Kraig Becker I’ve had a couple of people e-mail me about this today. Last fall a group of climbers on Cho Oyu witnessed Chinese soliders ambushing Tibetan refugees who were fleeing into Nepal via the Nangpa La Pass. In the process, they ended up shooting and killing several people. I blogged about it fairly extensively at the … Read more
GravityPlay.com and Adventure Xstream Racing have teamed up to hold a fundraiser for Adventure Racer Danelle Ballengee, who you’ll recall was injured in a 60 foot fall during a training run in Moab last December. She was stranded for more than two days until her dog found help and brought them to her for a … Read more
MountainZone has posted an interview with ice climber Will Gadd It’s a fun little “finish the sentence” type interview, with Gadd talking about his “most memorable experience” ice climbing, what he thinks about before he begins the climb, and advice he’d pass on to a younger brother. Unusual questions, and a short but sweet style, … Read more
Ok, I just had to share this picture that I found while browsing PaddlingLife.com. Simply amazing! The picture is from the Rio Claro River in Chile and was taken by Chris Korbulic, and more pictures can be found here.
The Backcountry Blog has posted a very nice report on the Ouray Ice Festival that took place last weekend in Ouray, Colorado. The post gives a little history on the festival, what it was like to climb the ice there, as well as thoughts on the clinics and competitions that took place over the five … Read more
A round of congratulations are in order for aspiring Seven Summitter Nicki Branch who, according to her latest dispatch has reached the summit of Aconcagua, and is now safe back in high camp. Aconcagua is Nicki’s second of the Seven Summits. She topped out on Kili a month ago. With the tallest peaks on Africa … Read more
According to K2Climb.net 2007 will be the Year of K2 thanks to a plethora of expeditions already announced for the mountain. Climbers from Italy, Russia, Korea, and more will attempt to climb the second hightest mountain on the planet. Amongst the climbers going for the summit next Summer are Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner and Kazakhs Denis Urubko … Read more
Canoe & Kayak Magazine is alway a great source of paddling news and stories, and I especially like this one about Kayaking the Galapagos Islands. There are a lot of very cool places that would be fun to explore by kayak, but the Galapagos have to be pretty close to the top of that list. … Read more
On May 29, 1953 Edmun Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, became the first men to reach the summit of Mount Everest. It was a time of exploration and mountaineering was seen as something for a nation to take pride in. In fact, teams of climbers from different nations practically raced to be the first to find … Read more
While we’re on the topic of Adventure Racing this morning, I completely missed this when it was first posted a few weeks back, but thanks to Check Point Zero I’m up to speed now. According to this article over at RockyMountainNews.com adventure racing legend Ian Adamson has retired from the sport. The artile is actually … Read more