Cho Oyu Speed Ascent Update: A Storm Arrives

This article is part of an ongoing series covering Benedikt Boehm and Prakash Sherpa's planned speed ascent of Cho Oyu, Tibet -- the 6th highest mountain in the world. For background information, click here. Benedikt Boehm and Prakash Sherpa are currently stationed at advanced base camp, where a storm front has deposited roughly three feet of snow thus far. Usually, the arrival of snow is good news for skiers, but ski mountaineers play by a different set of rules than the rest of us. Instead of