from The Adventure Blog
The winter attempt on Denali may be over for Lonnie Dupre , who was picked-up from Base Camp on Monday, but in the Karakoram, things are just getting started. Several teams have now settled into place and are working their routes in hopes of success during the coldest, harshest season of them all. On K2, the Russians are methodically sticking to their plan, and going about their work, in a professional and straightforward fashion. The weather has been less than cooperative so far, but that was to be ...
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from The Adventure Blog
The Russian team attempting to climb K2 this winter will soon be joined in the Karakoram by a few other teams who are setting their sights on other big peaks in Pakistan. All told, there will soon be two teams on Gasherbrum I and two others on Nanga Parbat, all of whom will be attempting to notch first winter ascents on those mountains. A Polish squad led by Artur Hajzer is amongst those hoping to top out on GI this season. They team is now en route to the mountain, where they expect winds to be in excess
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from The Adventure Blog
Two trekkers, AustralianGreg Babbage and Brit Toni Wilson, have walked their way into the record books by becoming the first people to hike the length of the Great Himalaya Trail in Nepal end-to-end in a single season. The pair began their walk back in February and finished up just a few days ago, covering more than 1700km (1056 miles) in the process. You can read all about Greg and Toni's adventure on TrekTheGreatHimalayaTrail.com , which is where they posted updates about their journey over the past few
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from The Adventure Blog
With the 2011 Himalaya climbing season now officially in our rear view mirror, it is time for the world's top climbers to start focusing on the Karakoram and the challenges that come along with climbing in that range. Stretching across Pakistan, India, and China, the Karakoram range contains some of the most challenging peaks on the planet. It is home to one of the highest concentrations of mountains found anywhere as well, which makes it a popular summer mountaineering destination, which is about the only
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from The Alpinist - newswire
Renowned Netherlands mountaineer and expedition leader Ronald Naar died yesterday, May 22, of unexplained causes at 8,000 feet while climbing Cho Oyu (8201m). Naar, 56, was a mountaineering icon in the predominately sea-level plains of Netherlands - a place where alpinism is usually an international pursuit. When Naar began climbing in 1968, he quickly established himself as a national figure with notable ascents of the seven summits and the Eiger, Matterhorn and Grandes Jorasses' North Face. In 1976, Naar
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from The Alpinist - newswire
Erhard Loretan died while guiding in the Bernese Alps of his homeland, Switzerland, on April 28. Throughout his climbing career Loretan has been at the forefront of hard ascents in light and fast alpine style. The accident occurred on his 52nd birthday at around 3800m up the summit ridge of Grunhorn (4043m). Loretan and his partner fell some 200 meters. Weather inhibited immediate rescue by air delaying the rescue until a team could ski into the area. Rescuers found Loretan dead and his client in serious
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from Arc'teryx Latest News
Bio Michael Hoffmann Born in 1955 in Anachronist. (He still climbs really well for his age) Michael started climbing and mountaineering in 1972, originally as an act of self-searching and emancipation. However, the profound passion lasted and should later become his "way of life" – a path, a rope – to guide his small ship of physical and spiritual being through the rough ocean of the so-called reality. Certified as a UIAA Mountain Guide in 1982 and a University Master of Geology in 1985. Michael ...
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from Himalman's Weblog
Simone and Denis are halfway to C2 on GII and going up. Broad Peak’s team leader Artur Hajzer believes they might try to push for the top. The Poles in turn have fixed the route to C2 on Broad Peak. GI climbers are in Skardu and it seems that Nanga Parbat will remain unclimbed; the [...]
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from Himalman's Weblog
(By: Angela Benavides Edited by: Brooke Meetze) Simone Co. are already posting pics and videos from GII. On Nanga Parbat, Polish dark horses Tomasz and Marek have set up BC. A Polish secret on Nanga Parbat Polish climbers Tomasz Mackiewicz and Marek Klonowski landed in Pakistan on New Years Day and reached Nanga Parbat [...]
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from The Alpinist - newswire
I talian Walter Nones died October 3 while attempting a new route on Cho Oyu's southwest face. News from Nones' website states that he was feeling strong and decided to camp at 7000m, 700 meters above his teammates, with the intention of photographing the next section of their route. It is believed he was blown off the mountain by strong winds. No stranger to high-altitude mountaineering, Nones has previously made an oxygen-free ascent of K2, aiding struggling climbers on the descent. He also pioneered new
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