Mountaineering News August 2008

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WEDNESDAY, 20 AUGUST 2008
	Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards Announced
	The Government has announced the awardees of Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards (TNNAA) for the year 2007. The Central Selection Committee for selection of the Awardees for the year 2007 met under the Chairmanship of Dr. M.S. Gill, Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports and unanimously selected the following persons for the TNNAA awards for the year 2007: • Land Adventure Award: Nb. S Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 14 AUGUST 2008
	Accountants to Climb Cho Oyu for St. Ann's Hospice
	Two accountants from Manchester will soon be going to the Himalayas in order to take on the challenge of climbing the world's sixth highest mountain, Cho Oyu. Kit Dickson and Justin Moody diligently trained for the said adventure which will serve as a fundraising event for St. Ann's Hospice. Dickson and Moody need both mental and physical endurance in order to climb the mountain successfully. Read Full Story
MONDAY, 11 AUGUST 2008
	Young Mountaineer Dies After 150-ft. Fall
	A 19-year old mountaineer from Britain passed away after falling about 150 feet while scaling the French Alps last Thursday, August 7. According to reports, the young climber, identified as Ian Jackson, and two of his friends were on a six-week climbing holiday at Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. Reports revealed that Jackson was abseiling when one of the climbers made a technical error with the abseil Read Full Story
MONDAY, 4 AUGUST 2008
	Nine Climbers might be Dead in an Avalanche at K2
	At least nine climbers could have died in an avalanche when a portion of an ice pillar shattered, breaking one of K2's notorious areas, the Bottleneck, last Friday, August 1. According to reports, although more climbers managed to reach safety, at least nine climbers might be dead, while several others were believed to be stranded above the Bottleneck. In an interview, one of the climbers who Read Full Story
SUNDAY, 3 AUGUST 2008
	MCI Youth Meet to be Held this August
	The MCI Youth Meet will be held this August at the Mourne Mountains, organized by the Mountaineering Club of Ireland (MCI). The mountaineering event will provide a venue for young individuals to further enrich their skills in hillwalking, climbing, and bouldering. The MCI Youth Meet will begin with the Outdoor Climbing event on the 7th of August. The same activity will be held on August 16. Read Full Story