Mountaineering News February 2007

Feed

WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2007
	Newly Trained High Altitude Mountain Rescuers
	Thirty-nine newly trained high altitude mountain rescuers received their certificates after completing the program which was conducted by the Nepal Mountaineering Instructors' Association in Langtang mountain range in Rasuwa. Twenty-three of the trained mountain rescuers achieved the skills of working as commanders, five as assistant trainers and 21 as supporters according to Da Gombu Read Full Story
MONDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2007
	Giving Inspiration to Fellow Cancer Survivors
	Sean Swarner has climbed each continent's highest peak with only one lung functioning. He was diagnosed with two different kinds of cancer at ages 13 and 15 but survived both Hodgkin's disease and Askin's sarcoma. Now that Swarner is thirty-two he wants to help other people. He established the charitable Climber Foundation to help others with the disease achieve their dreams. He scaled Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 23 FEBRUARY 2007
	Oregon Lawmakers Push Climber Safety Bill
	There's danger aplenty on Oregon's tallest peak, including avalanches and crevasses. Some say a small electronic device can improve the odds of survival. Several Oregon lawmakers want to require climbers to wear electronic locators above 10,000 feet on Mount Hood, an idea mountaineers resist. Rep. John Lim, chief sponsor, contends that three climbers who died in December might be a Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2007
	Three Filipino Women, Will Make a Difference
	Three Filipino women will scale the 29,035-foot Mt. Everest in May of this year. They will be the first women from Southeast Asian region who will reach the world's highest peak. Noelle Wenceslao, Carina Dayondon and Janet Belarmino are all from the Philippine Coast Guard who successfully climbed Mount McKinley in Alaska last year. All three have the rank of sea woman first class. They Read Full Story
MONDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2007
	Missing Climbers in Mount Hood
	Rescuers searched Mount Hood to find eight climbers who were reported missing by the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office. Three of the climbers had fallen from a ledge. Three climbers who fell from Mount Hood at an altitude of more than 8,300 feet cannot be located and none has communicated with the other member. All eight climbers are equipped with a mountain locator unit which en Read Full Story