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30/11/2006 11:39
28. November 2006Davo has successfully concluded the project !Davo has successfully finished the 7 Summits project! He is the first man on the Earth skied from all seven summits of all continents! His words about the last descent: ?It was extremely cold, the weather was unpredictable, but the snow ... Details » |
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06/04/2006 10:36
BANGALORE: A quintessential Mumbaiker, nursing dreams of scaling great heights, Gautam Patil is set to become the first Indian to conquer the seven tallest mountains in the world. Patil has summitted Mt Denali in Alaska, Mt Aconcagua in Argentina, Mt Vinson Massif in Antartica, Mt Elbrus in Russia ... Details » |
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15/03/2006 16:20
Sydney teen Chris Harris can`t wait to become the youngest person to scale Mount Everest.Chris, still eight months shy of his 16th birthday, will begin the difficult and dangerous climb next month. "Reaching the top, just hanging off ice cliffs, turning your head and looking at the view will be ... Details » |
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10/03/2006 13:58
Harry Kikstra, 7summits.com: Yes, finally all the new 7 summiteers are added! Not everything is complete yet, but we added the info as much as possible.- Now there are 164 people on the combined Carstensz Pyramid & Kosciuszko list (people who climbed one or the other or both).- Now there are 92 on ... Details » |
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01/03/2006 13:48
North America`s tallest mountain is getting crowded - too crowded for safety. Starting next year, the National Park Service will cap the number of climbers allowed on Alaska`s Mount McKinley at 1 500 a year - not too many more than the record 1 340 alpinists who attempted to scale the 6 096m ... Details » |
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25/02/2006 15:52
Peruvian Holmes Pantoja Bayona completed the fastest ascent on Aconcagua (6962 m) to date. Holmes reached the summit in only 13 hours – scoring a total time from BC to BC of 20 hours and 35 minutes. The previous record was held by Argentinean Willie Benegas – who climbed to the summit ... Details » |
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03/12/2005 13:15
"November 29th Irish team completes the Sixth of Seven Pat (Falvey) and Clare (O`Leary) have climbed the sixth mountain, Mt Kosciuszko, in their Seven Summits challenge. Although it was cold, wet, windy and sleeting, it was a relaxing summit before the ordeal of Antarctica. Statement from Australia ... Details » |
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25/11/2005 20:42
For modern leading adventure travellers - climbers it is very important to find new original ideas. With each year it becomes more difficult. Geri Winkler the 49-years Austrian, has found a way to become the first person who has made an ascent on nine thousand meters high summit . It is necessary ... Details » |
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22/11/2005 13:19
Any mountain, any time for this skiing couple By Gary Hook, USA TODAY JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Ask Kit DesLauriers about how she has lived her life and you can`t stop listening. "I was trained as a helicopter crew chief," she says matter-of-factly. "I`ve jumped out of helicopters into lakes. I`ve ... Details » |
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16/11/2005 20:42
BEIJING, Nov. 14 -- Liang Qun and Li Weiwen, a married couple who teach at the Shenzhen University, will leave the city soon to face an extreme challenge. They plan to conquer the South Pole together with five other members of China`s amateur mountaineering expedition team. Their expedition, which ... 2 comments, Details » |
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13/11/2005 11:46
Bastan Malli Babu, a software engineer from India, aims to conquer the worlds seven summits in 165 days to break the existing record of 214 days set by Newzealand’s Rob Hall. Babu claims his inspiration comes from Lt Uday Bhaskar, who ascended Africa’s Kilimanjaro in three and half days ... Details » |
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