from SAIS Southern Cairngorms
Headed up to try to see Lochnagar today but by the time we got to the coll, the snow storm had started. Plenty of fresh snow and Southerly winds above 600m. Underfoot conditions are pretty poor, even on skis. 10 points to the pair who managed to walk all the way to the top of the land rover track before giving up!
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from The Adventure Blog
It seems not everyone is having problems getting around Antarctica. Over the weekend Racing The Planet launched the 2010 edition of the Last Desert , which is an annual ultramarathon event that takes place way down south. This year's race features 56 competitors from 22 countries around the globe. The race got underway on Saturday with the runners hitting the ice on King George Island, where South African Ryan Sandes ruled the day, which consisted of a 90km (55 mile) run in temperatures below freezing. ...
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from Himalman's Weblog
A snow storm has wrapped Everest and Cho Oyu, thwarting all summit plans and keeping teams stuck at BCs at least until the weekend. The Italian Hornbein team has its first man down and driven back to Kathmandu due to AMS. Everest Hornbein Alberto Zerain and Xtingu aborted their summit push plans due to worsening [...]
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from The Adventure Blog
It now looks that it is officially over on Everest for the season, as reports are that the Sherpas are bringing down all the gear and trash on both the North and South Sides of the mountain. The weather has taken a turn, and it seems that the monsoon has moved in, signaling an end to the climbing there, at least until the fall. Despite all of that, it seems there are still a few things to report on, even most of the climbers are now either back in Kathmandu or well on their way. Before I get on with the
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from The Adventure Blog
As most of you probably already know, it was an incredibly busy weekend on Everest, with a steady stream of climbers going to the summit, taking advantage of the what looks to be the final weather window of the season. Those that jumped the gun, and moved up the mountain early last week were rewarded with great weather on Saturday and Sunday, but high winds moved back in late on Sunday, and are now playing havoc with teams that were hoping to avoid the traffic jams. Two of the climbers who are holding on
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from The Adventure Blog
One of the must enduring mysteries in all of climbing is the ultimate fate of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine, two climbers who set out to summit Mt. Everest back in 1924. On June 8 of that year, they were last spotted about 1000 feet below the summit before a snow storm moved in, obscuring their movements from view. They were never seen or heard from again, and the world has long been left wondering: Did they reach the top? Fans of Everest history, or the Mallory story in general, are in for a treat, as
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from The Alpinist - newswire
Clint Estes and Matt Hepp of Colorado set out for Pakistan in late August to explore, climb and provide aid in the Kondus Valley, at the heart of the Kashmir conflict, an area packed with granite pillars but usually off-limits to the public. Despite proper paperwork, Estes and Hepp were turned away. But the Americans stayed in Pakistan for five weeks and found other spires to climb and villages to assist. The expedition was supported by donations and an American Alpine Club Zack Martin Breaking Barriers
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from The Adventure Blog
ExWeb has an update on the Tomaz Humer story that I posted yesterday, with news coming in from the Himalaya . Unfortunately, at this time, that news isn't good. It seems the first rescue squad of Sherpas arrived at the point where they thought Tomaz should be, but he was no where to be found. To make matters worse, a second rescue team has arrived from Switzerland, but they are stranded in base camp thanks to bad weather. Heavy fogs have also grounded the rescue helicopters, making it impossible to scout
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from The Rest of Everest Video Podcast (iPod/AppleTV)
Calling It. The Team make more progress up the hill and establish a camp at around 20,000 feet. Ben and Josh feel certain that they can make it to the summit as long as the weather window remains open. The only thing that could stop them would be a snow storm and strong winds. Not [...]
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from Petzl Crew
Deeper.... Deeper is definitely the word. Two weeks ago, Jeremy Jones showed up with his filmer Chris in Bruson Switzerland to film the last segment of their season. The goal of that mission was quite unclear, ride some steeps, use no heli, sleep in the mountains.... As I arrived on saturday morning with my daughter from the Pyrenees, I did not know what to expect from that trip. The weather was pretty unsure for the next few days and after discussing the whole situation, it seemed that all obvious options
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