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Best of ExplorersWeb 2009 Awards: Miss Oh and Miss Go, Himalaya Dream Mile.

himalman wrote 3 days ago: “Man could not run a mile in less than 4 minutes!” And yet Bannister did exactly that, shortly follo … more →

Tags: Climbers, Expedition, Himalayas, Week in Review, all 8000ers, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Edurne Pasaban, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner

Best of ExplorersWeb 2009 Awards: the 14x8000ers.

himalman wrote 5 days ago: In 2005 Ed Viesturs became only the fifth man in the world to summit all 14, 8000ers without oxygen. … more →

Tags: all eight-thousanders, Climbers, Expedition, Himalayas, Week in Review, Andrew Lock, Cho Oyu, Denis Urubko, ed viesturs

Best of ExplorersWeb 2009 Awards: Altitude Junkies and FTA - corporate compassion.

himalman wrote 6 days ago: ”We want to congratulate Altitude Junkies for their great attitude in C1,” wrote Portuguese Daniela … more →

Tags: Climbers, Expedition, Himalayas, Week in Review, Altitude Junkies, Dave Ohlson, Himalaya, K2, Karakoram

Best of ExplorersWeb 2009 Awards - Special mention.

himalman wrote 1 week ago: We have covered hundreds of expeditions in 2009. It’s difficult to choose the best, as they al … more →

Tags: Climbers, Expedition, Himalayas, Week in Review, Don Bowie, Himalaya, Nives Meroi, Oscar Perez, Piotr Morawski

ExplorersWeb Year 2009 in Review Final: Statistics and Politics.

himalman wrote 1 week ago: (ExplorersWeb.com) In previous years, ExplorersWeb have published one big Year in Review on January … more →

Tags: Climbers, Expedition, Himalayas, Week in Review, Broad Peak, Dhaulagiri, Himalaya, K2, Karakoram

ExplorersWeb Year 2009 in Review: Controversies.

himalman wrote 1 week ago: (ExplorersWeb.com) In previous years, ExplorersWeb have published one big Year in Review on January … more →

Tags: Climbers, Expedition, Himalayas, Week in Review, Broad Peak, Dhaulagiri, Dodo Kopold, Himalaya, Jorge Egocheaga

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /32/ - Week in Review.

himalman wrote 3 months ago: Is interstellar travel possible in our lifetime? Is there any money in space? Rooftop solar, biofuel … more →

Tags: Climbers, Expedition, Himalayas, Week in Review, Annapurna, Cho Oyu, Edurne Pasaban, Everest, Himalaya

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /31/ - Week in Review.

himalman wrote 3 months ago: In addition to regular news, the past week sported several interviews, including one with FTA’s Lato … more →

Tags: Himalayas, Expedition, Climbers, Week in Review, Everest, Cho Oyu, Annapurna, Shisha Pangma, mountaineering

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /30/ - Week in Review.

himalman wrote 3 months ago: Himalaya has kicked off with no less than four new climbs/significant attempts in addition to severa … more →

Tags: Expedition, Climbers, Karakoram, Week in Review, Everest, Karakorum, K2, Pakistan, mountaineering

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /28/ - Week in Review.

himalman wrote 4 months ago: Except for a single Spanish summit, K2 remained unclimbed this year. Too much snow, too dangerous co … more →

Tags: Expedition, Climbers, Karakoram, Week in Review, Karakorum, K2, Pakistan, mountaineering, Travel

Oh Eun-sun summits GI, her 13th 8000er. Oh Eun-sun zdobyła 13 ośmiotysięcznik!

himalman wrote 4 months ago: (K2Climb.net/Madrid) “Miss Oh Eun-sun summited GI at 1:16 pm, local time Aug 03, 2009. The Sou … more →

Tags: Climbers, Expedition, Karakoram, Travel, Karakorum, Pakistan, mountaineering, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, all eight-thousanders

Karakoram Summer 2009 expeditions wrap-up : Over On K2? More Summits on GI.

himalman wrote 5 months ago: More updates from the Karakorum today, where the season is rapidly coming to an end, and teams are e … more →

Tags: Climbers, Expedition, Karakoram, Travel, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, K2, Karakorum, mountaineering, Pakistan

Veikka's first interview after G1 summit?

Jukka Tammisuo wrote 5 months ago: VEIKKA AND KAZUYA ON THE SUMMIT OF GASHERBRUM 1 Summit video of Bulgarian G1 2009 Expedition There i … more →

Tags: Veikka Gustafsson

Karakoram Summer 2009 expeditions wrap-up : Teams Turned Back On K2!1 comment

himalman wrote 5 months ago: A quick update this morning, courtesy of ExWeb, who is reporting that weather conditions on K2 have … more →

Tags: Climbers, Expedition, Karakoram, Travel, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, K2, Karakorum, mountaineering, Pakistan

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /27/ - Week in Review.

himalman wrote 5 months ago: Very few victories with two fatalities only in the past two weeks attest to the unceasing seriousnes … more →

Tags: Expedition, Climbers, Karakoram, Week in Review, Karakorum, Broad Peak, K2, Pakistan, mountaineering

Karakoram Summer 2009 expeditions wrap-up : K2 Teams Join Forces, Summit Push Begins Tomorrow!

himalman wrote 5 months ago: More news from the Karakorum today, where persistent teams are still hoping to reach the summit of K … more →

Tags: Travel, Expedition, Climbers, Karakoram, Karakorum, K2, Pakistan, mountaineering, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner

Veikka Gustafsson completes the 14x8000ers list!4 comments

himalman wrote 5 months ago: Jul 26, 2009 (K2Climb.net/Madrid) “The world is great! – the weather is perfect, there is no w … more →

Tags: all eight-thousanders, Climbers, Expedition, Karakoram, Travel, Karakorum, mountaineering, Pakistan, Veikka Gustafsson

Karakoram Summer 2009 expeditions wrap-up : Saturday - Summit night in uncertain weather.

himalman wrote 5 months ago: Jul 25, 2009 (K2Climb.net/Madrid) K2 and GI climbers are on their marks in their upper camps, gettin … more →

Tags: Climbers, Expedition, Karakoram, Travel, Abruzzi Spur, Cesen Route, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, K2, Karakorum

Japanese Couloir

Jukka Tammisuo wrote 5 months ago: Veikka’s dispatch on 25.7.2009 Veikka and Kazuya had a very peaceful night, no disturbing stor … more →

Tags: Veikka Gustafsson, Kazuya Hiraide, Karakoram, Pakistan, Himalayas, All Fourteen 8000ers


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