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Mt. Kanchenjunga, A Tea Plantation, And The Snow Leopard
2008-05-22 07:03:00 At 8,586 meters, Mt. Kanchenjunga is the world’s third highest mountain, and only 10-20 meters behind K2 in Pakistan for second place. Spending additional time in the shadow of the Himalaya was a big reason for my decision to enter India via Darjeeling. On my second morning, I awoke around 5:30am, saw blue skies ...
By: GoBackpacking
New photo gallery: Kanchenjunga region
2007-11-15 00:00:00 Photos taken in October 2007 during a trek to the north and south base camp of Kanchenjunga.
Kanchenjunga Exedition 2007
2007-10-16 00:00:00 Nepal Mountaineering Association of Nepal stated that the Friendship Kanchenjunga Expedition 2007 was the only Expedition group climbing Kanchenjunga this season from the south face of Kanchenjunga. The Spanish team was led by Mr. Oscar Cadiach Puig (54 years), co led by Mr. Inigo De Pineda Blanc (39 years)...
$5000 Charge for Wilderness Rescue Ignites Debate?Again.
2007-06-21 18:40:00 A Kansas man has been billed $5000 for a wilderness rescue after he injured his ankle while hiking along a steep hillside. This debate has been raging for well over a year now–whether or not people in the wilderness, when accidents happen, should be liable to pay for their rescue. Kansas is only one of a number ...
By: The Adventurist
ExplorersWeb Taking a Stand?The Adventurist: A Call for Change
2007-05-04 18:02:00 ExplorersWeb has published a very strong editorial today about people dying on Everest…Here is a question they pose: “The questions is though, how many times will we have to witness a Kazakh, a Pole, a Spaniard or any other of the world’s foremost climbers rescue people in the death zone while we keep hearing amateur climbers ...
By: The Adventurist
Responsibility and Death on Everest: A Response Comes In?
2007-04-26 20:06:00 Yesterday I posted an editorial titled “Responsibility and Death on Everest”. I am not going to go back and rehash what was said, but I will let you click the title and read it for yourselves. It seems like this issue is drawing some interest here as well as possibly opening up further dicussions in the ...
By: The Adventurist
BREAKING NEWS! MT. EVEREST CLAIMS FIRST LIFE OF 2007. UPDATED 12:13 pm 04
2007-04-26 17:37:00 It is being reported today, April 26, 2007, that Mt. Everest has claimed it’s first life of 2007. Details are still sketchy at this moment as this story is just beginning to break, but it seems that a sherpa has been killed on Mt. Everest while making his way to camp 3 on the Everest’s famed South ...
By: The Adventurist
?One World, One Dream, Free Tibet 2008?
2007-04-25 22:53:00 The above slogan landed 5 Americans in some deep trouble today on Mt. Everest’s North Basecamp as Chinese authorities detained them for protesting the Chinese Olympic Torch run up Mt. Everest for the 2008 Olympics. It is pretty wide spread news that China is currently holding a “practice run” of the torch ceremony this season on ...
By: The Adventurist
Responsibility and Death on Everest: An Adventurist Editorial
2007-04-25 21:46:00 I am finding something a little bit disturbing as the 2007 Everest climbing season takes shape. First, I am going to post three little snippets and then I will go in to more detail: “Gazing up at the Col we were mesmerized by the slow train of “black dots”, gasping their way higher - sometimes so ...
By: The Adventurist
Sir Edmund Hillary: Your Thoughts, Your Prayers
2007-04-25 01:15:00 It is being widely reported today that Sir Edmund Hillary has been injured in a fall. Sir Hillary was the first person, along with his climbing sherpa Tenzing Norgay, to summit Mt. Everest. It has been noted that Hillary is not suffering “Life-Threatening”- injuries and that his progress is going well. Hillary is 87 years old ...
By: The Adventurist
The Chinese Occupation?
2007-04-23 21:34:00 All season long we have been hearing bits and pieces about the vast Chinese team on the North side of Everest this season. Here are a couple of new reports coming in concerning this issue: First from ExplorersWeb, we are learning that many teams are reporting that the Chinese have put up a fence around their Northside ...
By: The Adventurist
Discovery Channel Everest Film Crew and the Himex Team Overview
2007-04-20 03:17:00 The Discovery Channel has been busy filming with the Himex Team this season on Everest’s North BC. So far, they have been doing a lot of interviewing with team members around Everest BC as well as following Russell Brice’s Himex team into the Khumbu Icefall. I stopped by their blog today to see what was going ...
By: The Adventurist
Russell Brice and the First Himex Everest 2007 Report
2007-04-20 02:33:00 Two days ago I mentioned that Himex has been pretty quiet this season. Amongst speculators, it was assumed that Russell Brice, leader of the Himex Everest 2007 Team was keeping a low profile due to problems that arose with the media last season on Everest following the tragic death of David Sharp. Rather than be ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest 2007?April 18, 2007?North Ridge Route
2007-04-19 03:34:00 Everest 2007 North Ridge Route Update David Tait is continuing his treks to higher levels. He continues to be trailed by the Discovery Team which seems to have David as it’s focus at this point. David has given them a couple of interviews, but continues to acknowledge that he feels they are hampering his attempts at ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest 2007 Update?April 18, 2007?South Col Route
2007-04-19 03:03:00 THE SOUTH COL ROUTE Casey and Mike from the Coleman Everest Team are reporting in today from Camp 2 on the South side. Seems like all is well and going according to plans. They talk about moving from Camp 1 at 19,600 feet to Camp 2 at 21, 300 feet. “We left before the sun was on ...
By: The Adventurist
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