Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /8/ – Week in Review.

Posted on March 10, 2009 The list of Himalaya expeditions, published last Sunday, is still being updated, and last week also offered a sneak peak of the upcoming Karakoram season. The North Pole season has kicked off in brutal temperatures and one aborted expedition already. All eyes are however on Tibet, where Tuesday (March 10), [...]

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /7/ – Week in Review.

Posted on March 2, 2009 Two traverses, one sleep-over, close to 40 expeditions on the south side and at least 8 on the north side – the list of 2009 spring Everest expeditions is up! Add to those 26 expeditions so far on the surrounding 8000ers. And that’s not all.  Also this weekend the brand [...]

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /5/ – Week in Review.

Posted on February 18, 2009 They did it! Winter Makalu is no longer virgin and history could be made also on Broad Peak where a summit push has been ongoing this Valentine’s/President Day weekend. The action packed week also brought the last entries from HumanEdgeTech – with product testimonies from users and a big interview [...]

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /4/ – Week in Review.

Posted on February 9, 2009 While in Karakoram none of the 8000ers have been winter climbed, only one remains in Nepal Himalaya – Makalu – where history could be made within the next 12 hours. Only 8 hours ago (3 am US Mountain Time), Simone called in a voice dispatch stating the men were at [...]

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /3/ – Week in Review.

Posted on February 3, 2009 Antarctica is closing; and with that all eyes are on Himalaya where two expeditions hope to make history any time now. Also Aconcagua has more or less folded; following a season deadlier than usual but not without a number of triumphs. Over in Europe, Swiss Ueli Steck broke another classic [...]