December 2002 News, Expedition Coverage and Notes

12/10 Wanted Sherpa Summiters Pictures for our Sherpas of Everest Series, please submit your pictures of your favorite Sherpas climbers to mail2006@everestnews.com

12/10 The Sherpas of Everest Series: Apa Sherpa: A Little Great Man

12/10 Heart Rate Monitors: And the Beat Goes On

12/10 American Billy Pierson, K2 Summiter Q&A

12/10 Autumn Shishapangma 2002

12/10 Outerwear: What the experts pick.

12/10 Yamanoi & Kurtyka Opened New Route in Karakoram

12/10 Sergio Martini

12/10 EverestHistory.com: Wanda Rutkiewicz Just the best woman climber ever

12/10 A Dark and Stormy Ascent

12/10 EverestHistory.com

12/10 Pakistan 2002 Expedition and News

12/10 Kangchenjunga Expeditions and News

12/10 10 Ways to Beat Burn-out

12/10 EverestHistory.com: Miss Helga Hengge

12/10 Trekking poles: Let your arms do some

12/10 Comparison Charts

12/10 Andres Delgado

12/11 Park Young Seok Updated Pictures

12/11 KARING FOR KIDS-NEPAL (KFK-Nepal) Updated

12/11 Autumn Shishapangma 2002: Success by the Czech expedition

12/11 Michael O'Donnell

12/11 Dressing for Excess

12/11 SkiEverest.com

12/11 Belay Devices: Simple meets smooth

12/11 Ginette Harrison; one of the best ever

12/11 A Noncamper Conquers Canyonlands

12/11 Sunburn-free Climbing

12/11 Manaslu 2002 Andrew Lock

12/11 Avalanche Probes

12/11 Kangchenjunga History

12/11 Fifth Avenue or Fifth Class

12/11 Everest Speakers

12/11 The Ignored Mid-Section

12/11 Patagonia: The Next 100 Years

12/11 Kangchenjunga Maps

12/11 Tents: 4 Season

12/11 Makalu Expeditions and News Index

12/12 Daniel Mazur future plans and more

12/12 Susan Ershler's Q&A with questions from the readers of EverestNews.com

12/12 Belay Devices: Simple meets smooth

12/12 Chogori aka K2 2002

12/12 Ginette Harrison; one of the best ever

12/12 A Noncamper Conquers Canyonlands

12/12 Sunburn-free Climbing

12/12 Manaslu 2002 Andrew Lock

12/12 Avalanche Probes

12/12 Kangchenjunga History

12/12 Fifth Avenue or Fifth Class

12/12 Everest Speakers

12/12 The Ignored Mid-Section

12/12 Patagonia: The Next 100 Years

12/12 Kangchenjunga Maps

12/12 Tents: 4 Season

12/12 The Second Death of George Mallory

12/12 Makalu Expeditions and News Index

12/13 Eric Alexander and Erik Weihenmayer Mount Cook in New Zealand

12/13 Everest 2003: Team Everest 2003

12/13 Seven Summit Updated

12/13 K2: Some background and History

12/13 Everest Speakers

12/13 Autumn Shishapangma 2002

12/13 Autumn Everest 2002

12/13 Spring 2002: Exhibition of Photographs from Kangchenjunga: Prague, Czech Republic

12/13 Everest Speakers

12/13 Of Friends and Romans: An Ascent of Everest, by Daniel Mazur

12/14 Gov. Perry Announces Texans with Disabilities to Climb Mt. Everest; Team Everest '03 Receives Permit for Historic Journey

12/14 Eric Alexander and Erik Weihenmayer Mount Cook in New Zealand: Feeling Sheepish

12/14 Kangchenjunga 2002

12/14 Everest 2002 by EverestNews.com

12/14 Mt. Spantik Expedition and History

12/14 EverestHistory.com: 1925-1950

12/14 Kangchenjunga 2003

12/14 A very special report: Everest West Ridge and Traverse

12/14 EverestHistory.com: Hugo Rodriguez Barroso

12/14 Lesson Plans

12/14 Book: TOUCHING MY FATHER�S SOUL

12/16 EverestNews.com Good Causes (Funds) for 2003

12/16 PROSTATE CANCER CLIMB TURNS TO HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN AFRICA

12/16 Autumn Shishapangma 2002

12/16 Susan Ershler

12/16 Join Our EverestNews.com Mailing List

12/16 Terzyul Vladislav

12/16 Frits Vrijlandt Q&A

12/16 2002 Spring Everest Expeditions

12/16 Book: The Sequel to Ghosts of Everest

12/16 EverestHistory.com: Katja Staartjes

12/16 Japan Chogolisa Expedition 2002

12/16 Kangchenjunga 2002 Czech Expedition

12/16 Manaslu 2002 Expeditions and News Index

12/16 Andrew Lock Reports right here !

12/16 EverestHistory.com: 1925-1950

12/16 Kangchenjunga 2002

12/17 Eric Alexander and Erik Weihenmayer Mount Cook in New Zealand

12/17 The NEW ! Everest Photo Gallery...

12/17 First ascent of Lhotse Middle report with pictures words cannot describe.....

12/17 GREENLAND 2002 - Pictures: Check them out!

12/17 Everest Speakers

12/17 Kangchenjunga 2002

12/17 Krzysztof Wielicki

12/17 Kangchenjunga History

12/17 Alan Hinkes Annapurna 2002

12/17 Autumn Everest 2002

12/17 EverestHistory.com: Lene Gammelgaard

12/17 EverestHistory.com: The Youngest to Summit Everest is ...

12/17 Nasuh Mahruki

12/17 Mikel Alvarez

12/17 Manaslu 2002: American Expedition "Seeking the Spirit"

12/17 Book: Lou Whittaker : Memoirs of a Mountain Guide

12/18 New Book: Chris Bonington's Everest

12/18 Annapurna Autumn 2002

12/18 Dan Mazur: Ama Dablam Autumn 2002

12/18 Photos from the Mountain-Link Dhaulagiri 2002 Expedition

12/18 The classified ads continue to grow in number, check them out !

12/18 Project �Diabetes-8000�: The first stage: The ascent of Mt. McKinley

12/18 Andres Delgado

12/18 Everest Teams 2002

12/18 Everest 2002: The Summit, the 2nd Step (two), and more pictures (wonderful pictures!) from the Koreans

12/18 Book Life and Death on Mt. Everest : Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering

12/18 Eric Alexander

12/18 Pakistan 2002 Teams

12/18 Did you miss? SAYRE EXPEDITION CELEBRATES 40th REUNION (1962 Sayre expedition to the North Face of Everest)

12/18 Shishapangma True (Main) Summit: The Picture

12/18 Ever wonder why few ever climb from the Central Summit to the Main Summit of Shishapangma, here is why..

12/19 Daniel Mazur plans updated again...

12/19 Graham Hoyland's next Project: Seven Seas, Seven Summits

12/19 Dariusz Zaluski

12/19 Shishapangma Expeditions and News Index

12/19 Swiss Shishapangma/Cho Oyu Autumn 2001

12/19 Broad Peak 2002 Expeditions

12/19 Everest 2002: Pictures of the Geneva � Everest 1952 � 2002" Team, new and Old !!

12/19 Matt Dickinson Q&A

12/19 Spring 2002: Exhibition of Photographs from Kangchenjunga: Prague, Czech Republic

12/19 Everest Speakers

12/19 Book: TOUCHING MY FATHER�S SOUL

12/19 Of Friends and Romans: An Ascent of Everest, by Daniel Mazur

12/19 The Susan Ershler's Q&A with questions from the readers of EverestNews.com

12/19 Kangchenjunga Maps

12/20 The best of 2002: climb, climber, Book, etc

12/20 Obituary of Goran Kropp Updated, also his old page and his Q&A

12/20 "The man who skied down Everest" is back !!!

12/20 The Ashraf Aman Q&A, the 9th person to Summit K2

12/20 Everest Expeditions: EverestNews.com Spring 2002

12/20 Jean-Christophe Lafaille: Annapurna 2002 !!!

12/20 Have you seen the Classified Ads recently?

12/20 Dan Mazur's Kangchenjunga Spring 2002

12/20 EverestHistory.com

12/20 Greenland 2002

12/20 The New Cho Oyu Photo Gallery

12/20 Eric Alexander

12/20 Jean-Christophe Lafaille: Annapurna 2002

12/20 Lesson Plans for Students and teachers

12/20 EverestHistory.com: Hugo Rodriguez Barroso

12/21 Jeff Justman

12/21 Greenland 2002

12/21 Jim Whittaker Joins...

12/21 The best of 2002: climb, climber, Book, etc

12/21 Autumn Cho Oyu 2002

12/21 Seven Summits

12/21 Susan Ershler

12/21 Goncalo Velez

12/21 K angchenjunga 2002

12/21 Gavin Bate Everest 2002

12/21 Everest 2002

12/21 EverestHistory.com: ELSA �VILA BELLO aka Elsa Carsolio

12/21 Manaslu 2002 Expeditions and News Index

12/21 EverestHistory.com: Routes

12/21 American Sean Swarner takes on Everest: A Cancer's Survivors Journey to the World's highest Summit !!!

12/21 Everest 2002: The Summit, the 2nd Step (two), and more pictures (wonderful pictures!) from the Koreans

12/21 Willie Benegas

12/21 Tap Richards Q&A

12/21 Gheorghe (aka George) Dijmarescu: Everest 2002

12/23 Eric Alexander and Erik Weihenmayer Mount Cook in New Zealand

12/23 More photos Annapurna Autumn 2002

12/23 Pictures from the Hungarian Everest 2001 Expedition

12/23 Everest Speakers Updated

12/23 From the past: Broad Peak 2001 - The Uncertainty Continues:

12/23 Krzysztof Wielicki Profile Updated

12/23 Kilimanjaro

12/23 Ed Douglas

12/23 Denali Expedition and News Index

12/23 Vinson Expedition and News Index

12/23 Everest Kangshung Face: More Pictures

12/23 Lesson Plans

12/23 Everest 2002

12/23 Everest 2002: Adventure Consultants

12/24 Death at Everest again, more sad news...

12/24 Winter K2 coming soon...

12/24 List of new Trekking Peaks that has been given to NMA (Nepal Mountaineering Association)...

12/24 Everest 2002: Pemba Doma Sherpa

12/24 USA Broad Peak Expedition 2001

12/24 Nanga Parbat: Some background and History

12/24 Manaslu 2002 Expeditions and News Index

12/24 Have you see the EverestNews.com Classified ads ?

12/24 Lesson Plans

12/24 Cho Oyu: The History

12/24 Dhaulagiri Autumn Summits (Yes Summits !!!)

12/24 EverestSpeakersBureau.com

12/25 Merry Christmas from EverestNews.com, see you on Thursday!

12/26 Eric Alexander and Erik Weihenmayer Mount Cook in New Zealand and Sir Edmund

12/26 Ginette Harrison; one of the best ever

12/26 Conquering the Skies Czech-Style

12/26 Kangchenjunga 2003

12/26 Jim Whittaker: A Life on the Edge

12/26 Everest 2002: The Mexico Summit report

12/26 Chilean Women Everest 2001 Expedition: First brother and sister to get to the summit on the same day and so much more !

12/26 Everest: The West Ridge Direct

12/26 EverestHistory.com: Time Line

12/26 EverestHistory.com: Ascent Routes on Everest

12/26 EverestHistory.com: Firsts

12/27 In Memoriam Dr. Stayko Kulaksazov (1949-2002)

12/27 The best of 2002: climb, climber, Book, etc

12/27 Dhaulagiri 2002: American Robert Link

12/27 Everest Speakers Updated

12/27 Seven Summits Updated

12/27 Winter Shishapangma 2001/2002

12/27 The beautiful pictures of Nathalie Tremblay and Bernard Voyer on Vinson

12/27 Slovenian Climbers, 1778-1998

12/27 The youngest American Everest Summiter

12/27 Pete Athans

12/27 Everest 2002: Adventure Consultants

12/27 Everest 2002: Kari Kobler's Mount Everest

12/27 Daniel Mazur: Kangchenjunga 2002

12/27 EverestHistory.com: Wanda Rutkiewicz Just the best woman climber ever

12/27 SkiEverest.com

12/28 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Norbert Joos

12/28 Seven Summits Blend from Maverick Coffee and much more!

12/28 Photos of the knife ridge of Shishapangma from the successful climbers this fall (report)

12/28 Dan Mazur: Ama Dablam Autumn 2002

12/28 American Dhaulagiri Spring 2002

12/28 Autumn Everest 2002

12/28 EverestHistory.com: Hugo Rodriguez Barroso

12/28 Everest 2001 Read it again !

12/28 Everest Summits in the 1950's

12/28 Everest Summits in the 1960's

12/28 Everest Summits in the 1970's

12/30 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Dave Lim

12/30 Everest 2003: Bhutan/Himalayan Mountaineering Institute

12/30 PROSTATE CANCER CLIMB TURNS TO HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN AFRICA

12/30 Andres Delgado

12/30 Dariusz Zaluski

12/30 Three Great Pictures of George Dijmarescu Everest Summit Spring 2002: The third one is really great!

12/30 The Summit report Makalu 2002 International Team

12/30 Join Our EverestNews.com Mailing List

12/30 Nanga Parbat 2002 Expeditions and News

12/30 Pakistan 2002 Expedition and News

12/30 Ural (Russian) Everest 2002 Expedition

12/30 Matt Dickinson Q&A

12/31 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Gon�alo Velez

12/31 In Memoriam Dr. Stayko Kulaksazov (1949-2002) Updated

12/31 K2 & Broad Peak 2003: Czech expedition

12/31 "The man who skied down Everest" is back !!!

12/31 Everest 2002: The Mexico Summit report

12/31 Erik Weihenmayer�s ski guide: No Limits to What We Can Achieve: World-Class Adventurer Eric Alexander

12/31 The new updated everest gallery

12/21 PETER HILLARY

12/31 EverestSpeakersBureau.com

12/31 Francois Langlois: Everest Summitter Q&A

12/31 From the past: SAYRE EXPEDITION CELEBRATES 40th REUNION (1962 Sayre expedition to the North Face of Everest)

12/31 The Susan Ershler's Q&A

12/31 Jean-Christophe Lafaille: Annapurna 2002 !!!

12/31 Kangchenjunga Maps

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