Mont Ventoux, by Francesco Petrarca. 21 pages. Munich, 1936. Der Tummelplatz Europas, by Leslie Stephen. 8 vo. ; 186 pages, with 19 illustrations. Munich, 1936.In their two most recent publications, the Gesellschaft Alpiner Bücherfreunde again dem...
Jangyaraju, south face. As part of a program for aspirant guides run by the Mountain Guide Association of Peru (AGMP), a 400m route was established on the south face of Jangyaraju (5,675m) on October 20, 2003. The route ascends the right-side of t...
Peaks Above Tazlina Glacier, Chugach Mountains. Dr. Harry Walker, Steve Little, Jon Fisher and I as leader climbed at the head of the Tazlina Glacier near its divide with the east branch of the Columbia Glacier during June. We attempted Lindita Pe...
Franklin Mountains, 1992. A late spring which caused havoc in bear behavior hampered my exploration of the sources of the Canning. From March Fork, I traversed east in heavy snow by way of P 7010 through this western corridor into the Franklin Mou...
Mount Baker, Cockscomb Ridge. This long, prominent ridge was ascended in its entirety for the first time on July 4 by Chuck Murley, John Musser and me. Although this ridge forms a prominent skyline on the north side of the peak, it appears that th...
Kangtega, Northeast Face, New Route. A seven-man French team (Erwan Le Lann, Francois Marsigny, Sebastien Montaz-Rosset, Francois Pallendre, Franck Plenier, Hervé Qualizza, Sebastien Schell) summited 6779-meter Kangtega in the Everest region south...
Saser Kangri I, West Ridge, and Saser IV. In 1973, an Indo-Tibetan Border Police team climbed Saser Kangri from the eastern or Shyok River approach. Four unsuccessful attempts were later made from the west. Saser II and III were also climbed by In...
Mount Northover, French Military Group. On June 29 a Calgary Section party of the Alpine Club of Canada, about 25 people, left the power dam at Upper Kananaskis Lake and walked around the lake to camp about a mile above Fossil Falls. On June 30, I...
Lhotse South Face Attempt. Our expedition, led by Reinhold Messner, was international. The members were Italians Hans Kammerlander and Roland Losso, French Bruno Cormier, Christophe Profit, Sylvianne Tavernier, Michel Arizzi, Spaniard Enric Lucas,...
Mount Gibson. A basic climbing and rescue school, directed by me, was held from April 14 to 19 on the Steele and Foster Glaciers. Mount Gibson was climbed at the end of the school.Hans Fuhrer, Kluane National Park
Lobuje East. A Japanese expedition from Touhoku University led by Kazu- masa Yamada climbed Lobuje East (6119 meters, 20,075 feet). On March 18, A. Koyama and M. Yamagata reached the summit.
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. Probably the most notable ascent made during the last year was that of Devil’s Tower by Jane Showacre and Jan Conn. It was the first ascent by an allwoman rope.Arnold Wexler, Donald Hubbard, and Sterling Hendricks c...
Climbs in Patagonia. We update the account given in A.A.J., 1974 on pages 201-2. There are excellent reports on the Italian ascent of Cerro Torre on pages 26 to 29 and on the Swiss attempt on the east buttress of Fitz Roy on pages 32 and 33 of Mou...
A.A.C., Cascade Section. The largest outdoor assembly of section members in 1960 occurred on the slopes of Mount McKinley. In May nearly two dozen members passed through the rescue Base Camp that was established to facilitate the evacuation of mem...
FALLS ON ROCK, ETC.Wisconsin, Devil’s Lake State ParkThree reports of climbing accidents—and several of hikers/ walkers who got into climbing situations—were sent in for 1990. One fatality occurred when a 62 year old college professor fell about 3...
Overview. This year 91 applications were received by the Pakistan authorities for permits to climb various peaks. Of these, 78 applicants were granted permission to climb their peaks of choice, including 10 applicants who were granted permission t...
Mount Regal, Northeast Ridge. A 10-man Japanese expedition led by Yoshihito Nakai flew to the Nabesna Glacier and made the second ascent of Mount Regal (13,845 feet) on August 7, 1975 by a new route, the northeast ridge. All members reached the top.
Kedarnath, Nilkantha, Shivling. These three very difficult peaks were climbed by teams from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. Commander Y.C. Khanna, B.T. Lama, Mingur, Lhakpa and Pritiman climbed Kedarnath (22,770 feet) on May 19. The climb was repe...
FALL ON ROCK—ROCK FOOTHOLD BROKE OFF, PROTECTION PULLED OUT, NO HARD HAT California, Joshua Tree National MonumentOn June 7, 1992, William Oliver (30) was leading Beck's Bet (5.5). He was about 25 feet up the route, just past his second piece of p...
Trango Towers Correction. On page 250 of AAJ, 1989, it incorrectly gives the belief that the main summit of the Trango Château or the First Tower was still unclimbed. This summit had already been reached by Japanese in 1987, as reported in AAJ, 19...