December 2003 News, Expedition Coverage and Notes

Headlines Archive

• 12/31 NEWSFLASH: Everest Summiter David Hiddleston has passed away in an avalanche of Mt Tasman

• 12/31 Simone Moro and company: Winter Shishapangma

• 12/31 EverestHistory.com: Sean Wisedale

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

• 12/31 Skis: On the Upswing with Shapes to Fit Your Style

• 12/31 Rest Assured

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

• 12/21 PETER HILLARY

• 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 Kangchenjunga Maps

• 12/30 Everest Summiter Paul Obert

• 12/30 Wild Boar Hunting in Pakistan 15 December till 15 March

• 12/30 Everest Byron Smith New Video

• 12/30 One of the highlights from 2003: Mr. Han Wang Yong summits all 14 8000 meter Summits

• 12/30 Topping Off

• 12/30 Gloves and Mitts: Numb fingers won't do

• 12/30 2003 KOREA KUNYANG CHHISH EAST (7,400-M): FIRST ASCENT EXPEDITION

• 12/30 Bear Grylls latest Adventure

• 12/30 Mt Everest Summiter Jim States

• 12/30 The Mountains of Pakistan: Shipton Spire 5900 meters

• 12/29 Mt Everest Summiter Stuart Smith summits Vinson and completes the 7 Summits

• 12/29 Nancy Norris Cho Oyu Photo Show Part Three

• 12/29 International Muztag Ata Expedition trip report

• 12/29 Eric Alexander

• 12/29 Essential Gear Checklist

• 12/29 EverestHistory.com: Hugo Rodriguez Barroso

• 12/29 Tap Richards Q&A

• 12/29 Gheorghe (aka George) Dijmarescu: Everest 2002

• 12/26 Nepal News and upcoming events December 2003

• 12/26 The Mountains of Pakistan: Diran Peak 7266 meters

• 12/26 Classic expedition for the day: Jean-Christophe Lafaille: Annapurna 2002

• 12/25 Merry Christmas!

• 12/24 Christmas on Shishapangma!

• 12/24 EverestHistory.com: Andrew "Sandy" Irvine

• 12/24 Nancy Norris Part Seven: Tragedy

• 12/24 Boot Fitting Guide

• 12/24 Winter K2 A classic!

• 12/24 Nanga Parbat: Some background and History

• 12/24 EverestSpeakersBureau.com

• 12/23 Aconcagua 2004: Mt Everest veteran Andy Politz will lead a small team of climbers on Aconcagua in January, 2004. Politz will be leading childhood friend Matt Brennan and fellow guide Chris Simmons along the normal route on Aconcagua...

• 12/23 The Mountains of Pakistan: Mustagh Tower-7284 meters

• 12/23 Japanese Autumn/Winter Lhotse 2003; Sherpas heading home with Japanese..

• 12/23 Snowboard Packages

• 12/23 Shelter from the Storm

• 12/23 From the past: Dan Mazur's Kangchenjunga Spring 2002

• 12/23 EverestHistory.com

• 12/23 Pete Athans

• 12/22 Cho Oyu Photo by Nancy Norris Show Part Two (must see!)

• 12/22 Simone Moro and company: Winter Shishapangma

• 12/22 Backcountry Footwear: Buying the right hiking boot

• 12/22 Jeff Justman

• 12/22 Seven Summits

• 12/22 Gavin Bate Everest 2002 an all time favorite

• 12/22 Ski Boots: Getting a Kick Start to the Slopes

• 12/22 EverestHistory.com: ELSA ÁVILA BELLO aka Elsa Carsolio

• 12/22 Willie Benegas

• 12/19 Simone Moro and company: Winter Shishapangma Update

• 12/19 Cho Oyu Photo Show Part One from Nancy Norris who will attempt to become the oldest American woman to Summit Mt Everest.

• 12/19 Dariusz Zaluski

• 12/19 Shishapangma Expeditions and News Index

• 12/19 Winter Gear Prep

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

• 12/19 Binoculars: On a clear day you can see... anything

• 12/19 Everest Speakers

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

• 12/19 Kangchenjunga Maps

• 12/18 Tashi Tenzing quotes and new pictures that will make you dream! All from the grandson of Tenzing Norgay

• 12/18 Dutch Mt Everest 2004 Expedition

• 12/18 New Book: Chris Bonington's Everest

• 12/18 Annapurna South Face a classic reprinted

• 12/18 Annapurna Autumn 2002

• 12/18 Dan Mazur: Ama Dablam Autumn 2002

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

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

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

• 12/18 Eric Alexander

• 12/17 Simone Moro and company: first winter ascent of Shishapangma Update

• 12/17 EverestHistory.com: George Leigh Mallory

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

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

• 12/17 Everest Speakers

• 12/17 Krzysztof Wielicki

• 12/17 Kangchenjunga History

• 12/17 Nasuh Mahruki

• 12/16 First ascent of North Pillar of Cerro Murallón by Stefan Glowacz and Robert Jasper

• 12/16 EverestHistory.com: Carlos Buhler

• 12/16 Size Matters

• 12/16 Shoes: Get a Grip

• 12/16 Everest Summits in the 1950's

• 12/16 Everest Summits in the 1960's

• 12/16 Everest Summits in the 1970's

• 12/16 Seven Summits

• 12/15 The Mountains of Pakistan: Chogolisa / Bride Peak 7654m

• 12/15 Everest Summiter Simone Moro to attempt first winter ascent of Shishapangma Update

• 12/15 Japanese Winter Lhotse 2003: Summit Attempt underway

• 12/15 Avalanche Probes

• 12/15 FREEDOM 7 IS HERE! “I purchased my copy of Freedom Of The Hills in 1976 and consumed it several times well before I ever set foot in the mountains. Through the years my well-worn copy became my guide and reference for the art of mountaineering. I would highly recommend this book as a ‘must have’ for any aspiring mountaineer’s library.” ―Ed Viesturs

• 12/15 Climbers we need your Help!

• 12/15 Belay Devices: Simple meets smooth

• 12/15 Overnight Packs

• 12/15 Everest Summiter receives Proclamation by the Governor of the State of Texas

• 12/15 Eureka! 5th Season Review

• 12/15 Winter K2 2003 A classic

• 12/15 Everest Summitter: Chris Chandler

• 12/12 Japanese Autumn/Winter Lhotse 2003

• 12/12 More good news from Pakistan climbing/trekking

• 12/12 Autumn Season witnesses good number of climbers in Nepal, success and deaths....

• 12/12 Mallory and Irvine The Final Chapter: The retrieval of the camera

• 12/12 Gerald Roach and his wife Barbara, of Colorado, had hoped to be the first husband and wife to summit Everest.

• 12/12 CLIMBING: EXPEDITION PLANNING

• 12/12 Dr. Hackett was a climber with John West’s 1981 American Medical Expedition to Everest as both a Doctor and a mountaineer. His work on mountain sickness (altitude illness) has been published in over 100 medical journals; he knows whereof he speaks.

• 12/12 Japanese Tochigi Himalaya Workshop Spantik Expedition results!

• 12/12 First Aid: Short Trip

• 12/12 Rest Assured

• 12/11 Good News on Pakistan climbing

• 12/11 Everest Summiter Simone Moro reports in on his way for the first winter ascent of Shishapangma

• 12/11 Harnesses: Hang out in comfort

• 12/11 Francois Langlois: Everest Summitter Q&A

• 12/11 Lumbar/ Fanny Packs

• 12/11 Sprayskirts: Cockpit Fashion Statement

• NEWSFLASH: Teodors Kirsis has died on Mt Cook

• 12/10 Valeri Babanov and his fine Himalayan ascents, A must read!

• 12/10 9 More Carstensz Pyramid great photos from Byron Smith (new)

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

• 12/10 Outerwear: What the experts pick.

• 12/10 Sergio Martini

• 12/10 EverestHistory.com

• 12/10 Trekking poles: Let your arms do some

• 12/10 Park Young Seok

• 12/09 Update Two: Mallory and Irvine The Final Chapter: The retrieval of the camera

• 12/09 More Mount Ama Dablam Summits

• 12/09 The Mountains of Pakistan: Amin Brakk (Great Tower) 5850 meters

• 12/09 Greenland: more wonderful pictures

• 12/09 Susan Ershler

• 12/09 Found on Everest Available again, now by credit card order...

• 12/09 American Manaslu Expedition "Seeking the Spirit"

• 12/09 No Pain...No Pain

• 12/09 Knives and Tools: Just in case

• 12/08 Mt Everest 2004: Pemba Dorje Sherpa is back with a Peace Climb and plans to meditate on the Summit

• 12/08 Mt Everest Picture Show Part two from George Dijmarescu who summited Everest May 31, 2003

• 12/08 Harnesses: Adult

• 12/08 Ginette Harrison; one of the best ever

• 12/08 Everest 2002 by EverestNews.com

• 12/08 Packs for Summer Ventures

• 12/08 Piotr Pustelnik

• 12/08 Eric Simonson

• 12/05 The first winter ascent of Shishapangma gets more interesting as others are reporting trying to be the first also to summit Shishapangma in winter...

• 12/05 Tashi Tenzing (grandson of Tenzing Norgay) page with some of the best Everest pictures you will ever see !!!!!!!

• 12/05 K2 Winter 2002/2003 team updates and more a claasic

• 12/05 Layering: The secret to outdoor comfort

• 12/05 Another classic expedition Autumn Everest 2002

• 12/05 Ama Dablam Autumn 2002 Picture Show!

• 12/05 Everest Speakers

• 12/05 American Manaslu Expedition "Seeking the Spirit"

• 12/05 Essential Gear Checklist

• 12/04 Carstensz Pyramid Picture Show A must see !

• 12/04 Nepal Mountaineering Association Team return: Nepal to organize Himalayan Film Festival of Int’l standard in 2004

• 12/04 Dhaulagiri Photo Gallery

• 12/04 Boot Fitting Guide

• 12/04 K2: Some background and History

• 12/04 Travel Packs: No porters needed.

• 12/04 Nanga Parbat: Some background and History

• 12/04 Khoo Swee Chiow

• 12/04 Medical Tips

• 12/03 Carstensz Pyramid Seven Summit Expedition -  Well, it seems that again, climbing the mountain was the easy part. Getting there was a whole different matter. This played out like a clandestine war movie. We had been transported (most people would say smuggled if they were in our shoes) under cover day and night, hidden under jackets, clothing and equipment, posed as Army soldiers and Freeport mine security wearing their hats, jackets, security vests and hard hats, being snuck through security check points, held in safe houses, transferred from vehicle to vehicle....

• 12/03 Shipton Spire 5900 meters

• 12/03 Spantik 2003 Post expedition report

• 12/03 Backcountry Footwear: Buying the right hiking boot

• 12/03 Snowboard Packages in time for Christmas !

• 12/03 Trekking poles: Let your arms do some of the work.

• 12/03 Annapurna Autumn 2002 a classic...

• 12/02 Everest Summiter Simone Moro to attempt first winter ascent of Shishapangma

• 12/02 Mt Everest Picture Show Part One from George Dijmarescu who summited Everest May 31, 2003

• 12/02 2001 Everest Summits South Side (Nepal)

• 12/02 Binoculars: On a clear day you can see... anything

• 12/02 From the past a classic: International 2002 Muztag Ata Expedition trip report

• 12/02 Heart Rate Monitors: And the Beat Goes On

• 12/02 EverestHistory.com

• 12/02 Swiss Shishapangma/Cho Oyu Autumn This is a large must see trip report/picture show; 25 pictures/pages in all; Enjoy !

• 12/02 Ski Boots: Getting a Kick Start to the Slopes

• 12/02 Everest Speakers Updated

• 12/01 The "Man with no hands" will attempt to climb Mt Everest again in Spring 2004

• 12/01 Belgian team climb Mt. Himlung

• 12/01 Solu-Khumbu Trek to Everest

• 12/01 Mt Everest Summitter: John "Brummie" Stokes

• 12/01 Mount Everest: As the story goes, Teruo Matsuura, reached the top of Mt Everest first. Though Naomi Uemura led almost all route from the last camp to the top, and at final moment, Uemura gave way to the elder Matsuura....

• 12/01 Traveler's Resources: You aren't alone.

• 12/01 Insulated Jackets: Women's

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