Nanga Parbat i Gasherbrumy 2010: Powrót lodowych wojowników, relacje – cz.1.

Polski Himalaizm Zimowy 2010–2015 Wyprawa – Nanga Parbat i Gasherbrumy 2010. W okresie od maja do lipca 2010 będzie miała miejsce pierwsza wyprawa z cyklu “Polski Himalaizm Zimowy 2010-2015″. Będzie to wyprawa unifikacyjna PZA na Nanga Parbat 8126 m i Gasherbrumy I 8068 m i II 8035. Celem jest poszerzenie doświadczenia, zgranie, przygotowanie i selekcja [...]

Himalaya 2010 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /18/ – Week in Review.

Mount Everest has had a large number of summits from both sides. Among the major events: Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner – in her 13th no-O2 8000er, Jordan Romero, 13, Apa Sherpa in his 20th Everest summit, Silvio Mondinelli, Abele Blanc, etc. On the third day of the current summit wave, wind has spiked and teams are describing [...]

Everest 2010: Busy Weekend At The Summit.

Author : Kraig Becker. As most of you probably already know, it was an incredibly busy weekend on Everest, with a steady stream of climbers going to the summit, taking advantage of the what looks to be the final weather window of the season. Those that jumped the gun, and moved up the mountain early [...]

Everest 2010: Jordan and Apa Summit!

Author : Kraig Becker. As expected, the winds died, the sky cleared, and the weather window opened on schedule on Everest today, giving climbers access to the summit from both sides of the mountain. There appears to have been a lot of summits, although as of this writing, I haven’t heard an estimate yet. There [...]