CARSTENSZ PYRAMID

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منتشر شده در پنج شنبه, 05 دی 1398 10:15

CARSTENSZ PYRAMID or PUNCAK JAYA - 4884m

Puncak Jaya or Carstensz Pyramid 4,884 m  is the highest summit of Mount Carstensz

Located at the western end of the island of New Guinea, Indonesia, and is the highest peak on the island and OceaniaSeven Summits Protect

Its ascension requires technique, and it is very close to the gold and copper mines of Cooper Mountain, where the passage is strictly prohibited and guarded by armed security men ...right in the pic
Therefore, aerial approach to the mountain is becoming more frequent.
The mountain was first climbed in 1962, by an expedition led by the Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer 

Photo by: @geosteinmetz
Source: Wikipedia

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Anatoli Bukreev

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منتشر شده در چهارشنبه, 04 دی 1398 20:40

TWENTY TWO YEARS AGO, years ago Anatoli Bukreev, Kazakh climber,died in an avalanche during a winter attempt on Annapurna I South face, aged 39
He ascended Kangchenjunga in 1989, Dhaulagiri I twice (1991 and 1995), Everest four times (1991, 1995, 1996 and 1997), K2 in 1993, Makalu in 1994, Manaslu in 1996, Lhotse twice (1996 and 1997), Cho Oyu and Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1996 and Broad Peak Foresummit and Gasherbrum II in 1997
Three weeks after receiving the David A. Sowles Memorial Award, Boukreev began his attempt to climb the south face of Annapurna I (8,091 m or 26,545 ft) along with Simone Moro, an accomplished Italian mountaineer. They were accompanied by Dimitri Sobolev, a cinematographer from Kazakhstan who was documenting the attempt. On December 25 around noon, Boukreev and Moro were fixing ropes in a couloir at around the 5,700 m (18,700 ft) level.[18] Suddenly, an enormous cornice broke loose from the heights of Annapurna's Western Wall and rumbled down the 800 m (2,600 ft) long couloir. The avalanche knocked Moro down the mountain where he landed just above their tent at Camp I 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Fortuitously, Moro had somehow stayed near the top of the avalanche debris and managed to dig himself out after a few minutes. Unable to see or hear any signs of Boukreev or Sobolev (whom Moro had witnessed disappearing beneath "car-sized blocks of ice"),[19] Moro descended to Annapurna base camp where he was flown by helicopter back to Kathmandu for surgery on his hands, which had been ripped down to the tendons during the fall.
News of the accident reached New Mexico on December 26. Linda Wylie, Boukreev's girlfriend, left for Nepal on December 28. Several attempts were made to reach the avalanche site by helicopter but inclement weather in late December prevented search teams from reaching Camp I. On January 3, 1998, searchers were finally able to reach Camp I and an empty tent. Linda Wylie subsequently issued a somber statement from Kathmandu:

This is the end... there are no hopes of finding him alive

Boukreev had dreamt in detail of dying in an avalanche nine months before his death. The only thing missing was the name of the mountain. When Boukreev's companion tried to convince him to take a different path in life to avoid a fate that Boukreev was convinced of, he responded, "Mountains are my life...my work. It is too late for me to take up another road"
At the site of Annapurna base-camp there is a memorial chorten to Boukreev including a quotation of his

"Mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion"

Source: Wikipedia

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A German snowboarder died in avalanche

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منتشر شده در چهارشنبه, 04 دی 1398 20:44

A German snowboarder died this afternoon in the Italian Solda ski area overwhelmed by an avalanche
Rescuers reached the accident site without a helicopter, due to weather conditions...With dogs and snowmobiles , rescuers recovered the lifeless body of the unfortunate tourist

Source: lavocedibolzano

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Zero climbing fees to boost Nepal's visitors

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منتشر شده در چهارشنبه, 04 دی 1398 20:37

Zero climbing fees to boost Nepal's visitors 

The government plans to slash climbing fees and even waive them completely for some Himalayan peaks in a bid to increase tourists during Visit Nepal 2020... their target is 2 million arrivals to Nepal next year

No fees would be charged for Cho Oyu, the sixth highest mountain in the world at 8188 metres

Permits to climb Dhaulagiri (8167 metres) and Kanchanjunga (8586 metres) will be issued at a 50 percent discount
The climbing fee for Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, has been set at $11,000 per person in the spring season. The charge for other eight-thousanders has been set at $1,800 per person
No climbing fee will be charged for mountains like Api, Saipal, Ganesh Himal, Gyalzen Peak and others...There are 3,310 walking and climbing peaks above 5,500 metres in Nepal

They have sent the proposal to reduce and waive climbing permit fees to the cabinet for its approval

Source: KatmanduPost

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