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Exploration

Scott Parazynski Has Sumitted Mt. Everest

By Keith Cowing

NASA Watch

May 19, 2009

Scott is now on his way down the mountain to a lower Camp.
Astronaut 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 of Mt Everest 8,750 m (28,700 ft) at 2:35 am local time.
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.
Updates at onorbit.com/everest
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.

Keith Cowing

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