{"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 3 Weekend Update Record Season Over & 1 More Death?","slug":"everest-2026-may-3-weekend-update-record-season-over-1-more-death","published_at":"2026-05-31T22:42:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-on-alanarnette-com-2136790/everest-2026-may-3-weekend-update-record-season-over-1-more-death","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-3-Weekend-Update-Record-Season-Over--1-More-Death-e3k5d41","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/517727ec/podcast/play/120812097/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-31%2F425249911-44100-2-40e310039a456.mp3","summary":"The 2026 Everest spring season has come to a close, marked by delays, strong winds, changing drone and helicopter rules, and challenging climbing – yet despite the dramatic mainstream press headlines, it was actually a fairly normal season. As usual, there were reports of frostbite and helicopter evacuations, but many of these incidents went unreported to avoid negative publicity. There are reports today that a Sherpa "was left to die at C3." Oh, and record permits and record summits, including 274 on one day! I'll post my season summary and wrap-up in a few days. Climb On! Alan Memories are Everything","meta_description":"The 2026 Everest spring season has come to a close, marked by delays, strong winds, changing drone and helicopter rules, and challenging climbing – yet de…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":699,"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-3-weekend-update-record-season-over-1-more-death/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-3-weekend-update-record-season-over-1-more-death.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}