Looking Down Just Below the South Summit of Everest, About 28,500' in Elevation, May 22, 2016 After Summiting Under a Brilliant Buddha Full Moon (more info about photo on my Insta account of same name)

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27,000' on Everest's North Face, May 16, 1999, approaching the site of George Mallory, 75 years after his disappearance. Climber in photo is Andy Politz.

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A climber begins descending into the avalanche zone toward Camp 2/Gendarme Camp on Gasherbrum II in Pakistan. Gasherbrum II, surveyed as K4, is the 13th highest mountain in the world at 8,035 meters (26,362 ft).

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Technically straightforward, the first time you climb to Everest's North Col at 23,000' (7,010 m) it's a straight up b****. The summit ridge is obscured by the cloud over the climber's left shoulder. PHOTO TAKEN: May 2, 2019.

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Camp 1 on Everest's South Col route (20,000 ft/6,096m), sits within a place known as the Valley of Silence, a vast area of snow, deep crevasses and mountain walls often scoured by avalanches. In the middle of the night one is kept awake by the sounds of ice cracking deep inside the glacier.

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Lhotse, the 4th highest mountain in the world, is 8,516 meters (27,940 ft), after Everest, K2 and Kanchenjunga. Lhotse is connected to the Everest massif via the South Col. Lhotse means “South Peak” in Tibetan. Photo was taken descending from the summit of Everest on 22 May 2016 at 28,000 feet.

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The immense Western Cwm (koom) of Mount Everest seen from Camp 1 (20,000') leads directly toward Lhotse, world's 4th highest mountain (27,940'/8,516 meters). Directly above my tent (lower left) is the summit of Everest itself (29,035'/8,850m), seen behind the snowy ridge of Everest's west shoulder.

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A solitary figure emerges from the Gasherbrum Icefall on his way to Camp 1 on Gasherbrum II in Pakistan.

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The Full Buddha Moon sets in the western sky between the South Summit and Balcony of Everest's South Col route (approximately 28,000 feet (8,534m). Climbers in the upper right corner are nearing the South Summit itself. Photo taken May 22, 2016.

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A climber rappelling beneath the North Col of Everest at 22,500 feet (6,858 m), May 1999. The Northeast Ridge is visible in lower left.

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Going Through The Khumbu Icefall is Like a Game of Russian Roulette - You don't want to be standing there when a serac crashes down. Photo taken by me in May 2016, at an altitude of about 18,000 feet, Mount Everest, Nepal. I was also there in 2014 when a serac avalanche took the lives of 16.

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Early-dawn view of Makalu (upper left) rising above the clouds, seen from about 27,500' on Mount Everest. Makalu is the world's 5th highest mountain at 27,838 ft (8,485 meters), The ridge of Lhotse (world's 4th highest mountain) can be seen rising from the South Col to the upper right corner.

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Approaching the site of the body of George Mallory at 26,750' (8,153m) on May 16, 1999, 75 years after Mallory and his climbing partner Sandy Irvine disappeared. They were last seen by expedition member Noel Odell, who spotted them above 28,000' moving toward the summit.

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Two climbers approach the base of Meru Peak in the Garhwal Himalayas in India. Directly in the middle is the notorious Shark's Fin route, first climbed successfully in 2011. Meru has three peaks: southern (6,660 m/21,850 ft), central (6,310 m/20,700 ft), and northern (6,450 m/21,160 ft).

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Gasherbrum II, first surveyed as K4, is the 13th highest mountain in the world at 26,362 feet (8,035 m). Located at the top of the Baltoro Glacier, it was first climbed by the Austrians on July 7, 1956. The summit route traditionally follows the right side of the pyramid.

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Deep crevasses and towering walls of ice within the notorious Khumbu Icefall frequently shift or collapse during the course of an expedition, crushing ladders and ropes. Late in the expedition, this section was completely destroyed, requiring the Icefall Doctors to replace everything. (2016)

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Mount Everest's South Col, Camp IV, elevation 26,000 feet (7,920 meters). The highest point in the photo is not the actual summit, but the South Summit, elevation 28,700', or 8,750 meters. Photo taken May 23, 2016.

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28,000 Feet On Everest As Buddha Moon Sets (accidentally deleted <shrugs>) - May 22, 2016. For more info on photo check my Insta acct of same name. Happy New Year!

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Bradford Washburn, mountaineer, topographer, sleuth, seen here explaining how in 1906 Dr. Frederick Cook falsely claimed he was the first to climb Mt. McKinley. I took this in 2000 in Alaska at the heretofore named Fake Peak for a documentary on Brad and his wife Barbara's life of adventure.

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Jake Norton tackles the steep fixed lines below the North Col of Mount Everest at about 22,000 ft (6,705 meters). The rope to his left is for climbers descending from the North Col, so as to not slow either climber down. Photo taken May 1999.

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The Khumbu Icefall on the Nepal side of Mount Everest begins at 18,000 feet/5,500 meters. It moves downhill 3-4 feet every day. Like a slow moving river of ice, climbers play a perilous game of roulette when they climb under the towering ice seracs, which occasionally fall and crash to the ground.

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Good Crevasse Crossing Technique Just Below Camp 2 in the Western Cwm of Mount Everest in Nepal, 20,500'. PHOTO: May 2016. (photo copyrighted to prevent re-posting)

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Typical rest day at Everest Base Camp. The Khumbu Icefall rises up out of the top of frame. Base Camp in Nepal is at about 17,100 feet in elevation (5,200+ meters). Photo taken in May 2016.

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Climbers on an acclimatization hike above the village of Pheriche, in Everest's Khumbu region of Nepal. In the distance is one of many 5,000+ meter (16,400') peaks, most of which are climbable with the necessary permit.

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College Kid Walks Into Guitar Shop: leaves with a 2017 Limited Edition American Professional with solid Rosewood neck, anodized pick guard. Happy kid.

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2017 American Professional Fender Stratocaster and '65 Reissue Princeton Reverb

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Comparison of the lower Khumbu Icefall (bottom image) from Everest Base Camp in Nepal (17,100') and the upper Khumbu Glacier (20,500') below Camp 2. Photo shows the variations of the glacier as it flows from the upper Western Cwm (middle of upper photo) down into the Khumbu valley.

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Told my son he could get any guitar in the shop. He walked out happy with this Squire Jazzmaster...GOOD CHOICE!

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2017 American Professional Fender Stratocaster with '65 reissue Princeton Reverb

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Pink paisley Tele time

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This morning's practice vibes with a wall of snow slowly closing like a curtain over the window. Typical winter scene up here in NH, USA (my guitar Insta is 'rockandroll.guitar' - I'm always looking for cool guitar accounts to follow)

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1988 '62 Reissue in Candy Apple Red with Double Binding. It's on layaway. This one is coming home with me (soon).

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🔥 A California Mako passes silently by where horizon dissolves between sea and sky. Filming for a nature documentary, the Mako was tagged for study and released unharmed to continue its domination of its habitat

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Temple of Tone - 2017 American Professional Strat - Volume up to 10

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Snow Day in New Hampshire - there’s never a bad day for a fire pit.

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Mojo Workin': Princeton Reverb '62 Reissue and 2017 American Professional Strat - Cabin Living in Winter (insta post)

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Can anyone provide intel on a 1991 Les Paul Standard in Candy Apple Red

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Admiring the beauty....and memories of summer as winter sets in... 2017 Fender American Professional Stratocaster

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