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Monday, 30 April 2007
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 slippe d 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 lie at an altitude of between 6,400 meters and 7, 500 meters.
Dawa, who had reached the summit of 8,848-metre peak three times, was part of Everest International Expedition who was permitted to climb Everest for seventy five days. His remains will be brought to the Nepalese capital for the last rites.
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Friday, 27 April 2007
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, 500 volunteers all over Austin and this will be the 22nd years for the large scale trash pick-up.
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Thursday, 26 April 2007
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 Matrix Lloyd 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 Ensenando.
The MatrixLloyd Alpine Expedition 2007 will consist of three weeks of intensive Alpine-style mountain climbing. The team plan to reach the summit of both Mont Blanc, via one of the hardest routes, and the Matterhorn.
The expedition involves months of preparation and physical training. Often just to get all the equipment to a suitable base camp takes a huge amount of effort, hauling 25kg rucksacks over glaciers and ridges. A common summit day will involve departing the tent at around 0100hrs in sub-zero conditions. To complete a safe ascent and decent can then take as long as 18 hours.
It is as much of a mental challenge as a physical one. The Italian ascent of Mont Blanc is a great deal tougher than the other relatively easy routes, involving four days of lugging equipment and provisions up steep faces of snow, ice and rock, with the constant danger of falling debris, all at breathless altitudes above 15,000ft.
Companies are invited to make a donation to MatrixLloyd’s dedicated charity account. Major donors can have their logo featured on the expedition’s clothing and flag, which will be carried to the summit of the Matterhorn. The flag will be displayed at various functions including the Pinmar Golf Tournament dinner, where a traditional ice axe will also be auctioned.
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Wednesday, 25 April 2007
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 wa s 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.
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Tuesday, 24 April 2007
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 Leisu
re 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 be debuting its newest Mobile Climbing Wall, the Mobile 2 Climber, and promoting its patented Spider Zone climbing system.At the 2007 AALARA tradeshow, Extreme Engineering will be debuting its very popular and new mobile climbing wall, the Mobile 2 Climber, as well as promoting its Spider Zone Children's Climbing Wall. Both the Mobile 2 Climber and the Spider Zone are Extreme Engineering's own patented designs.
The Mobile 2 Climber is a patented semi-round wall design which maximizes the climbing surface area while minimizing the foot print for operation while the Spider Zone consists of five interwoven, vibrant rubber layers. Each respective layer presents absolute independence for children to investigate, crawl and climb, and allows children to explore and have fun in a safe and exhilarating environment.
To book or find out more about the Mobile 2 Climber, the Spider Zone, Portable Climbing Walls, Mobile Rock Climbing Walls, or other adventure products, contact Extreme Engineering at 916.663.1560, or visit the official website at www.ExtremeEngineering.com. You can also submit your queries on their "Contact Us" page.
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