There aren’t that many events in life that take over two decades to complete. Usain Bolt finishes a 100-meter dash in a mere 9.72 seconds. Two cells miraculously emerge into a newborn in a quick 9 months, after just a few hours in the making (“your mileage may vary”). Kepler established that the [...]

      There are times in life when you just have to marvel at human capacity to overcome the most extreme adversity. Last week I had the honor of supporting four distinguished US service veterans to the summit of 14, 411-foot Mount Rainier. Their improbable path to the summit was by way of serious [...]

Image: An Astronaut Holds Apollo 11 Moon Rocks atop Everest with the Moon High Above Image: Scott moments after arriving at the summit Image: Scott Parazynski, The first Astronaut to Stand Atop Mt. Everest Image: The airy summit ridge, as seen on the descent Image: Banner honoring SPOT, our corporate sponsor Image: Explorers Club Flag [...]

Scott Parazynski and his Sherpa Danuru are standing on the summit of Mt. Everest as of 6:15 pm EDT – 4 am Nepal time Scott was at the south summit 8,750 m (28,700 ft) of Mt Everest at 2:35 am local time. Main summit is at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft). 8:26 pm Nepal time: Scott [...]

Scott Parazynski and Keith Cowing answer questions from students at the Challenger Learning Center of Manhattan about his attempt to climb Mt. Everest and his career as an astronaut. Share and Enjoy:

As you can see from this SPOT update, Scott at Camp IV (South Col) at an elevation of 7,920 meters (26,000 ft). The summit is still a bit away at 8,848 meters (29,029 ft). Scott’s summit window still focuses on a 7-8 pm 19 May EDT / 5-6 am 20 May Local time summit. Scott [...]

Keith Cowing: Scott departed Everest Base Camp this morning around 4:30 am. He and his climbing partners are now at Camp II where they will spend the next day resting. He checked in this afternoon with his SPOT Personal Satellite Tracker. Current plans call for a summit around 5-6 am local time on 20 May [...]

Keith Cowing: Scott is on his way to the summit of Mt Everest. He departed IMG Base Camp just after 4 am local time this morning (7 May) with his Sherpa guide Danuru. The moon was out and the sky was crystal clear. ETA at the summit is 7-8 pm EDT 10 May (5-6 am [...]

Day 31/April 21, 2009 (Tuesday) You’ve read about SPOT. You’ve seen SPOT run. You’ve seen SPOT sit. Now you’ll see SPOT, as in SPOTScott and SPOTDanuru, go to new heights: Camp III is situated at 24,000+ feet above sea level, just a vertical mile from Everest’s summit. The brochure that comes with a SPOT unit [...]

Scott is heading up the Khumbu Icefall. Track him here via SPOT – pick the “satellite” view. Share and Enjoy: