from The Alpinist - newswire
In late spring, a team from New Zealand summited Dogonomba (5962m), a day's travel from Chengdu and north of the impressive Minya Konka (7556m), in China's Daxue Shan mountain range. Over the course of four days, Tim Church and Yvonne Pflueger made--what they believed was--its first ascent. It wasn't until the climbers succeeded and returned to New Zealand that they discovered their ascent was not, in fact, Dogonomba's first summit. Research revealed that an American guide had soloed the peak in late 2008
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from Colorado MoJo
In late 2008, Boulder author Pete Bronski published Powder Ghost Towns, a guide to Colorados abandoned ski resorts, many of which still provide excellent terrain for those willing to climb under the silent lifts. During his research, Bronski also filmed the sweet skiing found at many of these empty old resorts.
Over the next six weeks, [...]
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