{"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: May 17 Weekend Update—Summits!","slug":"everest-2026-may-17-weekend-update-summits","published_at":"2026-05-17T20:13:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-on-alanarnette-com-2136790/everest-2026-may-17-weekend-update-summits","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-May-17-Weekend-UpdateSummits-e3jghdh","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/517727ec/podcast/play/120128369/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-17%2F424337709-44100-2-a34f381691bf7.mp3","summary":"With the ropes to Everest and, now, Lhotse in place, there were multiple summits, including records on Sunday morning, May 17, 2026. With the weather improving, the route in, team after team has left base camp to be in position for their summit. While the major impact of the jet stream has passed, fragments could still create bitter windchill and frostbite, so climbers will need to be prepared to bail if the jet stream suddenly returns. The Everest summits for the season total is around 86, with 54 Sherpas and 32 clients. The ratio is skewed by the large rope team, entirely comprised of Sherpas. Nepal has issued 492 Everest permits, surpassing the 2024 record of 479. There is climbing on the Tibet side of Everest. Climb On! Alan Memories are Everything https://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2026/05/17/everest-2026-may-17-weekend-update-climbers-to-the-summit/","meta_description":"With the ropes to Everest and, now, Lhotse in place, there were multiple summits, including records on Sunday morning, May 17, 2026. With the weather impr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":608,"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-may-17-weekend-update-summits/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-may-17-weekend-update-summits.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}