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Mount Everest Climb Update 4/28/13

Cason and the climbing team left basecamp at 2AM on Wednesday and began their ascent through the Khumbu Icefall when the freezing temperatures glue ice blocks in place and arrived at Camp 1 [19,000 ft.] On Friday they made their way up the Western Cwm [bowl] to the base of the Lhotse face and reached Camp II [21,300 ft.] Cason is warm, happy and resting well. 

Mount Everest Climb Update 5/5/13

This past week Cason went back down to Base Camp to rest for a couple days and then went from Base Camp to Camp 2 in a day, no stopping at Camp 1.

This is the second rotation up the hill, and team aims not to stay at Camp 1 any longer. 

Cason Crane and his Sherpa Tenzing were first to Camp 2!

 

I am excited that Cason has become the first openly gay mountaineer to climb all seven summits. When Cason climbs, it's always with a guide service he has paid for. And once the rainbow flag comes out, everyone on the mountain knows."

Cason has already reached the summit on five of the seven mountains.

I have nothing but respect for Cason. So when he began a gap year at Choate, he decided he would try another mountain. The rescue team did an exceptional job of lowering his body down the Lhotse face; safely and professionally. The more summit windows that exist, this reduces climbing numbers on any day, which is good for us.

Today the Everest team had their oxygen briefing; how to use the masks, regulators and attach them to the bottles of oxygen safely.

Everyone tried them on with glasses and goggles and hats and helmets (which may or may not use depending upon how dry the terrain is).

During his quest, he has been raising money and awareness for gay youth suicide prevention. The Rainbow Summits Project hopes to raise awareness and funds by climbing the highest peak on each continent, commonly referred to as "the seven summits". It seems that so far the winds have been mainly focussed on the tops.

Their amazing hard working Sherpas have commented on very cold high winds on the South Col.

Very sadly, this morning a Sherpa from another team passed away at Camp 3 just before descending. Overcoming obstacles ~ physical, mental, emotional ~ thinking you won't ever be able to make it, thinking you won't make it up the mountain and just somehow committing until you get up to the top safely and back down safely." 

When he was young, he used to dream of climbing to the top of world.

He's Gay?

March 8, 2021

Many years ago, news anchor Cynthia Izaguirre was covering a story about Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind man to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He is the founder of the Rainbow Summits Project, which ties together his passion for climbing with his advocacy for the Trevor Project, an organization which seeks to stops suicides for LGBTQ youth.

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[Picture is of Cason with his oxygen mask on].

Will the projected summit window move an earlier  or later day?