Interview with Anne-Mari Hyryläinen: The First Finnish Woman on Everest?

Author: Alan Arnette. Courtesy of www.alanarnette.com © reproduction prohibited without authorization. Finland is usually associated with Nordic sports like ski jumping and cross country skiing. Now Anne-Mari Hyryläinen wants to make history by being the first Finnish woman to summit Everest. An accomplished marathoner, she saw Mount Everest for the first time while bicycling from [...]

Michał Kochańczyk: alpinista, polarnik, żeglarz i podróżnik.

Michał Kochańczyk (ur. 14 maja 1950 roku w Gdańsku, zam. Gdańsk Oliwa), z wykształcenia ekonomista i afrykanista, jest alpinistą, polarnikiem, żeglarzem, kajakarzem, wspinał się od wielu lat w Tatrach, Pamirze, Himalajach, Andach, w górach Afryki, na Spitsbergenie i Alasce. Był kierownikiem i uczestnikiem dwudziestu wypraw w Góry Wysokie. Jego największym osiągnięciem górskim jest udział w [...]

Everest 2010: South Side Update from IMG’s Eric Simonson.

Author: Alan Arnette. Courtesy of www.alanarnette.com © reproduction prohibited without authorization. Yesterday we looked at the north side of Everest for 2010, now let’s have a quick look at the south for 2010 through the eyes of IMG’s Eric Simonson. As many know, IMG is one of the largest operators on Everest and the other [...]

Everest 2010: North Side Update from an Expert – Jamie McGuinness.

Author: Alan Arnette. Courtesy of www.alanarnette.com © reproduction prohibited without authorization. It is about a month before teams from all around the world pack their duffel bags for the flights to Kathmandu. Thus far the south looks like business as usual with about 16 teams already announced. To put this in perspective, in 2007, when [...]