Archive for September, 2010
Our lead Climbing Sherpa, Pema Chiri Sherpa, joined the Extreme Everest 2010 Project to clean up Mount Everest. This project was planned and implemented by Sherpa climbers who successfully reached their high altitude goals, as set out in their website: http://www.extremeeverestexpedition.com/eee2010.html In a recent Skype conversation with Pema in Kathmandu, he explained to me that the [ READ MORE ]
On October 15, the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival comes to the Kelowna Community Theatre. David Graham has been asked to present photos and an account of the Pethangtse expedition. Stay tuned for more information on the availability of tickets. You won’t want to miss the Festival and you will enjoy seeing Pethangtse on the big [ READ MORE ]
Our humble expedition to the sharp edge has gained notoriety due to being published in a number of important places. The Himalayan Data Base maintained by Elizabeth Hawley and Richard Salisbury has documented our climb. The American Alpine Journal has also done so. Climbing Pethangtse from the south is not a great achievement by world mountaineering standards, [ READ MORE ]
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