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Two great explorers - an 8, 8000er summiteer and one of the very first “Three Poles” adventurers - were lost in an avalanche last week. Cho Oyu sported the first (somewhat sad) summits of the season on the 2nd year anniversary of the now entirely locked down border pass of Nangpa La. Late Sunday news also arrived that Kinga Baranowska and Edurne Pasaban bagged Manaslu, where tension had mounted this week. Also Baruntse lucked out.
In other news: A Karakoram 2008 Season´s end Chronicle went... Read Full Story
An overdue monsoon is affecting Nepal Himalaya action while in Pakistan, the Marriott bombing offered one last complication for the Dream Free Trango team.
There was a story about survival and an interview with a polar legend. Yet biggest news at ExWeb last week was the amazing HET Power 50 battery: small enough to fit in your pocket it will charge all your devices including your laptop - and recharge from a small solar panel!
HumanEdgeTech proudly presents: P50 - the missing link For a long... Read Full Story
Kinga wyrusza by zdobyć swój piąty ośmiotysięcznik.
1 września 2008 r. Kinga Baranowska wyruszyła na podbój ośmiotysięcznika Manaslu (8156 m n.p.m.) położonego w Himalajach Nepalu. Kinga będzie członkiem międzynarodowej wyprawy, a jeśli jej się uda zdobyć szczyt - będzie to pierwsze polskie wejście kobiece.
Kinga Baranowska po raz drugi w tym roku wyrusza w Himalaje. Wiosną, jako pierwsza Polka zdobyła Dhaulagiri (8167 m). Był to jej czwarty ośmiotysięcznik. W 2003 roku zdobyła szczyt Cho... Read Full Story
I saw this short but sweet post over on the Hardwear Sessions Blog today. Seems that gear manufacturer Mountain Hardwear is looking for worthy expeditions to fund. Here’s the full post:
Mountain Hardwear sponsors a wide range of expeditions. If you have an original project that you believe deserves sponsorship, we’d like to hear from you.
Applications for the 2009 Expedition season are due on November 15, 2008.
It then links to the Application Form, which is available as a Microsoft Word... Read Full Story
The Caudwell Xtreme Everest Team is looking for 112 volunteers to trek to Everest Base Camp next spring as part of a research program designed to test their reaction to altitude as they make the trek from Lukla to Everest BC.
Volunteers will first have to under go a baseline examination to take place at one of several locations in the U.K. Those tests will be used to compare later examinations at altitude to track changes. Then, on April 12th of 2009, the first trekkers will meet up in... Read Full Story
Where there is a will there is a way. Mountaineers and outfitters who got the Chinese boot have rerouted to peaks such as Manaslu where action is mounting already.
In other news: Swedish Viking skier Fredrik Eriksson has revealed bold plans and several interesting Pakistan debriefs have been delivered. There’s also action on the Oceans with tales of lightnings, a forced escape, and Antarctica deadline creeping up on Tommy’s “icebreaker.”
Kangchenjunga Fredrik Eriksson is in KTM, ready to... Read Full Story
Film & Foto Competition 4th Mountain Film Festival.
Zakopane Mountain Film Festival Association announces the following competitions:
The Fourth International Mountain Film Competition and The Second International Mountain Photography Competition ‘Space of Life’. The deadline for sending all entries is 30th June 2008. The Grand Prix in both competitions is 1000 euros. The winners will be announced on 13th September during the Fourth Mountain Film Festival, which takes place from 5th to 14th... Read Full Story
Yes it’s that time of the year again! The brand new 2008 Everest and Himalaya fall list of expeditions is up - and so are the Antarctica and Arctic expeditions! So far all going for the South Pole are starting from the coast and skiing without resupplies. Kang will have a very bold ski attempt, and there are a number of other cool climbs taking place in Himalaya.
Chinese Shisha and Cho Oyu will remain almost empty though, except for a few “lucky” commercial expedition outfitters.
In other... Read Full Story
The Fall season is gearing up nicely, with climbers returning to the Himalaya and already making their way to their peak of choice.
ExWeb has some good information on the emerging Fall Season, with the news that the Chinese have begun issuing a very select few climbing permits for Cho Oyu. They describe them as being like the Golden Ticket from Willy Wonka, but a few teams have them in hand are making their way for Tibet even now. The new restrictions require the teams to enter and depart... Read Full Story
Film & Foto Competition 4th Mountain Film Festival.
Zakopane Mountain Film Festival Association announces the following competitions:
The Fourth International Mountain Film Competition and The Second International Mountain Photography Competition ‘Space of Life’. The deadline for sending all entries is 30th June 2008. The Grand Prix in both competitions is 1000 euros. The winners will be announced on 13th September during the Fourth Mountain Film Festival, which takes place from 5th to 14th... Read Full Story
