Saturday, September 30, 2017

Kubelgrubenkopf (Austria) + State Peak (Sierras) + Disabled Climbers in Cordillera Blanca (Peru) +

Kubelgrubenkopf in Austria - trip report with pictures by Lodenwijk at Summitpost.com
State Peak 12,620 ft in the Sierra Nevada of California - pictures by Calicokat
Disabled athletes open new routes in the Cordillera Blanca (Peru) - English translation available
Advanced Mt Baldy via Register Ridge - slide show from Meetup of Coachella Valley

http://www.summitpost.org/k-belgrubenkopf/1008045 -- Lodewijk -- Kubelgrubenkopf -- Austria



https://calicokat.smugmug.com/Hiking/Sierra-Nevada/2017/State-Peak-12620/i-tWC4wFP -- Calicokat -- California -- State Peak 12,620 ft (Sierra Nevada) pictures


http://www.montagna.tv/cms/113938/cordillera-blanca-silvia-rinaldi-e-kevin-ferrari-atleti-disabili-alle-prese-con-lapertura-di-nuove-vie/  --  Disabled athletes in the Cordillera Blanca -Peru

They were part of the group Pietro Rago, caption, Silvia Parente (48 years old, blind visitor to the Olympic Skiing and Climbing World), Kevin Ferrari (25 years, triathlete, amputated over a knee after a car accident), supported by 9 mountaineers (in alphabetical order: Raffaele "Fischer" Agazzi, Carolina Busseni, Riccardo Colosio, Sandro De Toni, Lorenzo Migliari, Luca Ranghiero, Elena Robusti, Luca Sossi "Sox", Ralf Steinhilber). The expedition documentation, which is scheduled to be released by the end of 2017, was entrusted to the filmmaker's mountaineer Mirko Sotgiu (Alpinfoto) assisted by the alpinist, speleologist and safety expert Giovanni Foti.The base of the expedition was set at 4,000 m below the Chaupi Huanca or Punta Numa, on which a number of itineraries of strong climbers, including R. Iannilli, the Ragni di Lecco (Qui Io Vado Ancora ) and the Pou brothers (the recent Zerain)  --  More
https://www.meetup.com/Hiking-Coachella-Valley/photos/28202991/  --  Mt Baldy - Register Ridge



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Friday, September 29, 2017

A Second Larger Rockfall on El Capitan + Fatality on Crown Mountain (B.C.) + Mt St Elias - Alaska + Umiguqjuaq Wall - Baffin Island

El Capitan : A second larger rockfall : The photos from Yosemite - Planet Mountain website
Climber dies after Lead Fall on Crown Mountain in Vancouver B.C. - Gripped Magazine
N E Face of Mt St Elias - Wrangell Mountains in Alaska - pictures and description
Umiguqjuaq Wall, Clyde Inlet, Baffin Island - trip report with pictures by Supertopo.com

http://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/alpinism/el-capitan-second-larger-rockfall-photos-from-yosemite.html-- El Capitan : second larger rockfall : The photos from Yosemite

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https://gripped.com/news/climber-dies-after-lead-fall-on-crown-mountain-in-vancouver/ -- Climber dies after Lead Fall on Crown Mountain in Vancouver





https://www.mountainproject.com/photo/109727659  --  N E Face of Mt St Elias - Alaska pictures

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Mt. St. Elias, at 18,008 ft (5,488m) explodes from the shores of the Pacific Ocean and rises for over three vertical miles. The second highest peak in both the U.S. and Canada, Mt. St. Elias has immense vertical relief, comparable to Denali and peaks in the Himalayas.


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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Fatality at Big El Capitan Rockfall + The Devil's Tongue WA + Many Manaslu Summits + State Peak (Sierras)

Enormous El Capitan rockfall leaves one dead and one injured in Yosemite - Planet Mountain etc
The Devil's Tongue (Washington) - trip report (short) with lots of pictures - Cascade Climbers
Autumn Himalayan Climbing - Manaslu summits, Dhaulagiri over - by Alan Arnette
State Peak in Kings Canyon in the Sierras - trip report with pictures by Leor Pantilat

http://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/alpinism/enormous-el-capitan-rockfall-leaves-one-dead-and-one-injured-in-yosemite.html -- Enormous El Capitan rockfall leaves one dead and one injured in Yosemite
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item/71304/one_dead_in_massive_el_capitan_rockfall
https://gripped.com/news/yosemite-fall-season-starts-deadly-el-cap-rockfall/
http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web17c/newswire-el-cap-rockfall




http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1156793 -- The Devil's Tongue - Washington




http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2017/09/27/autumn-himalayan-climbing-manaslu-summits-dhaulagiri-over/    --  Manaslu summits, Dhaulagiri over

Between Camp 3 and Camp 4 in 2013. ©alanarnette



https://pantilat.wordpress.com/2017/09/27/state-peak/     --  Leor Pantilat  --  California  --  State Peak in Kings Canyon (Sierras)





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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

N Pillar of Devils Thumb {Alaska) + Cerro Kishtwar Attempt + 4 Italians Summit Manaslu + 25 Dangerous Hiking Trails

Cole Taylor solos the second ascent of the North Pillar on Devils Thumb in Alaska - Alpinist.com
Exciting attempt on Cerro Kishtwar in the Indian Himalaya - Stefan Nestler
Four Italians summit Manaslu - English translation available on Montagna.tv & Alan Arnette blog
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http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web17c/newswire-solo-second-ascent-devils-thumb-north-pillar  -- Cole Taylor solos the second ascent of the North Pillar on Devils Thumb in Alaska




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http://www.montagna.tv/cms/113812/manslu-e-vetta-per-i-due-italiani-perruchon-e-bergamini/  --  Four Italians summit Manaslu (English translation available)

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