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Loajunshan National Park Rock Climbing Austin and Laoiju Stringham have opened a sandstone trad climbing area in northwest Yunnan Province. Accessed through the town of ... |
AAJ Climbs And Expeditions |
2012 |
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Gurla Mandhata (Naimona'nyi, 7,694m), First Traverse For some years Kazuya Hiraide and I tried to visit Gurla Mandhata. We knew about ascents from the northwest, facing ... |
AAJ Climbs And Expeditions |
2012 |
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Cho Oyu, Point 7,570m, Northwest Face, NIL While climbing a new route on Palung Ri in 2006 (AAJ 2007), I looked at the possibility of a new route on ... |
AAJ Climbs And Expeditions |
2012 |
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Qungmo Kangri (7,069m), Southwest Face; Point 6,097m, North Ridge; Dhungri II (6,194m), Southwest Ridge; Point ca 5,980m In the autumn a party of climbers made four ascents in the Qungmo Kangri group at the southwestern end of ... |
AAJ Climbs And Expeditions |
2012 |
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Jiangpu Glacier, Exploration When flying from Chengdu to Lhasa, you pass over more than 200, 6,000m peaks in the Nyanchen Tanglha East. Nearly all ... |
AAJ Climbs And Expeditions |
2012 |
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Tvan Bogd, Naran (3,884m), North Face During the week beginning July 17 Ken Krebs and I climbed a direct line up the north face of Naran, via ... |
AAJ Climbs And Expeditions |
2012 |
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Mt. Batu Daya, Southeast Face In 2011, after authorities denied me a visa to return to Socotra Island, Yemen, due to war mayhem, I looked at ... |
AAJ Climbs And Expeditions |
2012 |
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American Alpine Club Grants The American Alpine Club provides resources for climbers and explorers to attempt new challenges, conduct scientific research, and conserve mountain ... |
AAJ Notes |
2012 |
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Freedom Climbers Freedom Climbers. Bernadette McDonald. Rocky Mountain Books, 2011. 352 pages. Color photos. Hardcover. $29.95. In Freedom Climbers Bernadette McDonald tells the story of ... |
AAJ Book Reviews |
2012 |
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Fred Beckey's 100 Favorite North American Climbs Fred Beckey’s 100 Favorite North American Climbs. Fred Beckey. Introduction by Barry Blanchard. Patagonia Books, 2011. 350 pages. Color photos. Hardcover. $79.95. Fred ... |
AAJ Book Reviews |
2012 |
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The Ledge: An Adventure Story of Friendship and Survival on Mount Rainier The Ledge: An Adventure Story of Friendship and Survival on Mount Rainier. Jim Davidson and Kevin Vaughan. Ballantine Books, 2011. 268 pages. ... |
AAJ Book Reviews |
2012 |
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The Will to Climb: Obsession and Commitment and the Quest to Climb Annapurna—the World's Deadliest Peak The Will to Climb: Obsession and Commitment and the Quest to Climb Annapurna— the World’s Deadliest Peak. Ed Viesturs ... |
AAJ Book Reviews |
2012 |
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The Valley Climbers, Yosemite's Vertical Revolution The Valley Climbers, Yosemite’s Vertical Revolution. John Long, editor. Stonemaster Press, 2011. 99 photographs, most in color. 168 pages. Hardcover. $54.95. A coffee-table ... |
AAJ Book Reviews |
2012 |
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Bold Beyond Belief: Bill Denz, New Zealand's Mountain Warrior Bold Beyond Belief: Bill Denz, New Zealand’s Mountain Warrior. Paul Maxim. Maxim Books, 2011. 303 pages. Paperback. $49.95. Paul Maxim has written ... |
AAJ Book Reviews |
2012 |
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Mountaineers: Great Tales of Bravery and Conquest Mountaineers: Great Tales of Bravery and Conquest. Ed Douglas et al. DK Publishing, 2011. 360 pages. Color photos. Hardcover. $40.00. Ignore the vulgar ... |
AAJ Book Reviews |
2012 |
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Mountaineering in Antarctica Mountaineering in Antarctica: Climbing in the Frozen South. Damien Gildea. Éditions Nevicata, 2010. 192 pages. 200 color photos, 12 maps. Hardcover. $49.95. In the last ... |
AAJ Book Reviews |
2012 |
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Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest. Wade Davis. Knopf, 2011. 672 pages. Black & white photos. Hardcover. $32.50. ... |
AAJ Book Reviews |
2012 |
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Aconcagua: The Invention of Mountaineering on America's Highest Peak Aconcagua: The Invention of Mountaineering on America’s Highest Peak. Joy Logan. The University of Arizona Press, 2011. 256 pages. Photos. Paperback. $35.00. ... |
AAJ Book Reviews |
2012 |
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Triumph and Tragedy: The Life of Edward Whymper Triumph and Tragedy: the Life of Edward Whymper. Emil Henry. Matador (U.K.), 2011. 428 pages. B&W Sketches taken from Whymper’... |
AAJ Book Reviews |
2012 |
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Snow & Spire: Flights to Winter in the North Cascade Range, Mountain Snow & Spire: Flights to Winter in the North Cascade Range. John Scurlock. Silt, CO: Wolverine Publishing. Many color photographs. 192 pages. ... |
AAJ Book Reviews |
2012 |
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Ann Brooks Carter, 1917-2011 Ann Brooks Carter, 1917–2011 Ann Brooks Carter was born into a loving Quaker family in Medford, Massachusetts, on February 10, 1917. After graduation ... |
AAJ In Memoriam |
2012 |
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Steve Hackett, 1945-2011 Steve Hackett, 1945–2011 The Kachemak Nordic Ski Club and the community of Homer lost a valuable member when Steve Hackett, 65, passed ... |
AAJ In Memoriam |
2012 |
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James W. Ebert, 1947-2011 James W. Ebert, 1947–2011 Jim Ebert was born and raised in the geographically oppressed Plains of the Midwest. In spite of ... |
AAJ In Memoriam |
2012 |
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James Goodwin, 1910-2011 James Goodwin, 1910 – 2011 Jim Goodwin died on April 14 in Lake Placid. To the rock and ice climbing community, he was a ... |
AAJ In Memoriam |
2012 |
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James H. Kanzler, 1948-2011 James H. Kanzler, 1948–2011 James H. Kanzler laced up his boots for the last time and “hiked over the pass” on ... |
AAJ In Memoriam |
2012 |
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Victor Curt Mahler, 1932-2011 Victor Curt Mahler, 1932-2011 Victor passed away following a bout of pneumonia, on September 7 in New York City. An incredibly ... |
AAJ In Memoriam |
2012 |
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Bonnie Prudden, 1914-2011 Bonnie Prudden, 1914–2011 Bonnie Prudden, fitness pioneer and founder of Bonnie Prudden Myotherapy, passed away at her home in Tucson on ... |
AAJ In Memoriam |
2012 |
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George Sainsbury, 1925-2011 George Sainsbury, 1925–2011 George Ross Sainsbury, AAC board member, chairman of Seattle Mountain Rescue, and charter member of Olympia Mountain Rescue, ... |
AAJ In Memoriam |
2012 |
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A.A.C., Alaska Section Alaska Section. The summer of 2011 saw the completion of the AAC’s newest hut, the Snowbird, located in the Hatcher ... |
AAJ Club Activities |
2012 |
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A.A.C., Sierra Nevada Section Sierra Nevada Section. This was another active year for the Sierra Nevada Section, which continued to welcome many new members. ... |
AAJ Club Activities |
2012 |
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A.A.C., Southwest Section Southwest Section. We had four main events in 2011, finishing strongly with a successful winter dinner. The Section enjoyed good climbing ... |
AAJ Club Activities |
2012 |
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A.A.C., New England Section New England Section. In February our Section helped the International Mountain Climbing School sponsor the 18th annual Ice Fest in ... |
AAJ Club Activities |
2012 |
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A.A.C., New York Section New York Section. The New York Section of the AAC is blessed with a strong cadre of committed volunteers who ... |
AAJ Club Activities |
2012 |
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A.A.C., Southern Appalachian Section Southern Appalachian Section. Throughout 2011, the Southern Appalachian Section focused on growing our membership base and producing relevant local club events. ... |
AAJ Club Activities |
2012 |
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A.A.C., Deep South Section Deep South Section. The principal Section activity was the organization by Frank Nederhand and me of the 2011 Cordillera Blanca Environmental ... |
AAJ Club Activities |
2012 |
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Accidents in North American Mountaineering, Sixty-fifth Annual Report of The American Alpine Club Canada: Data and narratives not available from 2011. Visit alpineclubofcanada.ca/services/safety/index.html for information on the Alpine Club ... |
ANAM Editorials And Prefaces |
2012 |
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Know the Ropes: Rappelling [ Download the original PDF, full of photos and diagrams ] The annual report Accidents in North America Mountaineering (ANAM) has ... |
ANAM Feature Article |
2012 |
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Ice Avalanche On April 24, Ben Kiessel (27), Chris Scharf (38) and Chris Lackey (39) landed on the Root Canal Glacier below the South Face of ... |
ANAM Accident Reports |
2012 |
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Fall on Snow, Fatigue, Frostbite, Exposure On May 12, during a Mountain Trip expedition led by guide Dave Staehli (56), Jeremiah O’Sullivan (40) suffered a fall while descending ... |
ANAM Accident Reports |
2012 |
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Fall on Snow — Unable to Self-Arrest, Climbing Unroped On the morning of May 16 at 0545, the Angolo Dell’ Avventura Expedition team of Luciano Colombo (67), Mauro Colombo, and Paolo Civera ... |
ANAM Accident Reports |
2012 |
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Avalanche — Fall on Snow On May 23 two Japanese climbers, Jiro Kurihara (33) and Junya Shiraishi (28), were reported a day overdue after they left Denali Base ... |
ANAM Accident Reports |
2012 |
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Fall on Snow — Failure to Clip in to Fixed Rope Early in the day on May 25, several groups went for a summit attempt from the 17,200-foot camp. The Alpine Ascents ... |
ANAM Accident Reports |
2012 |
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Altitude Illness, Exhaustion, Climbing Alone — Separated from Party On June 6 at 2000, Park Ranger Tucker Chenoweth was descending from 19,500 feet with four volunteers when they observed solo climber Zeljko ... |
ANAM Accident Reports |
2012 |
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Illness — Cardiac Difficulties On June 7 at 0836, an NPS mountaineering patrol enroute to the high camps encountered a 58 year-old male climber at approximately 7,000 feet ... |
ANAM Accident Reports |
2012 |
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Cardiac Arrest, Alaska On June 10, Brian Young (52) went into sudden cardiac arrest in his tent at high camp after having climbed to the ... |
ANAM Accident Reports |
2012 |
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Fall on Snow, Climbing Alone in Severe Weather Conditions On the evening of June 28, a guided group at high camp radioed NPS rangers at the 14,200-foot camp to report ... |
ANAM Accident Reports |
2012 |
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HAPE/HACE, Failure to Descend On the morning of June 29, Russian and American climbers Alexander Kharkovskiy (52) and Sergie Loz (58) began ascending from Browne Tower to ... |
ANAM Accident Reports |
2012 |
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Fall on Rock, Unfinished Tie-in Knot On October 8, a female climber on top-rope fell from near the top of what is believed to be Earl’s ... |
ANAM Accident Reports |
2012 |
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Fall on Rock, Rappel Error — Failed to Clip into Anchor On August 16, a man (36) was critically injured when he lost control of his rappel and fell more than 100 feet. He ... |
ANAM Accident Reports |
2012 |
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Reported Mountaineering Accidents, Table III FALL ON ROCK, RAPPEL ERROR - FAILED TO CLIP INTO ANCHOR California, Joshua Tree National Park, Saddle Rock On April 18, ... |
ANAM Accident Tables |
2012 |
