Kraig Becker Members of the elite British commando squads the SAS (Special Air Service) and SBS (Special Boat Service) conducted a high level rescuse operation at 24,000 feet on Cho Oyu, saving the life of an Italian climber. According to the Times Online article the soliders were preparing for a crack at Everest in the Spring when … Read more
The Alpinist is reporting that three time world ice climbing champion Hari Berger has fallen to his death while climbing near his home in Salzburg, Austria. Berger was known in the climbing community for establishing many tough routes all over the World on both ice and rock. More sad news for the climbing and outdoor … Read more
Last night the Discovery Channel aired the sixth, and final episode of, Everest: Beyond The Limit and in many ways, it was the most powerful episode of them all. When last weeks episode ended, Tim Medvetz and Gerard Bourrat were determined to go to the summit despite the fact that team leader Russell Brice had … Read more
The fifth episode of Discovery Channel’s mountaineering mini-series Everest: Beyond The Limit aired last night, and like the previous two episodes it continued to improve quite nicely. Ever since the show shifted focus to the actual climb in Episode 3, it has been enjoyable and interesting to watch, and last night’s episode was no exception. … Read more
CNN.com is reporting that three climbers have been missing since Sunday on Mount Hood. The men reportedly set off with only minimal gear in an attempt to make a light and fast climb to the summit, but an unexpected snow storm brought blizzard conditions, with high winds, stranding the three climbers on the mountain. One … Read more
The tagline for the website is “Without a job after 26 years, losing her mother two months later and starting menopause,what’s a woman to do? Attempt to Climb Mount Everest, of course!” and that’s just what 50 year old Nicki Branch is attempting to do. The intrepid adventuerer has just started on her quest for … Read more
The Orlando Sentinel travel section has a short but sweet guide to Climbing Kilimanjaro in their Q&A section. While the answer is fairly brief, as many things can be said about this trip, it still gives a nice introduction to climbing Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa. For more information, I highly recommend David Breshears’ … Read more
I saw this story while surfing through MountEverest.net earlier and found it to be a surprising report. Spanish Climber Francisco Ortiz has voiced his displeasure with the climbing techniques being used on Elbrus, calling it “pathetic.” It seems he was surprised to have visited the mountain recently and found that the trip up to 3700m … Read more
National Geographic, amongst others, are reporting that NASA has announced plans to build a base at one of the moon’s poles. The base will be solar powered, and is scheduled to be permanently staffed by 2024. By 2025 someone will announce the first solo, unsupported trek to either the North or South Lunar Pole I’m … Read more
Beyond The Limit – Episode 4: So I literally just finished watching the fourth episode of Everest: Beyond The Limit on the Discovery Channel and wanted to share my thoughts. You’ll recall that I didn’t have a whole lot of flattering things to say about the first two episodes, but I thought that things picked … Read more