from The Alpinist - newswire
On August 24, 2011 Mark Richey, Steve Swenson and Freddie Wilkinson made the first ascent of the Eastern Karakoram's Saser Kangri II (7518m), the world's second highest unclimbed peak. The American team started the climb from the South Shukpa Kunzang Glacier. Their climb is one of the highest first ascents of a peak in alpine style in the history of mountaineering. The Old Breed (WI4 M3, 1700m) ascends the southwest face. The Eastern Karakoram was closed to climbing up until April 2010 due to border ...
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from The Adventure Blog
Earlier in the week, Mountain Hardwear announced a host of expeditions for the summer, with a number of climbers heading off to the Karakoram to take on some of the big peaks there. The gear company has some excellent sponsored athletes under its banner, and has always been ready to help them go after some big goals. Here's a few of the things they have planned in the weeks ahead: Saser Kangri II: Freddie Wilkinson, along with Mark Richey and Steve Swenson, will make an attempt on the second tallest ...
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from Climber's Blog
A Special Note:The former president of the American Alpine Club, Mark Richey, is spearheading an effort to help the victims of Haiti's earthquake. In a letter to the climbing community Richey states that, "along with clean water, food and medical supp...
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from The Alpinist - newswire
I n recent days the international community has descended on Haiti to support rescue and relief efforts following the catastrophic earthquake that took tens of thousands of lives last week. While an outpouring of donations and good will has come in across the country from everyday Americans to assist authorities and relief organizations on the ground, a member of the climbing community has taken a major step forward to help the people of Haiti. Mark Richey is a veteran climber with notable first ascents in
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