Polish Himalayas – The First Conquerors. /Version english and polish/

The Polish assault on the Himalayas began on the 2nd of July 1939, when a team of four climbers put the white-and-red Polish flag on the virgin summit of Nanda Devi East (7434 meters above sea level). That is how Poles began the bold charge on Asian seven- and eight-thousanders. They were the first to [...]

American Alpine Club Events – Celebrate Eldo: AAC and ACE Book Release Party.

When: Oct 26, 2009, 7pm Where: American Mountaineering Center, Golden, CO ACE proudly joins Sharp End Publishing to bring you the latest  climbing guide for Eldorado Canyon State Park. This full color, 450 plus page guide is available electronically, NOW.  Pre-pay for the electronic and hard copy book and Sharp End will donate a portion [...]

Himalaya Autumn 2009 climbing season wrap-up : Koreans Call It Quits On Annapurna.

More news from the HImalaya, where it appears that we will continue to wait for the first woman to join the ranks of men who have topped out on all of the 8000 meter peaks, as the Korean team on Annapurna, which includes Oh Eun-Sun, have called off their summit bid, and are now preparing [...]

Tragedy on Shisha Pangma, 2009 climbing season update: Piantoni’s remains recovered.

(MountEverest.net) Earlier today (Oct 19, 2009) Yuri Parimbelli, Adriano Greco and Marco Astori arrived in Nyalam with the remains of their perished mate Roby Piantoni. The climbers retrieved the body from a crevasse at the base of Shisha’s south face on Saturday, and brought it back to ABC. The Italian team was assisted by Spanish [...]