{"podcast":{"title":"The Podcast on alanarnette.com","slug":"the-podcast-on-alanarnette-com-2136790","podcast_index_feed_id":2136790,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/517727ec/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.alanarnette.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/13567635/13567635-1621121634228-21f563bcb9191.jpg","author":"Alan Arnette","episode_count":197,"summary":"Alan Arnette is a renowned mountaineer and Alzheimer's advocate. He is well-known in the mountaineering community for his extensive climbing experience and his blog at alanarnette.com, which chronicles his expeditions and provides insights into mountaineering. He summited Mount Everest in 2011, Mount Manaslu in 2013, and K2 in 2014 at 58, making him the 18th and oldest American to summit the second-highest peak in the world. https://www.alanarnette.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T20:17:18.605086+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-on-alanarnette-com-2136790"},"episode":{"title":"Everest 2026: April 19 Weekend Update - 8000er Summits, Icefall Woes","slug":"everest-2026-april-19-weekend-update-8000er-summits-icefall-woes","published_at":"2026-04-19T22:49:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-on-alanarnette-com-2136790/everest-2026-april-19-weekend-update-8000er-summits-icefall-woes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-on-alanarnette-com-2136790","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alan-arnette1/episodes/Everest-2026-April-19-Weekend-Update---8000er-Summits--Icefall-Woes-e3i56t2","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/517727ec/podcast/play/118708578/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-19%2F422404841-44100-2-298d19c3f3c47.mp3","summary":"After waiting as long as two weeks, climbers on Annapurna, Makalu and Dhaulagiri finally stood on the summit. But Everest lags as the route from EBC to the Western Cwm is stalled. EverestER is already busy, having seen over 100 patients thus far this season. It's over for Ryan Mitchell. #everest2026 Climb On! Alan Memories are Everything https://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2026/04/19/everest-2026-april-19-weekend-update-8000er-summits-icefall-woes","meta_description":"After waiting as long as two weeks, climbers on Annapurna, Makalu and Dhaulagiri finally stood on the summit. But Everest lags as the route from EBC to th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":851,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-podcast-on-alanarnette-com-2136790/episodes/everest-2026-april-19-weekend-update-8000er-summits-icefall-woes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-on-alanarnette-com-2136790/everest-2026-april-19-weekend-update-8000er-summits-icefall-woes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}