Category Archives: Highpoint News (world)

Body of 1980s Hiker Found on Godley Glacier on Mount Cook

Posted on 1/11/2006 by roger

Climbers have discovered the skeletel remains of a hiker belived lost on Mount Cook in the 1980s.

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7 Fatalities on Slovakia’a Highest Mountain Range

Posted on 1/4/2006 by roger

Avalanches killed seven Czech tourists Saturday in Slovakia’s highest mountain range and a German man on a snowshoe tour a day earlier in Switzerland, officials said.

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4 Fatalities in European Avalanches

Posted on 1/4/2006 by roger

Two climbers and two skiers died in the French Alps on Sunday in a weekend with high avalanche risk, said rescue services. Two others were still missing.

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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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Rob the Rubbish Says Snowden is Clean

Posted on 11/22/2005 by roger

Robin Kevan, 60, of Llanwrtyd Wells in Powys, reached Snowdon’s 3,560ft summit armed with bin liners and a litter stick because he feared it might have a similar problem to Ben Nevis, Scotland’s 4,406ft peak, where he recently collected six … Continue reading →

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“Rob the Rubbish” Cleans Up Ben Nevis

Posted on 11/15/2005 by roger

The Independent reports 60-year-old Welshman Robin Kevan has earned the title of “Rob the Rubbish” for his untiring efforts to clean up Ben Nevis.

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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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Islamic Fundamentalist Hazards on Elbrus

Posted on 10/31/2005 by roger

Spiegel Online reports that Islamic Fundamentalist Camps are making climbing Elbrus hazardous.

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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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ImageNet Job Interview Await Successful Fuji Climbers

Posted on 8/26/2005 by roger

Asia1.com reports prospects for job at ImageNet had to climb Mount Fuji in order to get an interview with the fashion label. Two executives of ImageNet waited at a table at the top to interview those who made it to … Continue reading →

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