Mountaineering News November 2007

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WEDNESDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 2007
	Climbing Magazine Welcomes Anker as Columnist
	Climbing Magazine, the journal of record for climbers worldwide, is pleased to announce that Conrad Anker, one of the world’s leading mountaineers, has joined Climbing’s roster of Basecamp columnists. Conrad Anker is renowned for climbing the most technically-challenging terrain in the world. This quest has taken him from the mountains of Alaska and Antarctica to the big walls of Patago Read Full Story
	Ski Mountaineering Trip Kicks Off in South Georgia
	A French mountaineering team joined a French expatriate to engage in a sea-supported ski mountaineering expedition to an island in South Georgia. The team is composed of Philippe Batoux, Manu Cauchy (a.k.a. Doc Vertical) and Lionel Daudet. The French expatriate Isabelle Autissier is a famous sailor. The expedition will continue until early January. As early as now, the team has completed Read Full Story
	Two Teams Complete Patagonian Traverse
	Two teams completed the second and third ascents of a bold Patagonian traverse in almost three days. From November 21-23, the team composed of Patagonia veteran Rolando Garibotti and Hans Johnstone, together with another team consisting of four other Italians: Ermanno Salvaterra, Alessandro Beltrami, Mirko Mase and Fabio Salvadei, navigated from Cerro Standhardt to Punta Herron to Torre Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 2007
	Academy for Global Exploration Climbs in S. Africa
	Academy for Global Exploration (AGE) has just returned from a two-month climbing trip to South Africa’s Western Cape Province! Students climbed at Silvermine Crags in Cape Town, spent two weeks bouldering and climbing in world-famous Rocklands (featured in several issues, including the December issue of Climbing Magazine), two weeks climbing the endless walls in Montagu, and smearing the limes Read Full Story
	Application for Bill Wallace Grant Now Open
	The application for the Bill Wallace grant's ‘Go and do it’ is now open until January 15 of next year. The grant offers up to £1000 funding to individuals who will set up explorations to wild places. It is supporting climbers who dream to travel and want to contribute to the conservation of the environment. Wallace, during his days, was a traveler and climber. Accepted applicants Read Full Story
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