Middle Sister, Monument Valley. The Three Sisters are among the most noted sandstone formations in Monument Valley. The two outer Sisters had been climbed by Layton Kor and his party in the fall of 1966 and so the middle tower whetted our “first-a...
Patagonia. The Southern Patagonian Icecap was crossed during 45 days early in 1962 by the Chileans, Claudio Lucero, César Vásquez, Esteban Síquez and Fernando Fuentes. They were landed in the Fiordo Tempano, crossed to the foot of the Volcán Lauta...
Rishi Kot, Northwest Face, 1979. Tadeusz Karolczak and Ryszard Pawlowski on September 9, 1979 made the first ascent of the ice-covered northwest face of Rishi Kot (6236 meters, 20,460 feet). The 5000-foot- high wall is technically difficult, equal...
Devils Tower. On July 23 Dave Lunn, Bruce Morris and I put up a new route on the long north side of the Devils Tower. The Route of All Evil ascended directly a crack to the left of a prominent fracture in a column which forms a ledge about 170 fee...
Trisul. Twelve girls of the National Cadet Corps (of India) were led on an expedition to Trisul by Colonel Jagjit Singh. Seven reached the summit.Kamal K. Guha, Himalayan Club
Corrections and Additions to Accounts of Chilean-Argentine Patagonia in A.A.J., 1984 With the climbing season in the Southern Hemisphere coming close to publication date, it is now necessary to add to and correct what was published last year. The ...
Chamlang. A joint Korean-Nepalese expedition of five was led by Woo Jong-Duk. After establishing four camps and bivouacking, Woo, Bae Hyo- Soon and Huh Gung-Yeal, Ang Dawa Wangchuk Sherpa and Azuwa Sherpa got to the summit on October 10. They clim...
Cerro Pire and Other First Ascents, 1989. In early March of 1989, a large Argentine-Italian group, led jointly by A. Toujas and Francesco Santon, made the following first ascents: Cerro Pire (3850 meters, 12,631 feet), Cerro de la Natividad (3810 ...
Mamostong. Five climbers from Japan and eight from India left Leh by truck, crossed the Khardung La and arrived after a tough drive at the roadhead, Sasoma, in the Nubra valley. Instead of waiting for the ponies that were to carry our gear to Base...
Arches National Park. In the spring of 1994, Frenchmen Estève Haston and Laurent Gousult climbed Thelma and Louise (III, 5.11+, 5 pitches) on the Southwest Tower of Organ Rock. This was the first free ascent of the popular tower that has at least ...
FALL ON ROCK, CLIMBING ALONE AND UNROPED Alberta, Rocky Mountains, Mount WhyteD.L. was soloing the north ridge of Mount Whyte on August 1, 1993, when he fell on fourth-class rock. He is unsure of how far he fell, but was in a lot of pain when he r...
Saser Kangri. A joint Indo-Taiwanese team led by Hukam Singh had eight Indian members, three of them women, and seven Taiwanese, of whom two were women. They got to the roadhead at Panamik on June 29. They set up Base Camp near the snout of the Ph...
Meru Central Summit (6,450m), an attempt on the Shark’s Fin. A four-member Korean team led by Park Sik-Young attempted the east face of Meru Shark’s Fin. They established base camp at Tapovan on May 29, then subsequently two camps on the face, the...
Satopanth. Three Indian expeditions climbed Satopanth (7075 meters, 23,212 feet) in the summer of 1992, all following the northwest ridge, the route pioneered by André Roch in 1947. The summit was reached on June 22 by leader Prasad S. Dhamal, Sur...
Gorichen II and Gorichen East. Our expedition hoped to climb Kangto (7090 meters, 23,262 feet) in order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling. There was no ascent recorded of Kang...
Mt. Proboscis, Attempt. It was reported that Spaniards Eduardo Martinez, Iñaki Fernández and Juan Vallejo attempted a new route on Mt. Proboscis. The trio managed 350 meters in 15 days; the climbing to their high point was A3. (Desnivel 146)
Kedar Dome Ski Attempt; A Female Liaison Officer. I led a four-man party from the Alpine Ski Club, all of us over 50 except for our doctor. Our objective was a ski ascent, up and down, of Kedar Dome (6831 meters, 22,410 feet) and so we set out in ...
Tetons: (3) Mount Owen. On 24 August 1947 William Mc- Indoe, a park employee 20 years old, fell to a ledge within 40 yds. of the site of the Ramsland accident. This climber had left the valley after a dance the night before, against the advice of ...
Pickets And Dead Men: Seasons on Rainier. Bree Loewen. Mountaineers Books, 2009. 189 pages. Paperback. $16.95.After Bree Loewen graduated from college with a degree in philosophy at age 17, she spent four years as a climbing bum and ambulance jock...
The Mazamas. The many and varied activities of The Mazamas, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, are developed and coordinated by six committees. The Climbing Committee, chaired by Charlene Degener, selects climb leaders, schedules climbs, sets stan...