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(9.09.2003) "Hi, all friends, we are all right. We had to
keep silence and to tiptoe through the taiga to avoid meeting mayoists.
Now we are nearly in Los Angeles. They call so a small village (altitude
2350m). Actually it's named Amjulhasa. Now start in succession. We
were living in clover in Taplejung village negotiating about a helicopter
for three days and nights and. But it seems to take a helicopter is
a great luxury in Nepal. Finally we became tired, and all members began
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On Monday, August, 4, at
17h30 local time the Ukrainian climbers Vladimir Moghila, Alexej Zhilin,
Alexandre Lavrinenko and Vitalij Jarichevsky returned to Base Camp after
having made the successful ascent on NW Wall of Trango Tower (Great).
The descent took them 2,5 days, the weather was awful upper
5000m it was snowing, below it was raining hard.
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On June, 22 at 15.00 the team summited, the weather was not so good for making base jump. Valera Rozov was waiting up to the late evening and only at 20.30 when the wind calmed down and the fog cleared up could make the first ever base jump from the Greenland summit. Time of flight was 35 sec, the hight was 900 meters.
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(28.07.2003) For Tomaz Humar Nanga Parbat remains 'love at second sight' Ljubljana, July 26, 2003 - Top Slovene mountaineer Tomaz Humar returned to his homeland yesterday evening, after having discontinued his attempt to conquer the Himalayan mountain of Nanga Parbat along a new route. He has conquered seven of the world's highest summits so far, but was forced to give in to a mountain for the first time. Although it has been four years since his last venture, which he spent recovering from a very serious injury, it was unfavourable weather conditions and not his readiness that caused him to give in. Humar was greeted at Brnik airport by his relatives and devoted followers. At a press conference held right after his arrival, he described the climbed route in detail and said conditions were 'terrible this year. I have never seen anything like it. A poor season like this occurs in the mountains every few years. ' On June 16, Humar left from Slovenia to 8.125 m high Nanga Parbat, situated in the north of Pakistan, with his ten-member expedition: Josko Bojic, Stipe Bozic, Tomo Drolec, Arne Hodalic, Matej Mosnik, Lado Ogrin, dr. Anda Perdan, Natasa Pergar, Bostjan Repinc, and Gregor Zupanc. The expedition was superiorly organized and fitted with the latest equipment and informational technology. Humar's intention was to conquer the mountain alpine style and on his own along a new route in the Rupal face, with almost 5.000 m considered the highest face in the world. 'Rupal face is a very complicated one,' emphasized Humar during the press conference held at his arrival. 'There are a lot of factors that can't be predicted in advance, a climber discovers them as he goes along, as not everything can be seen from the foot of the mountain or from a certain angle. Average steepness of the slope is high; it is also easy to get lost in its magnitude. When I presented my plan to Reinhold Messner, he didn't recognize the face from the photographs, even though he climbed it thirty years ago. The face is changing a lot.' Humar counted on the snow to stick to the mountain and for the most part create a foundation that would enable him to make progress. He took many details in consideration, and set the predicted starting date of the ascent also according to the moon - beside the fact that a full moon enables better visibility during the night, it also affects the compactness of snow. The 0°C temperature limit was a 1.000 m higher than usual this year because of early start and uncharacteristic development of the monsoon period. This caused quick melting of snow, abundant precipitations and more avalanches than usual. Warm weather also increased the chances for infections. Despite these facts, Humar tried to complete acclimatization four times. During his last attempt he covered 450 altitude meters in just a few hours. He climbed from Camp III at 6.050 m to the altitude of 6.500 m, sometimes sinking over waist-deep in the snow, and was also touched by an avalanche. 'The fourth attempt was all about going home with a clear heart,' he said. At the time he communicated to Base: 'It would make no sense to enter the face. I feel fine, in fact, but there is virtually no possibility of me returning from it alive.' The conditions were extremely unfavourable despite the fact that Humar feels he started this expedition better than ever. Preparations were ideal, and his readiness was exceptional. But it took the team a whole day to cover distances they conquered in just two hours during the rare periods of good weather. Avalanches and abundant precipitations tore down the already set up tents several times. The mere journey to the mountain was much harder than it should have been due to demolished roads. From early in the expedition on, its members were faced with repeated infections weakening their physical conditions. Tomaz Menih, deputy manager of Mobitel company, general sponsor of the expedition, said at the press conference: 'We were aware that this is a difficult project. We suggested Humar to think about going through with the venture. Weather is an objective circumstance that can't be changed.' He also added: 'Mobitel does not abandon the people it sponsors, even when they are unable to reach the anticipated goal.' Humar's decision to withdraw from the venture was accepted with understanding by many who followed the expedition through his web site. A lot of them expressed their support via SMS and e-mail messages. First media reports following the conclusion of his expedition have also been positive. Humar's web site has so far received over 90.000 visitors, who went through all of its articles. Humar also pointed out that the main question is how this mountain could be conquered. He feels the skill factor is more important than danger. 'I don't think the mountain will be too crowded,' he added humorously, as there is no easy answer to the question of how to conquer it, and no matter what the answer, it would take a superbly prepared and motivated mountaineer to complete the venture. 'Nanga Parbat is most of all a challenge: a climbing challenge, a challenge of orientation … the further you go to the extreme, the easier it is to solve it. It is the weather that holds additional options concerning the logistics of how to conquer the mountain.' Ales Smrekar, who led the press conference, asked him if he plans to return to Nanga Parbat. Humar answered: 'Nanga Parbat has been in my mind for several years now. First I have to arrange my thoughts and get rid of impatience. A mountain waits. ' Fresh reports will still be available at http://www.humar.com, http://www.pinkponk.com, http://www.mobitel.si, and Mobitel's multimedia portal Planet, or via Mobitel's SMS and MMS info service. Additional press related questions can be addressed to humar@agencija41.si |
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(24.07.2003) Tomaz Humar ends expedition to Nanga Parbat before time Ljubljana, July 23, 2003 – Original plan predicted Tomaz Humar to enter the south face of Nanga Parbat on July 10, climbing it along a new route, but he was unable to do so due to extremely bad weather conditions and illness. Following three unsuccessful acclimatization attempts, he ventured along the Messner route for the fourth time last week. He planned to ascend to acclimatization altitude of 7.000 m. The first three days of the ascent were successful. Yesterday morning he communicated to Base Camp that the conditions in the face are too poor and he is retutning to the valley. At the same time, this concluded the expedition. Unlike Nepal, where main climbing seasons take place in spring and autumn, summer is the most appropriate time for mountaineering in the west of Pakistan. As far as the weather is concerned, Humar has been extremely unlucky from the very beginning. Temperatures in western Pakistan have been unusually high for July, which made the snow and ice on the mountain melt constantly. Unusually numerous avalanches rolled down the slopes, and snow along the Messner route, which was to be Humar's acclimatization ascent, was so soft he sank over waist-deep at the altitude of 6.000 m and higher. High temperatures were also accompanied by more precipitations than expected in the last month. Rain and snowfall prevented progress along the Messner route and more than once damaged the tents Humar and his expedition members had alredy set up. Apart from the weather, expedition members also experienced severe health problems. The source of their cyclic stomach problems could not be found, which meant the expedition's doctor Anda Perdan was unable to treat them properly. Their ordeal finally ended with the advice of a Pakistani doctor, more familiar with local diseases: he determined amoeba as the cause of their problems. At least temporarily, this can be treated by administering large doses of antibiotics. More detailed medical tests will be performed once the expedition returns to Ljubljana. Despite the facts that he was much weakened by illness and that temperatures continued to rise every day, Humar decided on Saturday to try and reach the altitude of 7.000 m along the Messner route one last time. By doing this he would complete his acclimatization and could still enter the face along the planned new route in case of favourable weather conditions. Croatian mountaineer Stipe Bozic accompanied him during this acclimatization attempt, and they made good progress for the first three days: on Monday, they reached the altitude of 6.050 m, something that could not be accomplished during previous acclimatization ascents. They also set up Camp III at this altitude. Yesterday, Humar tried to climb to 7.000 m by himself. Conditions in the face were extremely unfavourable: temperatures only dropped below 0ºC above 6.000 m, snow was extremely soft and sank waist-deep, sometimes even deeper, and avalanches were released constantly. Once he reached the altitude of 6.500 m, Humar communicated to Base Camp that conditions are too poor an he is returning to the valley. Humar and his expedition members are expected to return to Slovenia on Friday, July 25. There will be a press conference at the conclusion of the expedition on Friday, July 25 at 6pm at Brnik Airport. |
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(23.07.2003) The Red Bull X-Alps log book Part III Friday, July 18th After the tough rain test
from Thursday, the Friday was again a flying day for most of the pilots,
although the greater part could only start in the late afternoon due to
the intense humidity. Kaspar Henny is still in the clear lead. The Swiss
launched near Scuol in the Unter Engadin, crossing the Fluelapass, had
to take some vertical meters in Weissfluh to continue over Chur until
Trin: this day brought him 70 kilometers closer to the first turning point
in Verbier and underlined his number one position. Hotspot Seegruben |
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Female Results: 1 Christian Core ITA Anna Piunova, Mountain.RU |
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The program of the Championship: Wednesday, July 9 World Championship. Bouldering
(outdoor). Thirsday, July 10 World Championship. Bouldering
(outdoor). Friday, July 11 Mountain Films Festival, barbeque party Saturday, July 12 World Championship. Speed
and Difficulty (outdoor) Sunday, July 13 World Championship. Difficulty
(outdoor) Salute and fireworks - July 14, night. |
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The
wall looks like an open book. Our route lies on the right side. Tomorrow
we are finally moving to the base of the wall. By the evening we are planning
to start working on the route. We chose to leave our generator, so we
won't send messages every day. 
All in All we have already lost 10 days. Finally on July 7 at 5 a.m. we
are starting for BC. July 12 - Broad Peak BC. In spite of some mistakes
in the organization, I hope the weather will permit Jean-Christophe to
make a speed ascent of Broad Peak. Bye, Katya Lafaille 
