Tag Archives: Asia

World Backcountry Accidents in South Africa, Mount Lhotse, Everest, Russia

Posted on 5/13/2006 by Roger

Here is the May 13 round up of backcountry accidents in South Africa, Mount Lhotse, Everest, Russia

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Japanese Report: Middle Aged More Likely for Backcountry Accidents

Posted on 5/13/2006 by Roger

A Japanese story noting three middle aged climbers died in an Avalanche notes that middle aged climbers are more vulnerable to problems because they don’t know their strength is weakening.

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Climber Takes Swipe at Krakauer's Into Thin Air Book

Posted on 5/13/2006 by Roger

Gau Ming-Ho a climber depicted as a slow selfish climber that led to the problems highlighted in Jon Krakauer’s “Into Thin Air”, has launched a documentary refuting the claims and saying the problems lie with the corruption of the guide … Continue reading →

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Fatal Snowden Fall; 11 Scouts Killed in Columbian Disaster

Posted on 3/21/2006 by Roger

Tributes paid to Snowdon climber BBC News – UK Tributes have been paid to an experienced climber who died after a fall of nearly 700ft (213m) on Snowdon. Donal McGrath, 61, of …

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February 11, 2006 Linkage

Posted on 2/11/2006 by Roger

State Highpoint News Warm weather records broken on Mount Washington Boston Globe – United States MOUNT WASHINGTON, NH –Talk about a warm winter — it’s been raining on top of Mount Washington. Tim Markle, chief meteorologist …

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Manslaughter Charges in Everest Fatality

Posted on 12/26/2005 by Roger

Manslaughter charges have been brought against Out There Trekking of Britain in connection with the fatality six years ago of Michael Matthews on Everest.

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Syria Plans $15 Billion Development on Mount Hermon/Jabal Sheikh

Posted on 12/21/2005 by Roger

Syria has announced plans for a $15 billion tourist development on its highest point — Mount Hermon/Jabal Sheikh (9,332 feet/2,814 metres).

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Fatal Fall on Mount Tilicho in Nepal

Posted on 11/9/2005 by Roger

Wire services report Josef Alois Kasbaure, a 38-year-old radiologist from Wange, Germany, fell about 200 meters (650 feet) into a crevasse on Oct. 27 at an elevation of 6,600 meters (21,650 feet), while climbing 7,134-meter (23,400-foot) Mount Tilicho in Nepal.

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China Says Americans Were Wrong and Lops 12 Feet Off of Everest Height

Posted on 10/31/2005 by Roger

China Daily reports that the latest estimate of the Everest’s height by China’s State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping is 29,017 feet. That’s about 12 feet less than the previous figure of 29,029 feet.

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Climber Seek to Name Kyrgyzstan Fourteener for Scout Killed at Jamboree

Posted on 10/31/2005 by Roger

The Anchorage Daily News reports the Harvard Mountaineering Climb is seeking to name a 14,495 foot peak in Central Asia Mount Powell for Scott Powell, one of four Boy Scout leaders from Alaska who died in an electrical accident at … Continue reading →

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