Profile of Mount McKinley’s Weather Station
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006
The Associated Press has an article about Japanese mountaineer Yoshitomi Okura climb of Mount McKinley each year to install its weather station.
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Archive for the '7 Summits' Category
Dinosaur Tracks on Mount McKinley
Saturday, May 20th, 2006
Another set of dinosaur tracks have been found on Denali.
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Everest Roundup: Playboy Bunny, Double Amputee and Oldest Summit
Saturday, May 20th, 2006
Highlights thus far in the Everest 2006 season: the climb by a Playboy bunny, a double amputee, the oldest summiter (70), and the 16th climb by a sherpa.
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World Backcountry Accidents in South Africa, Mount Lhotse, Everest, Russia
Saturday, May 13th, 2006Here is the May 13 round up of backcountry accidents in South Africa, Mount Lhotse, Everest, Russia
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Claim of 5 Hour 18 Minute Climb of Elbrus
Saturday, May 13th, 2006Christian Stangel claims to have climbed Elbrus in a record 5 hours 18 minutes.
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Most Avoid Valley of Death McKinley West Rib Route
Saturday, May 13th, 2006Climbing season has started on McKinley. The Anchorage Daily News has an interesting article on the hazardous West Rib Route in its coverage.
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11 Feared Dead on Elbrus
Saturday, May 13th, 2006Eleven climbers are reported to have been killed on Elbrus. Seven of the bodies have been recovered.
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Climber Takes Swipe at Krakauer’s Into Thin Air Book
Saturday, May 13th, 2006Gau 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 services that charge $65,000 for an Everest climb
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8 Hour Everest Record Claim Holder Pemba Dorje Sherpa Jailed
Saturday, February 18th, 2006
EverestNews via NepalNews reports that Pemba Dorje Sherpa, 28, who claims to have climbed Everest in a record 8 hours 10 minutes was thrown in jail after he went to the police to compalin of being harrassed claimed the record in 2004.
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Claim of Record 13 Hour Aconcagua Climb
Thursday, February 16th, 2006
Peruvian Holmes Pantoja Bayona claims to have climber South America’s highest point in 13 hours:
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85-Year-Old Mary Woodbridge’s Amusing Tale of Plans to Climb Everest
Saturday, February 11th, 2006
Here’s an amusing (tongue in cheek) tale of 85-year-old Mary Woodbridge to climb Everest with her dachsund Daisy.
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Aconcagua Condor in Record Hang Glide Over 29,850 Feet
Wednesday, January 18th, 2006
The âââ¬Ã
âAconcagua Condorâââ¬Ã (Angelo Darrigo) broke his Everest hang glider height reocrd with a 9,100 meter (29,850 feet) flight over Tupungato volcano in the Andean Cordillera (Range) breaking his very own Everest 2004 altitude record.
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Kilimanjaro Fee Hike Does Not Deter Visitors
Monday, January 16th, 2006
The increase in Kilimanjaro fees from US $30 to $60 has not decreased the number of visitors.
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Trail to Kilimanjaro Closed in Wake of Fatal Rock Fall That Killed 3
Wednesday, January 11th, 2006
Authorities have closed a trail to Kilimanjaro After three Americans were killed in a rock slide.
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Manslaughter Charges in Everest Fatality
Monday, December 26th, 2005
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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