It has been a long, and often difficult, fall season in the Himalaya, where poor weather, unstable conditions, and challenging routes have made for a less than successful year in the big mountains. While I was away in Ecuador, [...]
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Showing posts with label Lhotse. Show all posts
Himalaya Fall 2014: The Season is Over
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, November 18, 2014
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Himalaya Fall 2014: Brits Depart Makalu Base Camp, First Ascent in the Indian Himalaya
Posted by Unknown on Friday, October 31, 2014
As the fall climbing season in the Himalaya slowly grinds to a halt, we continue to receive a few updates from the mountains. At this point, there are only a matter of days left before the season begins to shift, but there [...]
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Himalaya Fall 2014: Korean Lhotse Team Prepares For Summit Push
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, October 29, 2014
While only one team remains on an 8000-meter peak in the Himalaya this fall, the season isn't quite over yet. The Korean squad on Lhotse continues to battle poor weather, and unstable conditions, in an attempt to reach the [...]
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Himalaya Fall 2014: Season Ends on Makalu
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, October 23, 2014
Just a brief update from the Himalaya today, where we have received word that the British Tri-Services team has canceled their summit bid, and are now preparing to depart the mountain. It seems conditions on the upper slopes [...]
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Himalaya Fall 2014: Summit Bid Underway on Makalu, New Rules for Trekking in Nepal
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, October 22, 2014
The fall climbing season in Nepal is rapidly coming to a close, and as such, teams are making final preparations for their summit bids, particularly on Makalu. Meanwhile, in the aftermath of that massive blizzard that claimed [...]
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Himalaya Fall 2014: Nepal Ends Search For Missing Trekkers, Summit Bids Begin on Makalu
Posted by Unknown on Monday, October 20, 2014
It was another busy weekend in the Himalaya, but sadly for all the wrong reasons. Search and rescue teams spend the past couple of days sweeping through the mountains in search of missing trekkers who were caught out in [...]
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Himalaya Fall 2014: British Team Preps For Summit Push on Makalu
Posted by Unknown on Monday, October 13, 2014
It was a busy weekend on Makalu for the British Tri-services team. The squad spent the past few days finishing their prep work on the mountain, and are now gearing up for a summit attempt to come later this week. But poor [...]
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Himalaya Fall 2014: Progress on Lhotse and Makalu
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, October 9, 2014
The fall climbing season in the Himalaya is starting to draw to a close. Most of the commercial teams have wrapped up operations for the year, and have now started for home. It has been a successful autumn on Cho Oyu and [...]
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Himalaya Fall 2014: Summits on Cho Oyu, Teams Abandon Shishapangma
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, September 30, 2014
More news from the Himalaya today, as reports of success on Cho Oyu trickle in as expected. But over on Shishapangma, some teams are calling it quits due to safety concerns, while others arrive on that mountain seeking their [...]
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Himalaya Fall 2014: Teams on the Move
Posted by Unknown on Monday, September 22, 2014
It was a fairly active weekend in the Himalaya, where the commercial teams continue to acclimatize in preparation for eventual summit bids. For the most part, things are going according to plan, and while we're still a couple [...]
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Himalaya Fall 2014: Ueli on Shishapangma, Double8 Expedition Set To Begin
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, September 17, 2014
The fall 2014 Himalayan climbing season is now in full swing, with most teams either already in Base Camp, or well on their way. For many, the acclimatization process has begun, and the first steps towards reaching the summit [...]
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Himalaya Fall 2014: More Arrivals in Kathmandu and Base Camps
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, September 9, 2014
It has been a busy few days in the Himalaya, where after a slow start to the fall season, teams are now on the move at long last. Over the past few days, a number of squads have settled into Base Camp, with some even starting [...]
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