‘The Wildest Dream’ – Retracing Mallory & Irvine’s Everest Adventure
The film ‘The Wildest Dream,’ directed by Anthony Geffen which retraces George Mallory’s final Adventure to Mt Everest will be releasing in theaters in 2010.
The movie explores Mallory’s obsession with becoming the first person to reach the world’s highest peak and is relayed through the explorer’s [...]
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Movie on Mallory & Irvine
Project Himalaya Tukuche Peak Climbing – 2009
Project Himalaya Tukuche(6920m) Climbing Team make it to the summit
Two climbers from Finland climbing with the Project Himalaya Tukuche(6920m) Climbing Team have successfully reached the summit of the peak at 10 AM today(24th Sept’09). The names of the two members are Janne Pekka Hyrylaeinen and Anne-Mari Hyrylaeinen. The logistics for this team has been [...]
Climbers flock to Pakistani Peaks
The climbing season has just ended in the Nepal Himalayas. But things are just hotting up in Pakistan, with international teams lining up to ascend K2, Broad Peak , Gasherbrum and Nanga Parbat. Serap Jangbu Sherpa , in his quest to become the first Nepalese to climb the 14 eight thousanders is in Pakistan and [...]
CAVAPLAND Kanchenjunga Expedition 2009
“That we have returned safely is the most important thing!” – Oscar Cadiach
Oscar Cadiach Puig returned safely to Kathmandu after being rescued from the Kanchenjunga base camp by Fishtail Air’s helicopter. He was caught after a failed summit attempt in C3 by a storm last week. He needed two days to descend – a Sherpa [...]
CAVAPLAND Kanchenjunga (8586m) Expedition 2009
CAVAPLAND Kanchenjunga (8586m) Expedition 2009
Everest may be the tallest peak in the world but it is not a difficult peak to climb, so say some seasoned climbers. There are peaks less taller than Everest which are more technical and difficult to scale. The members of the CAVAPLAND Kanchenjunga Expedition team found Kanchenjunga one of [...]
Lhakpa Ri (7,045m) Spring Expedition 2009
“Climbing Lhakpa Ri was a special experience…” – Jürg Merz
A visibly elated Jürg Merz , climber from Switzerland who recently summitted Lhakpa Ri, shared his experience with Explore Himalaya on 31st May. As this was Jürg’s first Himalayan experience , he seemed doubly pleased to have visited and added the ‘first’ Himalayan peak to his [...]
Kinga Baranowska: First Polish woman to climb Kanchenjunga(8,586m)
Face to Face with Kinga Baranowska: The first Polish woman to climb Kanchenjunga(8,586m)
Climbing with CAVAPLAND Kanchenjunga (8,586m) Expedition team ( logistics organized by Explore Himalaya), Kinga Baranowska became the first Polish woman climber to reach the summit of Kanchenjunjunga on 18th May.EH met up with Kinga on the eve of her departure for a short [...]
Everest summit by Altitude Junkies
Everest summit by Altitude Junkies
We have just recieved information that four members and five sherpas have successfully reached the summit of Everest.Phil Crampton(UK/USA) summitted yesterday (19th May) while three members-1. Charles Scott Woolums (USA), 2. Brian Russell Strange (USA) and 3. John Robert Strange(USA)and five sherpas – Pemba Sherpa, Jangbu Sherpa,Da Ongchu Sherpa ,Namgyal Sherpa [...]
CAVAPLAND Kanchenjunga (8,586m) Expedition – 2009
We have received information from the base camp that three members of the CAVAPLAND Kanchenjunga Expedition led by Oscar Cadiach Puig have successfully reached the summit of Kanchenjunga. Juan Jose Garra Lorenzo (Spain) and Kinga Baranowska (Poland) summitted yesterday (18th May), while Alberto Cerain (Spain) summitted today(19th May), a few hours ago. Kinga became the [...]
First Summits of Spring 2009
Above the mighty 8,000’ers : First Summits of the season (Spring 2009)
Mt Everest (8,848m)/ South side : Summitted on May 5th by climbing sherpas Mingma Tenzing , Panuru , Kami Rita , Dorje and Nima Tsering , while fixing ropes to the summit. David Tait (UK) , along with the sherpa team of Phurba Tashi, [...]