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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Showing posts with label Makalu. Show all posts
Himalaya Fall 2014: Brits Depart Makalu Base Camp, First Ascent in the Indian Himalaya
Posted by Unknown on Friday, October 31, 2014
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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: More Trekkers Rescued, Search Continues For Those Missing
Posted by Unknown on Friday, October 17, 2014
I wanted to post an update on the ongoing crisis in Nepal, where dozens of trekkers are still missing, even as search and rescue operations are being conducted. The weather has improved across the Himalaya, allowing SAR [...]
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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: More Summits on Cho Oyu, Ueli Talks Shishapangma Tragedy
Posted by Unknown on Monday, October 6, 2014
The fall climbing season in the Himalaya is starting to wind down now, with just a few major expeditions still taking place. Over the weekend, there were more successful summits on Cho Oyu, and while those climbers struggled [...]
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Himalaya Fall 2014: Second Summit Push Begins on Cho Oyu and Manaslu
Posted by Unknown on Friday, October 3, 2014
Things are moving quickly in the Himalaya at the moment, where a number of teams are on the move once again, with the summit on their respective mountains in sight. A good weather pattern has descended over the region, 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: Summit Push Underway on Cho Oyu
Posted by Unknown on Monday, September 29, 2014
The pace is starting to pick up in the Himalaya, where last week we saw summits on Manaslu, and we begin this week with a summit push on Cho Oyu as well. Meanwhile, teams on other mountains continue to acclimatize and wait [...]
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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 Teams Depart for the Mountains
Posted by Unknown on Friday, September 12, 2014
The 2014 fall climbing season in the Himalaya is starting to pick up steam now. Over the past few weeks, we've seen a number of teams already arrive in Kathmandu, and make their way out to their respective Base Camps. But [...]
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Himalaya Fall 2014: ExWeb Interviews British Makalu Team
Posted by Unknown on Friday, September 5, 2014
Yesterday I posted an update from the Himalaya with the latest news on where some of the commercial teams were at as the fall climbing season begins in Nepal and Tibet. Many of the climbers are still getting settled into [...]
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Himalaya Fall 2014 Update: Progressing Slowly
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, September 4, 2014
The Fall 2014 climbing season in the Himalaya is starting to get underway, although progress has been slow thus far. A few of the teams have already left Kathmandu for their respective mountains, while others have yet to [...]
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ExWeb Previews 2014 Fall Himalayan Season
Posted by Unknown on Friday, August 29, 2014
Summer is starting to slip away across the Northern Hemisphere, and in Nepal the summer monsoon is starting to weaken at last. That means it is nearly time for the start of another climbing season in the Himalaya, and ExWeb [...]
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