Mountaineering News January 2012

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TUESDAY, 31 JANUARY 2012
	Bonington Collection Goes Public
	Following a generous grant from The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and additional funds from the British Mountaineering Council ( BMC), the Mountain Heritage Trust (MHT) has finished a two year project to preserve and provide access to the personal papers of Sir Chris Bonington, one of Britain's most outstanding mountaineers and expedition leaders. This funding enabled the MHT Archivist and valued Read Full Story
MONDAY, 30 JANUARY 2012
	Mont Blanc Range Bivouac Hut Goes Space Age
	The 1948 Gervasutti bivouac hut, situated close to the Fréboudze Glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, has recently been replaced with a "modular, comfortable, technologically sophisticated shelter". The new shelter, designed and built by LEAPfactory, cost €250,000, has solar panels and an in-built internet connection. The 'pod' has a floor space of 30 square metres and sleeps 1 Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 27 JANUARY 2012
	1st Filipino to Complete Historic Seven Summits
	For Romi Garduce, it was never a question of 'if', but rather 'when'. The Philippines' most decorated mountaineer joined the world's elite as he officially completed the ‘7 summits of the world’ feat when he set foot atop Mt. Vinson Massif in the Antarctic Region on January 5 at 6:45pm Antarctic time (January 6, 5:45am, Philippine time). He has finally sighed relief after literally spending a very Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 25 JANUARY 2012
	Atlas Snowshoe Sponsors Teva Winter Mountain Games
	Atlas Snow-Shoe Company, the leader in snowshoe innovation and snowshoe racing, is the official snowshoe sponsor of the inaugural Teva Winter Mountain Games in Vail, Colo., February 10 – 12, 2012. The human powered, environmentally friendly Teva Mountain Games, founded in 2002 has quickly grown to the point of hosting more than 2,500 adventure athletes and 40,000 spectators over the course of t Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 24 JANUARY 2012
	CSC/GOA Announce Belay Program Recipients
	Grassroots Outdoor Alliance (GOA) and Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC) are proud to recognize dynamic local conservation projects and people who share our passion for the outdoors through the launch of the CSC/GOA Belay Program. GOA and CSC share a mission of promoting long-term environmental good for the great outdoors on local, national and global levels. To demonstrate our commitment to the Read Full Story
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