Mountaineering News October 2011

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MONDAY, 31 OCTOBER 2011
	International Trekking and Climbing Festival
	The International Trekking and Climbing Festival will be held in Nepal on November 20-28. The aim of this event is to explore climbing possibilities in the Khumbu and take part in the Khumbu festival. Climbing in the shadow of Mt Everest will be a unique opportunity in the heart of the Sagermatha National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site. Participants will have the chance to present climbing fro Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2011
	Kosovo Now a Member of the UIAA
	Kosovo's mountaineers have managed to climb a new peak. Only this time, it's not Mount Blanc or Kiliminjaro, but the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation where Kosovo was officially sworn in as a member country despite stark opposition from Serbia. During the annual meeting held on October 8, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Kosovo's representatives Arben Lila and Teuta Bicaj were pleasant Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 27 OCTOBER 2011
	Conservation Alliance Ad Auction Raises $83,827
	Bend, Oregon -- The Conservation Alliance’s fifth annual Ads for the Earth Auction, an online sale of advertising space, raised $83,827 last week. The auction consisted of ad space donated by Backcountry, Backpacker, Climbing, Kronicle, Men’s Journal, Outdoor Adventure Media, Outside, Sierra, Telemark Skier, and Urban Climber magazines. All proceeds from the auction will go into The Conservation A Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2011
	29th Dundee Mountain Film Festival
	The 29th Dundee Mountain Film Festival will be held on the 25th and 26th of November 2011 at the Bonar Hall, Dundee. The event will be featuring talks by: Mark Beaumont, Ian R Mitchell and Peter Habeler. The Dundee Mountain Film Festival is the UK’s longest continuous running mountain film festival and showcases an international programme of speakers and award winning films and exhibitions held Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2011
	Mountaineer Andy Kirkpatrick's Cold Wars Tour
	British mountaineer Andy Kirkpatrick and author of the award-winning Psychovertical will be giving a series of talks this Autumn on the subject of his new book, "Cold Wars". This book tour will be held for the whole month of November in various locations. Andy has a reputation for seeking out climbing routes where the danger is real, and the return is questionable, pushing himself on some of th Read Full Story
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