Rock Climbing News April 2007

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MONDAY, 30 APRIL 2007
	Veteran Mountaineer Fall on Mount Everest
	Former Mount Everest summiteer died after he fell into a crevasse last Thursday. His death is the first on the mountain for the current climbing season. High altitude guide Dawa Sherpa slipped and fell into a crevasse while he was preparing logistics. According to a mountaineering agency the accident happened between the second and the third camps on the world's tallest mountain which Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 27 APRIL 2007
	Rock Climbers Will Help Clean 360 Bridge
	Rock Climbers will help clean Pennybacker Bridge also known as the 360 bridge on Saturday especially those inaccessible little places that need a good cleaning. After eleven years Stephen Finos will finally make his wish come true. He used to work in an office on Lake Austin and wanted to put a rock climbing clean-up because of the trash he saw on the cliffs. There are more than 3, Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 26 APRIL 2007
	Ain't No Mountain High Enough for MatrixLloyd
	Co-director of yacht consultants and managers MatrixLloyd SL to tackle Europe’s highest peaks in aid of an Argentinean community charity Captain Justin Newcomb, co-director of consultants MatrixLloyd and Doog Menzies, an engineer with PalmaWatch, will be spending June in the high Alps, climbing unsupported some of the world’s best known mountains, to raise money for the charity Alimentar Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 25 APRIL 2007
	Man Rescued After Falling from a Climb
	A man in his 40's was rescued by a helicopter after falling from a climb. He was climbing in the Adelaide Hills with his son and friends when he fell. He had injuries in his back and ribs and was taken to the hospital where he was said to be in stable condition. The man who was believed to be a surgeon was about fifteen meters up the rock wall when he slipped and fell with his head first. Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 24 APRIL 2007
	Extreme Engineering to Debut Mobile Climbing Wall
	Extreme Engineering is the industry leader as a manufacturer of Portable Climbing Walls, Rock Climbing Walls and adventure products. This year Extreme Engineering will be attending Australian Amusement Leisure and Recreation Association, the largest tradeshow on the Pacific Rim for entertainment products, taking place May 13 to May 16, 2007, in Queensland, Australia. Extreme Engineering will b Read Full Story