January 2006 News, Expedition Coverage and Notes

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• 01/31 NEWSFLASH:  Jean-Christophe Lafaille Winter Makalu: Update

• 01/31 Jean-Christophe Lafaille Winter Makalu: Not possible to fly the helicopter yesterday: Keep the positive energy flowing...

• 01/31 Climbing for Cures by Geoff Tabin, M.D.

• 01/31 Alpine Ascents Vinson (16,067ft/4,897m) Antarctica: South Pole: Ski the Last Degree

• 01/31 Mountain Hardwear

• 01/31 Black Diamond complete line

• 01/31 The Sherpas of Everest Series: Chhewang Dorje Sherpa: Ang Rita Sherpa's younger son

• 01/30 NEWSFLASH Jean-Christophe Lafaille Winter Makalu: Pray and send positive energy for Jean-Christophe Lafaille

• 01/30 Jean-Christophe Lafaille Winter Makalu: JCL has not reported in .....

• 01/30 SummitClimb 2006: Update Seven and Eight: Summits and more

• 01/30 EverestHistory.com:  Andrej Stremfelj

• 01/30 Brunton

• 01/30 Tashi Tenzing Look at these pictures!

• 01/30 HighGear

• 01/30 Sharon Wood: The first North American woman to summit Everest

• 01/27 SummitClimb 2006: Update Five and Six: Setting off for Kili

• 01/27 Alpine Ascents Vinson (16,067ft/4,897m) Antarctica: South Pole: Ski the Last Degree

• 01/27 HighGear on sale

• 01/27 Lowe Alpine

• 01/27 EverestHistory.com: Benedict (Beno) Kashakashvili

• 01/27 Erik Weihenmayer’s ski guide: No Limits to What We Can Achieve: World-Class Adventurer Eric Alexander

• 01/27 From the past: Winter K2 Update from Monika...

• 01/27 The Sherpas of Everest Series: Ang Rita Sherpa

• 01/26 Everest 2006 Coverage by EverestNews.com

• 01/26 Jean-Christophe Lafaille Winter Makalu WATCH CONTINUES!

• 01/26 The Mountains of Pakistan: Mustagh Tower-7284 meters

• 01/26 Alpine Ascents Vinson (16,067ft/4,897m) Antarctica: South Pole: Ski the Last Degree

• 01/26 Black Diamond full line

• 01/26 Darn Tough

• 01/26 Ed Viesturs: Seeking the Highest Places

• 01/25 Feature:  Jean-Christophe Lafaille Winter Makalu: JCL is on the move!!!!! The attack is on!!!

• 01/25 Crohn's Patient Robert Hill Reaches Peak of Antarctica's Tallest Mountain

• 01/25 Mountain Hardwear: Be like JCL!

• 01/25 Seirus Nice Nice items

• 01/25 EverestHistory.com: Evelyne Binsack

• 01/25 American Billy Pierson, K2 Summiter Q&A 

• 01/24 AMERICAN CLIMBERS SEEK NEW ROUTE TO SUMMIT OF MT EVEREST It starts in March!

• 01/24 Alpine Ascents Vinson (16,067ft/4,897m) Antarctica: South Pole: Ski the Last Degree

• 01/24 The Sherpas of Everest Series: Ang Phurba Sherpa

• 01/24 Nalgene deals!

• 01/24 Suunto

• 01/24 Sir Chris Bonington

• 01/24 From the past: Pictures from Winter K2

• 01/24 KARING FOR KIDS-NEPAL (KFK-Nepal)

• 01/23 List of Mountaineering Expeditions likely to visit Pakistan during 2006

• 01/23 Alpine Ascents Vinson (16,067ft/4,897m) Antarctica: South Pole: Ski the Last Degree

• 01/23 Ama Dablam Pictures By Frits Vrijlandt

• 01/23 Gerber

• 01/23 Mountain Hardwear: Yes what JCL wears! and you can too...

• 01/23 Mt Everest Medical

• 01/23 Will Cross

• 01/23 EverestHistory.com: Teruo Matsuura

• 01/23 From the past: Autumn Everest 2001: Death on Everest: Shows the power of the Mountain and the need for reliable weather reports

• 01/23 From the past: Dhaulagiri 2002 Summit report by Vladimir Pestrikov

• 01/20 Feature:  Jean-Christophe Lafaille Winter Makalu: Bad weather’s standing still at Makalu’s BC

• 01/20 SummitClimb Kenya 2006: Update Four with picture show

• 01/20 Primus Stoves

• 01/20 K2 DVD by Billy Pierson: The best K2 video on the planet

• 01/20 Dr. Peter Hackett, the humble legend of Everest Docs

• 01/20 From the past: Texan Stuart Smith has become the first American to complete the Adventure Grand Slam.

• 01/20 Everest Summiters from Italy 53-79

• 01/19 Jean-Christophe Lafaille Winter Makalu: More pictures

• 01/19 Alpine Ascents Vinson (16,067ft/4,897m) Antarctica: South Pole: Ski the Last Degree

• 01/19 EverestHistory.com: Kim Momb, don't you wish you had a picture like this...

• 01/19 SummitClimb Kenya 2006: Update Three from the Summit of Mt Kenya

• 01/19 Darn Tough Time!

• 01/19 Revivex products

• 01/19 Peter Hillary Mount Kilimanjaro Photo Show Part One

• 01/19 From the past: Cotopoxi and Chimborazo ski expedition to prepare to ski Everest in 2006 Update Three

• 01/19 The Mountains of Pakistan: Mustagh Tower-7284 meters

• 01/19 Thuraya Products and Airtime with BLOWOUT PRICING! Are you paying too much? What are YOU paying for airtime?

• 01/18 Lakpa Sherpa and Sunny Mountain Guides to join the hunt to solve the Mallory and Irvine Mystery in 2007?

• 01/18 Alpine Ascents Vinson (16,067ft/4,897m) Antarctica: South Pole: Ski the Last Degree

• 01/18 Grivel

• 01/18 The Sherpas of Everest Series: Chottare Sherpa 27th person to Summit

• 01/18 Seirus sales

• 01/18 The Sherpas of Everest Series: Apa Sherpa: A Little Great Man

• 01/18 Ed Viesturs: Seeking the Highest Places

• 01/18 From the past: Solo Expedition by Mountaineer: Everest climber David Lim Update Summitted Volcan del Viento, 6120m

• 01/18 Cho Oyu Photo Gallery

• 01/18 From the past: Dhaulagiri Climbers Summit report and "While we were walking to meet porters our stuff had been stolen. We came back to KTM with only chocolate bar!”

• 01/17 Tonight NOVA Presents DEADLY ASCENT Tuesday, January 17, 2006, at 8PM ET ON PBS

• 01/17 Jean-Christophe Lafaille Winter Makalu: Ready ... set...

• 01/17 Alpine Ascents Vinson (16,067ft/4,897m) Antarctica: South Pole: Ski the Last Degree

• 01/17 Mountain Hardwear

• 01/17 Princeton Tec

• 01/17 SummitClimb Kenya 2006: Update two

• 01/17 There was no competition, there was no utilizing others equipment without permission, there were no conspiracies, there was only one team with one objective.  I hope one day future climbers of Mt. Everest can regain that spirit they once had.

• 01/17 HIGH ALTITUDE ILLNESS By Larry Rigsby M.D. (also an Everest climber)

• 01/17 Dr. Geoffrey Tabin

• 01/16 Happy Martin Luther King Day: "I have a Dream"

• 01/13 SummitClimb Kenya 2006: Update 1

• 01/13 Alpine Ascents Vinson (16,067ft/4,897m) Antarctica: South Pole: Ski the Last Degree

• 01/13 Jean-Christophe Lafaille Winter Makalu Pictures coming this weekend..

• 01/13 From the past: Cotopoxi and Chimborazo ski expedition to prepare to ski Everest in 2006 Update one

• 01/13 Thuraya Products and Airtime with BLOWOUT PRICING! Are you paying too much? What are YOU paying for airtime?

• 01/13 Broughton Coburn

• 01/13 Clearance: Sale ends tonight on mnay items!

• 01/13 Photos from the Mountain-Link Dhaulagiri Expedition

• 01/13 Swiss Shishapangma/Cho Oyu Autumn Picture Show

• 01/13The Sherpas of Everest Series: Ang Phu Sherpa

• 01/12 Jean-Christophe Lafaille Winter Makalu: 7500 meters!

• 01/12 Alpine Ascents Vinson (16,067ft/4,897m) Antarctica: South Pole: Ski the Last Degree

• 01/12 Katadyn: Buy now and save

• 01/12 Peter Hillary: Climb Your Own Everest

• 01/12 The very best K2 movie on the planet!

• 01/12 EverestHistory.com: Robert Link

• 01/12 A “Half-Doctor” in Pakistan

• 01/11 Feature: Jean-Christophe Lafaille Winter Makalu: Moving UP!

• 01/11 Everest expedition: Skiing the north face of Everest (8848m)

• 01/11 More details on Kili Deaths

• 01/11 Redfeather Time!

• 01/11 Everest Summiter: Scott Fischer 1955-1996

• 01/11 India Everest Summiters 53-70

• 01/11 From the past: Solo Expedition by Mountaineer: Everest climber David Lim Update Aquas Callientas

• 01/11 EverestHistory.com: Junko Tabei 

• 01/11 The Sherpas of Everest Series: The second man to Summit Everest twice without the use of bottled oxygen...

• 01/11 From the past: Everest 2003: Team Everest 2003

• 01/11 Open Country Campware

• 01/10 Alpine Ascents Vinson (16,067ft/4,897m) Antarctica: South Pole: Ski the Last Degree

• 01/10 EverestHistory.com Updates continue..

• 01/10 HighGear: great stuff on sale!

• 01/10 Grivel Air Tech Light

• 01/10 The Mountains of Pakistan: Latok Peaks

• 01/10 Polish History: Andrzej Zawada

• 01/10 From the past: WINTER K2 2003: An extraordinary interview with Krzysztof Wielicki

• 01/10 Everest Speakers

• 01/08 Feature:  Jean-Christophe Lafaille Winter Makalu: He was able to carry up some food and gear in 120km/h winds !!!

• 01/08 An Everest Dispatch from The Rainier Club.

• 01/08 Clearance deals! Get yours...

• 01/08 Mountaineer, explorer Heinrich Harrer dead

• 01/08 Mountain Hardwear Moto Jacket

• 01/08 Swiss Everest Summiters 1953-79

• 01/08 Dr. Peter Hackett

• 01/08 The Sherpas of Everest Series: Nawang Gombu Sherpa

• 01/08 Winter K2 A classic!

• 01/06 Khoo Swee Chiow breaks Guinness World Record

• 01/06 SummitClimb Kenya 2006

• 01/06 Mountain Hardwear: Why wear anything else?

• 01/06 Winter Makalu 2001 with Krzysztof Wielicki

• 01/06 Darn Tough

• 01/06 Nancy Norris Cho Oyu Photo Show Part One

• 01/06 Valeri Babanov and his fine Himalayan ascents

• 01/06 Sat Phone and airtime rates for Climbers: Look at your bills, are you paying too much? Compare and Save $$$$

• 01/06 Tashi Tenzing (grandson of Tenzing Norgay)

• 01/05 NEWSFLASH: Three Americans reported dead on Mt KILIMANJARO

• 01/05 Feature: Jean-Christophe Lafaille Winter Makalu: Pictures!

• 01/05 From the AP Wire: NOTE DETAILS ARE THIN: Kilimanjaro falling rocks kill tourists

• 01/05 Brunton sale!

• 01/05 Seirus, this is good stuff!

• 01/05 Mt Everest Photos

• 01/05 The Sherpas of Everest Series: Nawang Gombu Sherpa

• 01/05 Everest Summiter: Adrian Burgess

• 01/05 From the past: WINTER K2 2003: An extraordinary interview with Krzysztof Wielicki

• 01/05 Jamling Tenzing Norgay

• 01/04 Feature: Jean-Christophe Lafaille Winter Makalu: Back up!

• 01/04 01/04 AN OBE for Alan Hinkes tops off a remarkable year for the Yorkshire mountaineer, who became the first Briton to scale the world's 14 highest peaks

• 01/04 The Mountains of Pakistan: Diran Peak 7266 meters

• 01/04 Got your Everest Down suit yet?

• 01/04 Brunton Firelight™ Windproof Lighter and LED Light

• 01/04 Wang Fu-chou is credited as being the 7th person to Summit Everest, and the first from the North (Tibet-Chinese) side.

• 01/04 Cho Oyu: The History

• 01/04 Everest Summiter: Lydia Bradey

• 01/04 Ed Viesturs

• 01/02 Feature: Jean-Christophe Lafaille Winter Makalu: wish Happy New Year to every reader of EverestNews.com.

• 01/02 A sale for the ladies: Mountain Hardwear Womens Alchemy Jacket

• 01/02 From the past: Mr Park is off to the South Pole Enjoy the great Pictures 

• 01/02 From the past: Dhaulagiri Climbers Summit report and "While we were walking to meet porters our stuff had been stolen. We came back to KTM with only chocolate bar!”

• 01/02 Mountain Hardwear Chill Factor Jacket - Mens

• 01/01 Happy New Year!

• 01/01 "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth..'' Roberto Clemente

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