“Himalaya weather can be exciting. Base camp getting kicked by wind, a kilometre plume blowing from the top, tent cities wiped out on the slopes. You’ll be hard pressed to laugh, though, if the weather catches you in the death zone. It happened to the climbers in 1996 and many times since.”
Very good advice from Explorers Web! Predicting the weather in the Himalaya is tricky business, but they also list some good resources to help keep would-be expeditioneers on top of the weather for big climbs. No surprise – it’s technical stuff.
Read Explorer’s Web full piece about it here.
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