It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time for another episode of Everest: Beyond The Limit on The Discovery Channel. This episode is titled Judgement Day as the climbers are on their way to Camp 2, trying to beat a deadline, and prove that they are capable of going for the Summit. The episode opens with the … Read more
This story was published in the Anchorage Daily News recently and it was sent to me by Azzfan. The gist of the article is that the writer, Craig Medred, believes that Into The Wild, both the book and the movie, fail to tellChris McCandless’ true story because they ignore the fact that he may have … Read more
Stefano Zavka Missing: K2Climb.net has posted a weekend update with the news that Sefano Zavka is missing on K2. The Italian climber summitted the mountain on Friday, and descended in bad weather, but hasn’t been seen or heard from since. He was climbing on the Abruzzi Route, and was last seen above the Bottleneck. Stefano’s … Read more
According to this article over at Stuff.co.nz Andrew McAuley perished less than 30 nautical miles from land. Photographs from the kayaker’s camera, show that he was in sight of the taller peaks of the South Island of New Zealand before he went missing. McAuley was attempting to become the first man to cross the Tasman … 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
MountEverest.net has posted an update on those two missing climbers on Changabang in the Indian Himalaya region. The search team now believes that the two Mexican climbers, Andres Delgado and Alfonso de la Parra, may have wandered into a highly restricted sanctuary area, and may be lost or stranded at around 5000 meters up. If … Read more