Sep 28th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Clifton Maloney, the husband of U.S. Representative from New York Carolyn Maloney, has died while climbing in the Himalaya. The millionaire investment banker was 71 years old, and was on Cho Oyu, the sixth highest mountain in the world, reaching 26,906 feet in height. Maloney was described as an avid adventurer who was into running, sailing, and climbing. He had competed in the New York City ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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U.S. Congreswoman's husband dies on remote Himalayan peak
Sep 28th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Clifton Maloney, the husband of U.S. Representative from New York Carolyn Maloney, has died while climbing in the Himalaya. The millionaire investment banker was 71 years old, and was on Cho Oyu, the sixth highest mountain in the world, reaching 26,906 feet in height. Maloney was described as an avid adventurer who was into running, sailing, and climbing. He had competed in the New York City ...China closes Tibet once again
Sep 25th, 2009 at 8:00AM: China has once again closed off the borders of Tibet to foreign travelers ahead of the October 1st holiday celebrating 60 years of Communist rule. According to this story from the Associated Press, the travel ban went into effect on Tuesday and is expected to last at least until the 8th October and is the result of fears of protests and demonstrations in the Himalayan state. The article says that ...Trekking the Himalaya in India
Jul 11th, 2009 at 9:00AM: When adventure travelers set out to hike the Himalaya, they traditionally go to Nepal to take on the Annapurna Circuit or make their way to Everest Base Camp. Some will venture to Tibet or even Bhutan to get their high altitude fix, but many forget that the Himalaya run into India as well, and they offer the same amazing views and cultural interaction. Travel writer Stan Sesser recently made the ...American summits Everest for record 11th time
May 25th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Last week we mentioned that Apa Sherpa, the legendary mountain guide, reached the summit of Mt. Everest, extending his record to an impressive 19th time on top of the world. A few days later, we noted that British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes also reached the summit, on his third attempt, at the age of 65. Over the weekend, American mountaineer Dave Hahn, climbing with the First Ascent Team, also ...The Stage is Set on Everest
May 6th, 2009 at 8:30AM: The Himalayan spring climbing season is rapidly approaching its busiest time, with teams on Everest preparing to finally make a run at the summit. The stage was set for that to occur yesterday when the first climbers of 2009 reached the top, as an extremely skilled group of five Sherpas completed fixing the lines to the peak. First to top out was Mingma Tenzing, closely followed by Panuru Sherpa, ...The Worlds Highest Photography and Videography Workshop
May 4th, 2009 at 8:30AM: A unique trek is about to get underway in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is a combination of adventure travel and photography/videography workshop that will see ten lucky people spending the next three weeks exploring the Himalaya, while receiving expert instruction in how to shoot better photographs and video. Everest Base Camp Trek 2009 is the brainchild of professional photographer Chris Marquardt, who ...The Highest Cricket Match in the World
Apr 21st, 2009 at 9:30AM: The sport of Cricket can trace its origins back to England in the 16th century. Over the course of the next 200 years, it rose in popularity to the point of becoming a national obsession in that country, and when the British Empire expanded around the globe, the game went international with it. Today, Cricket is played in more than 100 countries, one of the most popular sports in the world. That ...A New Annapurna Circuit?
Apr 18th, 2009 at 8:00AM: We mentioned the Annapurna Circuit a few weeks back, calling it one of the world's classic treks, but also lamenting the fact that a new road, built in the name of progress, was altering the experience forever. What once took the better part of three weeks to traverse, can now be driven in just two days, and the solitude of the Himalayan hike is now gone. While the traditional Annapurna Circuit ...Everest Ice Doctors Operate on the Khumbu Icefalls
Apr 14th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Many people operate under the assumption that the most dangerous part of climbing Everest is the so called "Death Zone", above 26,000 feet, or the summit itself. But on the South Side of the mountain, at least statistically speaking, that just isn't true. There have been more deaths in the Khumbu Icefall than any other area on Everest, and the Icefall is located just above base camp at about ...The Logistics of Everest
Apr 7th, 2009 at 8:00AM: As we mentioned last week, the Himalayan climbing season is in full swing, and the first teams of mountaineers should be arriving in base camp on Mt. Everest this week. BC on Everest falls at approximately 17,500 feet, higher than most mountains in the world, but it is only the beginning of the climb that hundreds of people have paid as much as $65,000 each, and devoted two months of their spring, ...
