Mountaineering News August 2007

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THURSDAY, 30 AUGUST 2007
	Man Expands Boundaries through Climbing
	No amount of pain and not even his disability could stop 45-year-old Bill Barkley from joining a team of climbers who are set to ascend Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania soon. Barkeley was born with Usher's syndrome, an inherited condition that causes serious hearing loss, usually at birth, and progressive vision loss. The disorder affects about 20,000 people in the United State Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 29 AUGUST 2007
	IMF to send Five Climbers to the Himalayas
	The five members of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) will soon be trekking the heights of the Himalayas. Five mountaineers from the city will soon head for two rarely climbed peaks in the Himalayas as part of expeditions by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF). The said mountaineers, namely Goutam Ghosh of Calcutta police, Debraj Dutta, Gautam Saha and Subrata Chakraborty o Read Full Story
	Climber Leads Expedition for Corporate Executives
	One of the world’s top climbers, Malli Mastan Babu recently led an expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro as part of his new career as treks and expeditions trainer to corporate executives. With him during the said expedition was some of the executives from India. The team comprised K. Jayshanker of Empowered Learning Systems from Pune, Ulhas Deshpande, the COO of Adventity from Mumbai, Uma Read Full Story
	Crime Warning for Hiking and Tourists
	The Mountain Club of South Africa (Cape Town Section) hereby issues notice to all mountaineers, hikers and tourists that there have been a number of attacks on hikers and tourists on Table Mountain over the last few years and particularly over the last months. Some attacks have been violent. Despite attempts by the Table Mountain National Park Authorities to address the problem, regular attac Read Full Story
SUNDAY, 26 AUGUST 2007
	Drop-off Rates for Mount Everest
	In order to attract more mountaineering expeditions, the government of Nepal is planning on reducing the climbing fees for Mount Everest. According to the tourism minister, the government is planning on putting a 50% cut in autumn season fees and a 75% drop in the winter rate. Permits can currently cost about $10,000 a head. Dozens of mountaineering teams, paying at least $70,000, climb to Read Full Story
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