Polish Himalaya Expeditions 2009 part 4. Himalaje 2009 – polskie wyprawy, cz. 4. /Version english and polish/

Polish Himalaya Expeditions 2009 part 4. Kangchenjunga 2009 Expedition led by Kinga Baranowska. Goal: Kinga Baranowska wants to climb Kangchenjunga (8598 m) by normal (first ascent) route. Accomplishment time: 01.04.2009 – 30.05.2009 Description of the expedition: The team wants to climb Kangchenjunga (8598 m) by normal route. Polish Kinga Baranowska is attempting Kangchenjunga, as member [...]

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /11/ – Week in Review.

Only to reach the foot of their mountains; international climbers are dodging strikes and unrest in several areas of Nepal. Some, facing house-odds worse than a Monte Carlo casino, are still gambling on China’s whimsical politics. While waiting for the actual climbs to kick off; last week ExWeb ran a couple of cool interviews with [...]

Dhaulagiri Expedition 2009 – wyprawa Anny Czerwińskiej cz.1.

Dhaulagiri Expedition 2009 – kolejna wyprawa Anny Czerwińskiej z cyklu “Śladami Wandy Rutkiewicz”. Cel: Celem wyprawy jest wejście na szczyt Dhaulaghiri (8167 m) drogą od strony północno-wschodniej. Zespół : Udział w wyprawie biorą : Anna Czerwińska, Ola Ihnatowicz, Justyna Szepieniec, Zbigniew Bąk, Dariusz Jasiński. Dhaulagiri to siódmy szczyt Ziemi, wznoszący się na wysokość 8167 m [...]

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up: Edurne Pasaban and Magic Line leader sharing mountain, Joao under cover in Manaslu BC, porters deserting Babanov en route to Annapurna.

(MountEverest.net) It’s raining in Nepal and KTM, while early bird Joao García reports a snow storm blanketing Manaslu BC. As for yesterday’s ExWeb cover girl Edurne Pasaban; K2 Magic Line expedition leader Oscar Cadiach is about to join her mountain although in a different expedition. Babanov’s porters jumped ship enroute to Annapurna’s west face; Libor [...]