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  'Iceman of Ladakh' Helps Mankind In Fight Against Glacial Melting
  His name is Chewang Norphel, and is 76 years of age, but the increasing age has increased the fire in his belly to fight against Global Warming issue.
  by jaideepkhanduja / on Oct 29, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “himalaya”

• Alan Arnettes Everest 2010 Coverage Begins, Double Traverse Announced!

  
  The Adventure Blog — Authority: 534
  The Spring Season on Everest may be four months away yet, but its never too early to start preparing. Alan Arnette , who always has the best coverage of the Big Hill on the web, has launched his coverage for 2010 today with his first blog post announcing a Double Traverse attempt for next year. According to Alans ...
  12 hours ago

• Remembering Charlie Houston

  
  The Adventure Blog — Authority: 534
  Charlie Houston was one of the greatest mountaineers of his generation, and his passing a few months back , at the age of 96, caused an outpouring of sadness throughout the mountaineering community, even as his life was celebrated for the amazing things he accomplished. Mens Journal has posted their own ...
  14 hours ago

• Nepalese government holds cabinet meeting on Mount Everest

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 971
  Nepalese ministers held the highest ever cabinet meeting on Mount Everest yesterday in a last-minute bid to highlight the threat of climate change to the Himalayas ahead of Copenhagen.
  3 days ago

• StatCrunch: ladies of thin air – XXIst Century women.

  
  Himalman's Weblog — Authority: 424
  (MountEverest.net) Today the final part of Rodrigo Granzotto Peron’s interesting check of the Himalayan stats, focusing this time on the thin air ladies. Last week we learned that the first female 8000er summit to go down was Manaslu in 1974. And while Junko Tabei became the first woman to summit Everest in 1975, ...
  4 days ago

• Mt. Everest in all her glory

  
  cycle-for-change — Authority: 92
  Tangboche to DangbocheKanccha had dragged us from our beds at 6 in the morning with a gleam in his eye that we hadn’t seen before. With little or no explanation he hurried us to get changed, dress warm and bring our cameras. Up until this stage he always seemed rather disappointed in the mornings because [...]
  5 days ago

• The Rest of Everest Episodes 119 and 120: Into Namche Bazaar

  
  The Adventure Blog — Authority: 534
  Thanks to the holiday here in the States last week, I find myself once again a couple of episodes behind on my viewing of The Rest of Everest . Thankfully, Ive managed to get caught back up, just as a new episode was released today! The title of Episode 119 , which is Stairmasters, says a lot about the content of ...
  5 days ago

• Alan Arnette Explains Why He Climbs

  
  The Adventure Blog — Authority: 534
  As I mentioned last week, Alan Arnette has started blogging for Outside Online , giving his perspectives on mountaineering and adventure in general. Today, he posted a great article in which he explains why he climbs and what it means to him in his life. Alan notes that for non-climbers, the question of "why do ...
  5 days ago

• Climbing From The Dead Sea To The Summit of Everest

  
  The Adventure Blog — Authority: 534
  Heres another interesting video that I came across today. This one was shot back in 2006, and follows a team of climbers who began their journey at the Dead Sea in Jordan, where the elevation is 422 meters (1385 feet) below sea level. From there, they proceeded to ride their bikes to Everest Base Camp, on the ...
  6 days ago

• Nepali Cabinet To Hold Summit At Everest Base Camp

  
  The Adventure Blog — Authority: 534
  Speaking of Everest, heres an interesting story from Grough.com , who are reporting that the Nepali governmental cabinet will meet at Everest Base Camp next month in an effort to draw attention to the impact of climate change on the mountain. Madhav Kumar, the Prime Minister of Nepal, will be joined by his ...
  1 week ago

• Video of Summit Day on Everest

  
  The Adventure Blog — Authority: 534
  Travel blog World Hum , which is always a great source of information, posted a great video today of Summit Day on Everest. There is no dialog, just some great music and a minute and forty-three seconds of images from the mountain, along with spectacular views and shots of climbers on the route. Great stuff, and ...
  1 week ago

• Himalayan glaciers receding at varying rates

  
  Assam Information Portal — Authority: 442
  The findings of studies conducted by the Geological Survey of India suggests that the glaciers of Himalayas are receding at varying rates in different regions. As per those findings, recession of Himalayan glaciers could be the result, inter-alia of a natural cyclic process because of which the majority of Himalayan ...
  1 week ago

• Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /41/ – Week in Review.

  
  Himalman's Weblog — Authority: 424
  Some explorers are truly testing the waters for human limits; such as the kids roaming the oceans and people like Geoff Holt, about to cross the Atlantic in a wheelchair. Last week also brought Himalayan female milestones and polar speed records; ending with the annual Turkey story for the Thanksgiving weekend! ...
  1 week ago

• Taburet’s 30m Himalaya Mesh

  
  simFlight.COM Flight Simulation News Source — Authority: 141
  Raimondo Taburet from London has published a his first in a new mesh terrain series, based on terrain data provided by NASA and Japan. “…. Astermesh is a new Terrain Mesh scenery for the Flight simulator – extracted from the Asterdem Version 1. We have reworked – compiled this new set of elevation data ...
  1 week ago

• Erik Weihenmayer blind climber – video.

  
  Himalman's Weblog — Authority: 424
  I would like to invite you to watch one of movie of Everest collection… Erik Weihenmayer blind climber. “I think this is the best time in history, the most precious time in history to be a pioneer, to reach out, to seize hold of adversity and challenges we face, to harness energy not only to transform ...
  1 week ago

• StatCrunch: ladies of thin air – beyond Wanda’s footprints.

  
  Himalman's Weblog — Authority: 424
  (MountEverest.net) With only Annapurna left, Oh Eun Sun is currently leading the world’s14×8000er female rank. But who was the first woman to summit an 8000er? And what is the history of women in Himalaya? ExWeb’s Rodrigo Granzotto Peron continues his interesting crunch of the Himalayan stats, focusing this time ...
  1 week ago

• Everest Spring 2010 preview: Kaltenbrunner & Dujmovits.

  
  Himalman's Weblog — Authority: 424
  (MountEverest.net) Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner and husband Ralf Dujmovits are aiming for Everest north face next spring, according to local media. Ralf and Gerlinde, together with regular mate Hirotaka Takeuchi, attempted the Supercouloir on Everest north side back in 2005. The climb was aborted when Hiro showed symptoms ...
  1 week ago

• Himalaya Fall 2009: Shisha Pangma TRUE summit report.

  
  Himalman's Weblog — Authority: 424
  (MountEverest.net) To be a journalist worth your salt does not come down to witty articles, flashy assignments, big name newspapers or pretty awards. A true reporter provides equal scrutiny to all, no matter personal preference. This can be a difficult task. “Pending,” ruled ExWeb about Andrew Lock’s ...
  2 weeks ago

• Kayaking Through Bhutan

  
  The Adventure Blog — Authority: 534
  I came across this video on Canoe & Kayak Magazines website earlier, and had to share. Its part one of a new series that will follow kayaker Ben Stookesberry as he paddles his way through the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. As you would expect, the scenery is amazing, the mountains spectacular, and the white ...
  2 weeks ago

• Video Tribute To Tomaz Humar

  
  The Adventure Blog — Authority: 534
  Another tribute to fallen Slovenian climber Tomaz Humar has hit the internet, this time in the form of the video below. Obviously, the community is still in mourning over the loss of this charismatic and very talented climber, and this video highlights the man and his many accomplishments in the mountains. Special ...
  2 weeks ago

• Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /40/ – Week in Review.

  
  Himalman's Weblog — Authority: 424
  A four-part investigative report from Shisha Pangma, two Himalaya legends lost, Antarctica kick-off, a number of interviews with great explorers and spellbinding stories from the seas. We didn’t expect such an eventful November, but here it is. ExplorersWeb fall 2009 Shisha Pangma true summit special report, part ...
  2 weeks ago

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