Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /21/ – Week in Review.

American climbers Micah Dash and Wade Johnson are missing in Sichuan while Jonathan Copp’s remains have been found. Read more in a Monday update at ExWeb. In other news: Pakistan is gearing up although in lesser numbers. Last-word debriefs still trickle in from the past Nepal/Tibet-Himalaya season; with reportedly also Cho Oyu claiming a victim [...]

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /20/ – Week in Review.

The last wave of climbers topped-out Everest last Saturday – as the weather window closed and conditions rapidly turned for the worse. Descending climbers performed several rescues on both sides of the mountain in a sudden storm. Three climbers were lost – among them 3-time ExWeb award winner Sergei Samoilov; Denis Urubko’s free-spirited and courageous [...]

Kinga Baranowska, first Polish woman to reach the summit of Kangchenjunga – photo gallery.

Kinga Baranowska, first Polish woman to reach the summit of Kangchenjunga. On 18th of May Kinga Baranowska as the first Polish woman (Alpinus Expedition Team, KW Warsaw) summited Kangchenjunga (8586 m) which is located in Nepal. Kangchenjunga have been summited in high winds – however, descent on Kang is reportedly very difficult. Kinga’s Summits : Cho [...]

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /19/ – Week in Review.

Last week was all about Himalaya. Following an extended storm, the peaks were summitted one after the other in improving weather. Everest (both sides), Lhotse, Manaslu, Dhaula, and Kang all had success – Everest south side in very large numbers. The most remarkable of them all became Mr Park’s summit of the highly technical Everest [...]

Kinga Baranowska, first Polish woman to reach the summit of Kangchenjunga – video. Nowe relacje o zdobyciu szczytu.

Kinga Baranowska, first Polish woman to reach the summit of Kangchenjunga. Kinga’s Summits : Cho Oyu (8201 m) – October , 2003 ; Broad Peak (8047 m) – Julay 22, 2006 – The 11 woman ascent; Nanga Parbat (8125 m) Julay 18, 2007 Dhaulagiri (8167 m) May 01, 2008 – first Polish woman Manaslu (8156 [...]