Category Archives: 7 Summits

Søren Gudman Completes 7 Summits (Kosciusko version) in 194 Days

Posted on 12/20/2005 by roger

Søren Gudman climbed the 7 Summits (Kosciusko version) in a record 194 days.

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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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Jerzy Michalski Seeks to Be Oldest Everest and 7 Summit Completer at 75

Posted on 9/9/2005 by roger

Everest News reports Jerzy Michalski wants to be the oldest to climb Everest and the 7 summits at 75.

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6.6 Pound Tanzanite Gem — World’s Biggest — Discovered on Kilimanjaro

Posted on 8/4/2005 by roger

Bloomberg reports the world’s largest tanzanite gem — rarer than diamonds — was discovered near Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro.

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Everest Record Climber Wants to Spend 24 Hours on Summit and Also to Climb Everest and Lotse on Same Day

Posted on 8/2/2005 by roger

Everest Speed Record Holder Pemba Dorjee wants to spend 24 hours on the Everest summit and also to climb Lotse and Everest on the same day.

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Toilet Planned for Kosciuszko Summit

Posted on 8/2/2005 by roger

ABC.Net reports plans are afoot build a toilet on Mount Kosciuszko.

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Record 1,333 Climbers Attempt McKinley in 2005

Posted on 7/9/2005 by roger

The Anchorage Daily News reports that a record 1,333 attempted McKinley in 2005.

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11 Injured in Lightning Strike at Old Faithful

Posted on 6/23/2005 by roger

11 visitors were injured in a lightning strike at Old Faithful in Yellowstone.

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Peter Gruber and Thomas Brunauer Claim 9 Hour 50 Minute Roundtrip Kilimanjaro Record

Posted on 6/18/2005 by roger

Xinhuanet reports Austrians Peter Gruber and Thomas Brunauer claim to have a round Kilimanjaro record of 9 hours and 50 minutes.

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Sean Burch Claims to Climb Kilimanjaro in Record 5 Hours 28 Minutes and 58 Seconds

Posted on 6/12/2005 by roger

The Guardian reports Sean Burch from Washington State climbed Kilimanjaro from Gate to summit in a record 5 hours 28 minutes and 58 seconds.

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Study: 29% of McKinley West Bustress Climbers Get Diarrhea

Posted on 6/8/2005 by roger

Wilderness & Environmental Medical Society reports that 29% of all of McKinley’s West Bustress climbers get diarrhea.

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Tanzania Upset Over Kenya Claim to Kilimanjaro

Posted on 6/8/2005 by roger

The BBC reports Tanzania is upset that Kenya told tourist operators Kilimanjaro is in Kenya.

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Blogger Robert Milne Collapsed 1,300 Feet from Completing 7 Summits

Posted on 6/5/2005 by roger

The Daily Record and other sources report Robert Milne collapsed on Everest 1,300 feet from completing the 7 summits.

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Report: Everest Eurocopter Landing Was Hoax

Posted on 6/3/2005 by roger

Everestnews is reporting that the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has said the pilot of the Eurocopter has told them that he did not actually land on the Everest summit on May 14 and 15 as widely publicized but rather … Continue reading →

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Interracial Marriage Surprises Parents and Rotarians on Everest

Posted on 6/3/2005 by roger

An attempt by the Rotarians to plant their centennial flag on Everest got a surprise: the summit’s first marriage.

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