Science and Exploration

Scott Is On The Summit

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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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 has just departed Camp IV and is headed for the summit of Mt. Everest ETA 5 am Nepal time/7 pm EDT – perhaps earlier.

Scott is using his SPOT Satellite Personal Tracker to check in. You can follow his progress all the way to the summit by checking his personal tracking page . Select “terrain” to see how close he is getting to the summit of Mt. Everest.
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 has just departed Camp IV and is headed for the summit of Mt. Everest ETA 5 am Nepal time/7 pm EDT – perhaps earlier.

Scott is using his SPOT Satellite Personal Tracker to check in. You can follow his progress all the way to the summit by checking his personal tracking page . Select “terrain” to see how close he is getting to the summit of Mt. Everest.

SpaceRef co-founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.