{"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":"K2 2025 Coverage: Weather Stalls Plans, or Not?","slug":"k2-2025-coverage-weather-stalls-plans-or-not","published_at":"2025-07-25T22:29:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-on-alanarnette-com-2136790/k2-2025-coverage-weather-stalls-plans-or-not","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-on-alanarnette-com-2136790","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alan-arnette1/episodes/K2-2025-Coverage-Weather-Stalls-Plans--or-Not-e361ca6","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/517727ec/podcast/play/106000134/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-6-25%2F404553380-44100-2-2b367a70bcbc1.mp3","summary":"Signs of trouble on K2 and Broad Peak. First is the weather. There have been more high winds and heavy snowfall, preventing the establishment of Camp 3 on K2 and keeping the Broad Peak climbers below Camp 3. And the other concern is the lack of cooperation among the teams, as noted by Polish climber, Lukas Supergan: "... This could be achieved by a large, combined team from agencies and independent climbers working together. However, such cooperation is completely lacking. Leaders keep their plans secret." Climb On! Alan Memories are Everything https://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2025/07/25/k2-2025-coverage-weather-stalls-plans-or-not/","meta_description":"Signs of trouble on K2 and Broad Peak. First is the weather. There have been more high winds and heavy snowfall, preventing the establishment of Camp 3 on…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":533,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-podcast-on-alanarnette-com-2136790/episodes/k2-2025-coverage-weather-stalls-plans-or-not/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/k2-2025-coverage-weather-stalls-plans-or-not.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}