Himalaya 2008 climbing season – Week in Review.

I Recommend … MountEverest.net – http://www.mounteverest.net/ ExplorersWeb Week in Review. The past two weeks presented explorers with a roller coaster of emotions. Heroism, courage, compassion, indifference, tragedies and triumphs were all displayed one on top of the other. Only war can match the simple and direct lessons in human nature offered by the Himalayan giants [...]

Himalayan Trilogy once again, part 5 – Annapurna West Face. Tryptyk Reaktywacja, cz. 5: mBank Annapurna West Face Expedition. /Version polish/

Piotr Morawski przed atakiem na szczyt Annapurny! To był kluczowy weekend w drodze na Annapurnę – Piotr Morawski z Alpinus Expedition Team jest już przygotowany do ataku na szczyt! W sobotę Piotr Morawski z Peterem Hamorem znaleźli drogę do jedynki na 5500 m n.p.m. Z informacji smsowych Piotra Morawskiego: cały lodowiec za nami, przed nami [...]

HiMalayan Expedition – Dhaulagiri 2008 part 4. HiMalajska Wyprawa Ryszarda Pawłowskiego – Dhaulagiri 2008 cz. 4. /Version english and polish/

oryginal post by : – http://www.climbinghimalayas.eu/ Expedition’s luggage trapped in Marphy forever? All the members of the expedition together with the whole caravan reached a village called Marphy, initially by plane through Jomosom and then by land from Pokhara via Beni. Marphy is located at the altitude of 2600 m and at a distance of [...]

HiMalayan Expedition – Dhaulagiri 2008 part 3. HiMalajska Wyprawa Ryszarda Pawłowskiego – Dhaulagiri 2008 cz. 3. /Version english and polish/

oryginal post by : – http://www.climbinghimalayas.eu/ Kukuczka Chorten unveiled, “to those who stayed for ever”. “He fingered my new, shining wedges. ‘Expensive.’ he commented. His tone had a hint of envy, and no wonder: from his harness – itself a backyard special of leftover materials – hung home-made wedges fashioned from rope and common nuts. [...]

The eight-thousanders. Ośmiotysięczniki /Version polish and english/.

oryginal post by : – http://www.climbinghimalayas.eu/ The eight-thousanders are the fourteen independent mountains on Earth that are more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level. They are all located in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges in Asia. The first attempt on an eight-thousander took place on the expedition by Albert F. Mummery, and [...]