Tuesday April 28th, 2015 – 1pm
Posted Apr 28, 2015 12:22:29 PM.
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1:00 PM – Mt. Everest avalanche
But despite the tragic events in recent days, some climbers already farther up the mountain intend to continue their journey to the summit.
“Few of the Sherpas have been directly affected and the show will go on in a few days we expect,” wrote climber and blogger Adrian Hayes, who is currently at Camp 1 on the South side of the mountain.
Another climber, Phil Crampton, who was on the mountain for last year’s fatal avalanche, too, is also planning to continue his climb.
“I think we are all just going to wait and see what happens,” he said by phone from Base Camp. “I’m not familiar with any teams leaving Base Camp yet. I think a few teams went down the valley for a few days. They plan to return.”
The Mt. Everest base camp has grown deeply quiet over the past couple days, as more and more climbers leave in the wake of the deadly avalanche that pulverized part of the mountaineering village after the Saturday earthquake that killed nearly 4,400 people.
We were initially hearing…that at least five teams still want to try for the summit and were awaiting permission. As of this morning.
Even yesterday, we were reading things like: “Few of the Sherpas have been directly affected and the show will go on in a few days we expect,” wrote climber and blogger Adrian Hayes, who is currently at Camp 1 on the South side of the mountain.
Another climber, Phil Crampton, who was on the mountain for last year’s fatal avalanche, too, is also planning to continue his climb.
“I think we are all just going to wait and see what happens,” he said by phone from Base Camp. “I’m not familiar with any teams leaving Base Camp yet. I think a few teams went down the valley for a few days. They plan to return.”
1:30 PM TECH SPOTLIGHT
The Communitech Tech Leadership Conference brings together the region’s top innovation leaders on Thursday, May 28 at Bingemans. When it comes to tech, what worked yesterday is obsolete tomorrow. Guests will leave inspired and ready to adapt their businesses to tomorrow’s demands after hearing from renowned speakers and industry leaders, like Women Startup Lab’s Ari Horie and Canon Canada’s Matt Scobel.
1:30-1:45 Ari Horie- Women Startup Lab (@AriHorie) (www.womenstartuplab.com)
Ari Horie is the founder and CEO of Women’s Startup Lab located in Silicon Valley, CA., whose mission is to empower female led startups to succeed by being stronger leaders, gaining an influential network of advisors and creating powerful startups that shape the world through innovation. She was recently named in CNN’s 10 Visionary Women. At the Tech Leadership Conference, she’ll explain how taking a non-traditional approach to change can make a big impact.
1:45-2:00 Matt Scobel, Manager, Canon Innovation Lab (@MattScobel)
Matt is the former co-founder of Dandy, a VC backed graduate of Communitech HYPERDRIVE and current manager for the Canon Innovation Lab at Communitech. As one of the world’s most admired and well-known brands, Canon is one of the latest companies to open an Innovation Lab and take advantage of Waterloo Region’s tech sector. Matt is also a speaker at the Tech Leadership Conference next month.
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