December 9, 2022

KTOO: Mislabeled photos, newly discovered at UAF, bolster 1910 Denali summit claim

KTOO: Mislabeled photos, newly discovered at UAF, bolster 1910 Denali summit claim . “There’s new proof of the success of a pioneering ascent of Denali. Historic photographs from the 1910 Sourdough Expedition were found this fall at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The black and white images provide hard copy evidence that Alaskans Pete Anderson, Billy Taylor, Charlie McGonagall and Tom Lloyd — known as the Sourdough Expedition — got members to the top of Denali’s 19,400-foot North Peak in April 1910 — a feat that’s long been subject to skepticism.”

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November 5, 2022

CNN Travel: Explorers find cameras left on a glacier 85 years ago

CNN Travel: Explorers find cameras left on a glacier 85 years ago. “In June 1937, Washburn and his climbing partner Robert Bates set off on a mission to climb Mount Lucania — Canada’s third highest mountain at 17,147 feet, and at that time the last unclimbed peak in North America. It is part of the Kluane National Park and Reserve on the Traditional Territory of the Kluane First Nation. They were due to start and end their climb at the Walsh Glacier, halfway up at 8,750 feet, but it wasn’t to be.”

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July 17, 2021

Yahoo News: Google Maps updates Ben Nevis route after complaints about ‘potentially fatal’ path

Yahoo News: Google Maps updates Ben Nevis route after complaints about ‘potentially fatal’ path. “Google has updated a Ben Nevis route in its mapping service after complaints it had suggested a ‘potentially fatal’ path for walkers. The tech giant denied its map offered dangerous directions for people on foot but did admit driving routes could be misinterpreted at the mountain in Scotland.” According to the article I linked to a few days ago, locals attempting to contact Google about this were ignored. Glad to see that news articles about the problem got them to change things before someone died.

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March 26, 2021

British Mountaineering Council: The Pinnacle Club marks centenary by launching website with fascinating digital history

British Mountaineering Council: The Pinnacle Club marks centenary by launching website with fascinating digital history. “Today marks one hundred years since the founding of the Pinnacle Club – the UK’s national women’s rock-climbing club. Centenary celebrations include the launch of a new website bringing the Club’s fascinating history to life.”

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August 3, 2019

Lifehacker: Learn How to Tie Knots With ‘Animated Knots’

Not new but new-to-me, from Lifehacker: Learn How to Tie Knots With ‘Animated Knots’. “Animated Knots is a perfect site for learning everything about knots: how to tie them, what they’re for, and how to choose the best knot for a specific job. The site lists 196 knots for ropes, straps, strings, wires, laces, and neckties. You can browse by type (e.g. bends, end loops, and slide & grip) or by activity (e.g. boating, climbing, and decoration). Or browse all the knots alphabetically.”

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August 2, 2019

Stuff NZ: Secrets of Aoraki/Mt Cook to go on digital display

Stuff NZ: Secrets of Aoraki/Mt Cook to go on digital display. “Forgotten photos, artefacts of exploration and personal histories which have been protected in a back room in Aoraki/Mt Cook are finally going on display to the world thanks to an extensive digitisation project by the Aoraki Mount Cook Museum Trust.” Aoraki/Mt Cook is a national park in New Zealand. You can learn more about it here.

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June 15, 2019

Colorado Sun: 50,000 old photos in Golden are helping scientists answer new questions about climate change

Colorado Sun: 50,000 old photos in Golden are helping scientists answer new questions about climate change. “American Alpine Club Library Director Katie Sauter spends a lot of time in the climate-controlled special collections room, flipping through hundred-year-old photographs, black and white images of climbers posing in front of the world’s mountains and glaciers in the early 1900s. While the library is primarily maintained for climbers and historians, there is another interested cohort: glacier scientists.”

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January 26, 2018

The Himalayan Times: Chronicler of Himalayan expeditions Elizabeth Hawley passes away

The Himalayan Times: Chronicler of Himalayan expeditions Elizabeth Hawley passes away. “Elizabeth Hawley, chronicler of Himalayan expeditions, died of pneumonia early Friday morning, according to the officials in the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation. She was 95. Ministry official Gyanendra Kumar Shrestha informed, Hawley, the founder of the Himalayan Database, breathed her last at the CIWEC Hospital — a travel medicine centre to treat foreign diplomats and aid workers in Nepal — at around 3:00 am today. She was admitted to the hospital a week before.”

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October 14, 2017

The Adventure Blog: The Himalayan Database Will Soon be Available for Free

The Adventure Blog: The Himalayan Database Will Soon be Available for Free. “When it comes to climbing the big mountains in Nepal – and lesser extent Tibet – The Himalayan Database is the definitive record for everything has been accomplished there over the past 50 years. The information contained in the database has been meticulously compiled by Ms. Elizabeth Hawley for five decades, and soon all of those records will be available to the general public online for free.”

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May 25, 2016

How to Snapchat From Mt. Everest

Just wow: How to Snapchat from Mt Everest. There are many (stunning) images here and Snapchats which have been uploaded to YouTube. “At the beginning of April, [Adrian] Ballinger, along with climber and photographer Cory Richards, National Geographic’s 2012 Adventurer of the Year, set out to climb Everest without oxygen tanks. They’re not the first to attempt this feat, but they are the first to document the entire journey in real time using Snapchat. (Editor’s note: on May 24, the partners reached their goal and summited Everest.)”

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January 21, 2016

Google Puts Mont Blanc on Google Street View

Google has put Mont Blanc on Google Street View. “By working with legendary adventurers, the Street View team was able to capture the spirit of the massif in a way few witness firsthand. Run on the summit with Kilian Jornet—he holds the speed record for ascending and descending Mont Blanc in just 4 hours 57 minutes! Ice climb up a serac with record-setting alpine climber Ueli Steck, or go knee deep in powder alongside 14-time ski mountaineering champion Laetitia Roux and famed guide Patrick Gabarrou.” Or just blink at the blue sky and wonderfully white snow, and feel your blood pressure ease off.

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