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
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
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
I’ve blogged about Adventure Journey before, and have linked to a number of articles on their site. Especially from their current “Tibet Issue”. I’m also a fan of the “Top Seven” lists. (Which still needs to be updated by the way? Anyone listening? Didn’t think so!) Anyway, it seems big things are afoot for the … Read more
I found a couple of very cool hike reports while browsing the Best Hike Blog earlier. First up, they directed me to this great article over at LightBackPacking.com. It’s a wonderful trip report on backpacking along The Lost Coast in California. The 28 mile long trail runs from Shelter Cove, California in the south to … Read more
MountEverest.net is reporting that two Mexican climbers are missing on Changabang. Alfonso de la Parra and Andres Delgado, both of whom have successfully summitted Everest, last made contact on Oct. 13 when they reported that they had just returned to their camp after being stuck in a difficult wall for several days. They were said … Read more
