DOCSLIB.ORG

List of Most Trending Mountaineers in Social Media, Online Searches and NEWS! #1

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
List of Most Trending Mountaineers in Social Media, Online Searches and NEWS! #1 10 GREATEST MOUNTAINEERS IN THE WORLD *List of most Trending mountaineers in Social Media, Online Searches and NEWS! #1 Reinhold Messner First to Summit all the Fourteen 8,000ers without the support of Bottled O2 (First ever to Summit Everst without Bottled O2)! Reinhold Messner (Italian), an adven- turer and explorer became the first ever to summit all the 14 Eight-Thousandeers in the World (without bottled oxygen). Despite suffering the loss of his younger brother (Günther Messner) during the Nanga Parbat expedition in 1970, Mess- ner took the challenge and completed the gigantic task of climbing remaining 13 Eight-Thousanders. With great enthusiasm and efforts, Messner (and Habeler) became the first to summit Mount Everest without bottled O2. In 1980, he accomplished the simi- lar feat during the solo climb of Everest from the Northern (Tibet) side. #2 Erhard Loretan Second to Summit all the Fourteen 8,000ers without the support of Bottled O2 . Erhard Loretan (Swiss) became the 3rd person to summit all the 14 Eight-Thousan- deers, and 2nd to summit without bottled Oxygen. He made a revolutionary ascent of Mount Everest in only 43 hours, climbing by night and without the use of bottled O2. #3 Alex Lowe “The White Knight” Notable for exploring new routes up the mountain and leading rescue missions. Alex Lowe (American), nicknamed “The White Knight,” was the finest all-round moutaineer the world had ever seen. His notable feats include exploring new and more difficult routes, first ascents of two of the mountains and numerous other climbs and skiing. #4 Jerzy Kukuczka Second person to Summit all the Fourteen 8,000ers. Jerzy Kukuczka (Polish) was the second person in the mountaineering history to summit all of the 14 Eight-Thousandeers (except Mt. Everest, where he used bottled O2), and 3 of them during the Winter. He achieved all of his 14 summits within 8 years, and established 10 new routes. #5 Edmund Hillary First Person ever to Summit Mount Everest. Sir. Edmund Hillary (Kiwi) was the first person ever to summit Mount Everest (along with Tenzing Sherpa). He is also the first person to reach both the North and South Pole along with climbing Everest. He devoted most of his life helping needy community of ‘Sherpa’ in Nepal through Himalayan Trust (founded by Hillary), and helped open many schools and hospitals in the rural regions. Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner First woman to Summit all of the Fourteen 8,000ers without bottled O . #6 2 Gerlinde kaltenbrunner (Austrian) is the first woman to summit all of the 14 Eight-Thousandeers without the support of bottled O2, and second to summit all of Eight-Thousandeers. #7 Park Young-Seok First Person to undertake the climb of all Fourteen 8,000ers, Seven Summits and visits to North and South Poles. Park Young-Seok (S.Korean) is the first person ever to undertake the summits of 14 Eight-Thousandeers and Seven Summits, along with visits to North and South Poles. He holds the world’s second fastest time for ascending the 14 Eight-thou- sanders, the Guinness World Record for climbing six of the 8,000-meter Himalayan peaks within one year. #8 Edurne Pasaban First woman to Summit all of Fourteen 8,000ers (with bottled O2). Edurne Pasaban (Spanish) is the first woman to summit all of the 14 Eight- Thousandeers (with the support of Bottled O2). Apa Sherpa #9 “Super Sherpa” First to Summit Mount Everest for the total of 21 times. Apa Sherpa (Nepalese), nicknamed “Su- per Sherpa” is a mountaineer and expe- dition leader. He has climbed the Everest 21 Times as of May 2013. He started his career in the mountains in 1985 (he worked as a kitchen boy and porter for various groups). It wasn’t until 1990, when he made his first ascent of the Everest. #10 Ueli Steck Numerous Summits of Eiger Mountains and 8,000ers. Ueli Steck (Swiss) is known for attempting nu- merous successful summits of Eiger Mountains at the shortest period of time, along with summits of 8,000ersW in the Himalaya. “10 Greatest Mountaineers in the World” www.nepalvisiontreks.com (blog) 977-1-4424762, 977-1-4423297 [email protected] The Slide is produced by Nepal Vision Treks & Expedition, an Adventure-travel specialist in Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and India. “An initiative for ethical tourism.”.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • A Statistical Analysis of Mountaineering in the Nepal Himalaya
    The Himalaya by the Numbers A Statistical Analysis of Mountaineering in the Nepal Himalaya Richard Salisbury Elizabeth Hawley September 2007 Cover Photo: Annapurna South Face at sunrise (Richard Salisbury) © Copyright 2007 by Richard Salisbury and Elizabeth Hawley No portion of this book may be reproduced and/or redistributed without the written permission of the authors. 2 Contents Introduction . .5 Analysis of Climbing Activity . 9 Yearly Activity . 9 Regional Activity . .18 Seasonal Activity . .25 Activity by Age and Gender . 33 Activity by Citizenship . 33 Team Composition . 34 Expedition Results . 36 Ascent Analysis . 41 Ascents by Altitude Range . .41 Popular Peaks by Altitude Range . .43 Ascents by Climbing Season . .46 Ascents by Expedition Years . .50 Ascents by Age Groups . 55 Ascents by Citizenship . 60 Ascents by Gender . 62 Ascents by Team Composition . 66 Average Expedition Duration and Days to Summit . .70 Oxygen and the 8000ers . .76 Death Analysis . 81 Deaths by Peak Altitude Ranges . 81 Deaths on Popular Peaks . 84 Deadliest Peaks for Members . 86 Deadliest Peaks for Hired Personnel . 89 Deaths by Geographical Regions . .92 Deaths by Climbing Season . 93 Altitudes of Death . 96 Causes of Death . 97 Avalanche Deaths . 102 Deaths by Falling . 110 Deaths by Physiological Causes . .116 Deaths by Age Groups . 118 Deaths by Expedition Years . .120 Deaths by Citizenship . 121 Deaths by Gender . 123 Deaths by Team Composition . .125 Major Accidents . .129 Appendix A: Peak Summary . .135 Appendix B: Supplemental Charts and Tables . .147 3 4 Introduction The Himalayan Database, published by the American Alpine Club in 2004, is a compilation of records for all expeditions that have climbed in the Nepal Himalaya.
    [Show full text]
  • Artur Hajzer, 1962–2013
    AAC Publications Artur Hajzer, 1962–2013 Artur Hajzer, one of Poland’s best high-altitude climbers from the “golden age,” was killed while retreating from Gasherbrum I on July 7, 2013. He was 51. Born on June 28, 1962, in the Silesia region of Poland, Artur graduated from the University of Katowice with a degree in cultural studies. His interests in music, history, and art remained important throughout his life. He started climbing as a boy and soon progressed to increasingly difficult routes in the Tatras and the Alps, in both summer and winter, in preparation for his real calling: Himalayan climbing. He joined the Katowice Mountain Club, along with the likes of Jerzy Kukuczka, Krzysztof Wielicki, Ryszard Pawlowski, and Janusz Majer. His Himalayan adventures began at the age of 20, with expeditions to the Rolwaling Himal, to the Hindu Kush, and to the south face of Lhotse. Although the Lhotse expedition was unsuccessful, it was the beginning of his climbing partnership with Jerzy Kukuczka. Together they did the first winter ascent of Annapurna in 1987, a new route up the northeast face of Manaslu, and a new route on the east ridge of Shishapangma. Artur climbed seven 8,000-meter peaks and attempted the south face of Lhotse three times, reaching 8,300 meters on the formidable face. He even concocted a plan to climb all 14 8,000-meter peaks in one year, a scheme that was foiled by Pakistani officials when they refused him the required permits. Artur proved he was more than a climber when he organized the massively complicated “thunderbolt” rescue operation on Everest’s West Ridge, a disaster in which five members of a 10-member Polish team were killed.
    [Show full text]
  • „Die Mutterschaft Wird Mein 15. Achttausender“ Wollte Nur Noch Schlafen
    QUERFELDEIN DAS AKTUELLE INTERVIEW kische Schreibweise: Txikon) sagte bei eurer Ankunft in Madrid, es sei dir plötzlich sehr schlecht gegangen und er habe dich teilweise tragen müssen. Pasaban: Ich war an dem Moment an- Edurne Pasaban: gelangt, in dem der Körper bereits sagt: Es ist vorbei. Ich habe Alex gebe- ten, mich einfach zurückzulassen. Ich FOTOS: NAIRZ „Die Mutterschaft wird mein 15. Achttausender“ wollte nur noch schlafen. Aber Alex Die spanische Extrembergsteigerin Edurne Pasaban hat mit dem Kangchendzönga und Ferran Latorre, der Kameramann von „Al fi lo de lo imposible“ (dem ihren zwölften Achttausender erreicht und beim Abstieg beinahe ihr Leben verloren. Fernsehprogramm, das Edurne spon- Ein Gespräch über den Kantsch, den vermeintlichen Wettkampf und ihre Zukunftspläne. sert und sie auf allen Besteigungen be- gleitet), haben dafür gesorgt, dass ich weiter gekämpft habe. Ich bin Alex FOTOS: FERRAN LATORRE LAND DER BERGE: Du bist nach deinem sehen und endlich ausruhen zu kön- bist du letztlich doch auf den Gipfel gegan- unendlich dankbar. Er hat sogar seinen Edurne Pasaban hat sich den höchsten Bergen der Welt verschrieben. Zwei 8000er fehlen noch. Gipfelsieg am Kangchendzönga und enor- nen. Es ist überwältigend, mit wie viel gen? Rucksack zurückgelassen, um mir men Schwierigkeiten beim Abstieg nun Herzlichkeit und Wärme ich hier Pasaban: Ich hatte mir in der Tat nach helfen zu können, und die ganze siv geworden, weil ich mir nicht sicher ist klar für mich: Die Mutterschaft, wieder zurück in Spanien. Wie fühlst du empfangen werde. Von allen Seiten den Erfahrungen am K2 geschworen, Nacht mit mir in Camp drei ausge- war, ob mir das Bergsteigen so viele das wird mein 15.
    [Show full text]
  • The Boardman Tasker Prize 2011
    The Boardman Tasker Prize 2011 Adjudication by Barry Imeson I would like to start by thanking my two distinguished co-judges, Lindsay Griffin and Bernard Newman, for ensuring that we have all arrived at this year’s award in good health and still on speaking terms. We met at the BMC on 9 September to agree a shortlist based on what, in our view, constituted ‘mountain literature’ and what also met the Award criterion of being an original work that made an outstanding contribution to mountain literature. We then considered the twenty three books that had been entered and, with no small difficulty, produced a shortlist of five. We would like to start with the non-shortlisted books. As judges we were conscious of the effort required to write a book and we want to thank all the authors who provided such a variety of enjoyable, and often thought-provoking, reads. We were, however, particularly impressed by two books, which though not shortlisted, we believe have made welcome additions to the history of mountaineering. The first of these was Prelude to Everest by Ian Mitchell & George Rodway. Their book sheds new light on the correspondence between Hinks and Collie and includes Kellas’s neglected 1920 paper A Consideration of the Possibility of Ascending Mount Everest. This is a long overdue and serious attempt to re-habilitate Kellas, a modest and self-effacing man. Kellas was an important mountaineer, whose ascent of Pauhunri in North East Sikkim was, at that time, the highest summit in the world trodden by man. His research into the effects of altitude on climbers was ahead of its time.
    [Show full text]
  • Edurne Pasaban Exploración
    “OCHOMILES”- EDURNE PASABAN EXPLORACIÓN ESPELEOLOGÍA EN PICOS DE EUROPA RETOS PERSONALES APNEA DINAMISMO EXPLORACIONES DE RÍOS EN LA PENÍNSULA DE KAMTCHATKA EXPERIENCIAS INVERNALES TRAVESÍA INVERNAL EN BICICLETA. PICOS DE EUROPA INMERSIONES BAJO HIELO.PIRINEOS EXPEDICIONES CONJUNTAS: ESCUELA MILITAR DE MONTAÑA – INTA- TVE RECOGIDA DE DATOS EN LUGARES EXTREMOS RIESGO CONTROLADO EXPLORACIÓN DE MINAS INUNDADAS GRANDES PAREDES TRABAJO EN EQUIPO SUPERACIÓN ESCALADA DEPORTIVA HISTORIA DE LA AVENTURA EXPLORADORES DE CUEVAS INUNDADAS “LOS PIONEROS DEL ESPELEOBUCEO” PROYECTO “OCHOMILES EDURNE PASABAN” ESTRATEGIA PARA LAS EXPEDICIONES “SHISA PANGMA” Y “ANNAPURNA” Edurne Pasaban nos comunica su intención de llevar a cabo la ascensión de las dos montañas que le restan para terminar los catorce ocho miles (Shisha Pangma y Annapurna) durante la próxima primavera y de manera consecutiva. Las fechas en las que se llevarían a cabo ambas expediciones van desde la primera semana de marzo a la última de de mayo (en torno a 90 días, 45 por expedición con traslados interiores). La estrategia que plantea es, viajar durante la primera semana de marzo al Shisha Pangma (Tíbet) y en torno al 12 de abril, haya ascendido o no al Shisha, desplazarse en helicóptero desde Katmandú al campo base del Annapurna (Nepal). Obviamente, si en estas fechas está a punto de hacer cumbre en el Shisha y tiene posibilidades podría retrasar un poco su desplazamiento a la zona del Annapurna. El traslado entre una y otra montaña se llevaría a cabo en helicóptero desde Katmandú, para evitar la complicada marcha de aproximación al Annapura. Edurne y el equipo de alpinistas llegarían aclimatados y podrían iniciar inmediatamente la ascensión.
    [Show full text]
  • Volume 30 # October 2014
    Summit ridge of Rassa Kangri (6250m) THE HIMALAYAN CLUB l E-LETTER l Volume 30 October 2014 CONTENTS Climbs and Explorations Climbs and Exploration in Rassa Glacier ................................................. 2 Nanda Devi East (7434m) Expedition 204 .............................................. 7 First Ascent of P6070 (L5) ....................................................................... 9 Avalanche on Shisha Pangma .................................................................. 9 First Ascent of Gashebrum V (747m) .....................................................0 First Ascent of Payu Peak (6600m) South Pillar ......................................2 Russians Climb Unclimbed 1900m Face of Thamserku .........................3 The Himalayan Club - Pune Section The story of the club’s youngest and a vibrant section. ..........................4 The Himalayan Club – Kolkata Section Commemoration of Birth Centenary of Tenzing Norgay .........................8 The Himalayan Club – Mumbai Section Journey through my Lense - Photo Exhibition by Mr. Deepak Bhimani ................................................9 News & Views The Himalayan Club Hon. Local Secretary in Kathmandu Ms. Elizabeth Hawley has a peak named after her .................................9 Climbing Fees Reduced in India ............................................................. 22 04 New Peaks open for Mountaineering in Nepal ................................ 23 Online Show on Yeti ...............................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Od Redakcji Aktualności
    04 / 2019 Od Redakcji W bieżącym numerze (https://www.kw.warszawa.pl/echa-gor) znajdziecie wspomnienia rocznicowe i garść tegorocznych wieści z gór najwyższych, informacje o arcyciekawej konferencji „Góry- Literatura-Kultura” i serii wydawniczej Pracowni Badań Humanistycznych nad Kulturą Górską, pożegnania i wspomnienia o Tych, którzy odeszli. Wszystkim czytelnikom życzymy wesoło spędzonych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia i przesyłamy dobre życzenia na Nowy Rok 2020! Anna Okopińska, Beata Słama i Marcin Wardziński Aktualności „Nazywam się Paweł Juszczyszyn, jestem sędzią Sądu Rejonowego w Olsztynie, do wczoraj delegowanym do orzekania w Sądzie Okręgowym w Olsztynie. W związku z odwołaniem mnie z delegacji do Sądu Okręgowego chcę podkreślić, że prawo stron do rzetelnego procesu jest dla mnie ważniejsze od mojej sytuacji zawodowej. Sędzia nie może bać się polityków, nawet jeśli mają wpływ na jego karierę. Apeluję do koleżanek i kolegów sędziów, aby zawsze pamiętali o rocie ślubowania sędziowskiego, orzekali niezawiśle i odważnie.” Czy wiedzieliście, że Paweł jest alpinistą? Był prezesem KW Olsztyn i uczestniczył w wielu ciekawych wyprawach. Wspiął się m.in. na Denali i Nevado Alpamayo. I czy ktoś powie, że wspinanie nie kształtuje charakterów? *** 11 grudnia 2019, podczas 14. sesji komitetu UNESCO na Listę reprezentatywną niematerialnego dziedzictwa ludzkości wpisano alpinizm. 1 40 lat temu Rakaposhi 1979 W dniach 1, 2 i 5 lipca 1979 polsko-pakistańska wyprawa w Karakorum dokonała drugiego, trzeciego i czwartego wejścia na szczyt Rakaposhi (7788 m). Jej kierownikiem był kapitan (obecnie pułkownik) Sher Khan, kierownikiem sportowym Ryszard Kowalewski, a uczestnikami Andrzej Bieluń, Anna Czerwińska, Jacek Gronczewski (lekarz), Krystyna Palmowska, Tadeusz Piotrowski, Jerzy Tillak i wspinacze pakistańscy. Sukces został ładnie podsumowany przez Janusza Kurczaba: „Choć wyprawa obfitowała w konflikty, zarówno na linii Pakistańczycy – Polacy, jak i między grupą męską a dwójką kobiet, to efekt końcowy był bardzo korzystny.
    [Show full text]
  • Annapurna I, East Ridge, Third Ascent. One of the Most Nota
    C LIMBS A ND E XP E DITIONS : N E PA L 375 Nepal ANNAPURNA HIMAL Annapurna I, east ridge, third ascent. One of the most nota- ble accomplishments of the season was the second two- way traverse of the east ridge of Annapurna I (8,091m). When the well-known Pol- ish climber, Piotr Pustelnik, organized his four-man team for this task, he was well aware of the difficulties they would confront on this huge ridge, which starts from Tarke Kang (a.k.a. Glacier Dome, 7,193m) in the east and runs westward over Roc Noir to the three 8,000m summits of Annapurna. However, he did not anticipate the addition of two not-so-highly skilled Tibetans on his permit and the problems one of them would present. The first ascent of the east ridge, which resulted in an elegant traverse of Annapurna, ranks with some of the most significant events in the history of Himalayan climbing. The ridge was first attempted by Germans in 1969, and again in 1981 by a Swedish team, the latter getting as far as the East Summit of Annapurna. Both approached via the West Annapurna Glacier and the east side of the col north of Fluted Peak. In September and October 1984 a six-man expedition entirely formed of Swiss guides, established four camps from the South Annapurna Glacier, climbing to the col between Fluted Peak and Tarke Kang from the more difficult but less dangerous west side, then, in common with the Germans and Swedes, up the ridge above to Tarke Kang itself.
    [Show full text]
  • Jerzy Kukuczka
    Jerzy Kukuczka [3] Józef Jerzy Kukuczka (ur. 24 marca 1948 w Katowicach, zm. 24 Jerzy Kukuczka października 1989 na Lhotse w Nepalu) – polski taternik, alpinista i Józef Jerzy Kukuczka himalaista, jako drugi człowiek na Ziemi zdobył Koronę Himalajów i Karakorum – wszystkie 14 głównych szczytów o wysokości ponad 8 tysięcy metrów (pierwszy był Reinhold Messner, któremu zajęło to szesnaście lat i cztery miesiące, Kukuczce niespełna osiem lat). Uznawany jest za jednego z najwybitniejszych himalaistów w historii. Spis treści Życiorys Jerzy Kukuczka – graffiti w Bogucicach (2011) Najważniejsze osiągnięcia Data i miejsce 24 marca 1948 Osiągnięcia wspinaczkowe – chronologia urodzenia Katowice Tatry Dolomity Data i miejsce 24 października 1989 śmierci Lhotse Alpy Bułgaria Przyczyna upadek z wysokości śmierci po pęknięciu liny Alaska Alpy Południowe (Nowa Zelandia) Miejsce lodowa szczelina na spoczynku Lhotse Hindukusz Korona Himalajów i Karakorum Narodowość polska Inne Edukacja Studium Trenerów Alpinizmu Upamiętnienie [1][2] Książki Małżeństwo żona Cecylia Artykuły Dzieci Maciej, Wojciech Filmy Odznaczenia Sztuki teatralne Przypisy Linki zewnętrzne Życiorys Był beskidzkim góralem, którego rodzina pochodzi z Istebnej. W szkole średniej uprawiał przez pewien czas podnoszenie ciężarów, aż do momentu, kiedy dostał zakaz lekarski uprawiania tego sportu. W 1965 roku został członkiem Harcerskiego Klubu Taternickiego im. gen. Mariusza Zaruskiego w Katowicach. HKT, należący do Hufca Katowice-Zachód, prowadził działalność turystyczną na rzecz hufca, organizując imprezy turystyczne z wykorzystaniem elementów z zakresu wspinaczki. W działaniach tych brał czynny udział Jerzy Kukuczka. W 1966 roku wstąpił do Koła Katowickiego Klubu Wysokogórskiego i ukończył tatrzański kurs wspinaczkowy. W czasie harcerskiego zimowiska w Kowarach zimą 1967/68 uzyskał stopień przewodnika, a następnie – podharcmistrza. W HKT pełnił funkcje przewodniczącego Komisji Rewizyjnej (1967–1969) oraz szefa komórki szkoleniowo-kwalifikacyjnej (1971–1975).
    [Show full text]
  • Winter 8000: Climbing the World's Highest Mountains
    AAC Publications WINTER 8000: CLIMBING THE WORLD’S HIGHEST MOUNTAINS IN THE COLDEST SEASON By Bernadette McDonald WINTER 8000: CLIMBING THE WORLD’S HIGHEST MOUNTAINS IN THE COLDEST SEASON. Bernadette McDonald. Mountaineers Books, 2020. Paperback, 272 pages, $21.95. When a team of 10 Nepalese mountaineers reached the summit of K2 in the waning hours of January 16, 2021, the achievement marked not only a singular feat of endurance and teamwork, but also the closing of a frontier: All the world’s principle peaks above 8,000 meters have now been climbed in winter. While it took only 14 years, from 1950 to 1964, for all the 8,000-meter monsters to be climbed for the first time, their winter conquest required 41 more years. In her latest book, Canadian author Bernadette McDonald delivers a succinct and timely history of this period. Succinct because the author made the deft choice to structure her story with each chapter focusing on a different mountain. Checking in at tidy 272 pages, her narrative drops the reader directly into the fray on the flanks of each peak, delivering 14 epic climbs for the price of one. And timely because the book was released in 2020, some months before the K2 ascent made headlines around the world. At the heart of the story are the Ice Warriors, a legendary band of Polish mountaineers who embraced “the art of suffering” and successfully summited seven of the 8,000ers, including Everest, in a span of only eight years during the 1980s. Having written extensively about the rich Polish mountaineering tradition (McDonald’s Freedom Climbers: The Golden Age of Polish Climbing was published in 2011), she is clearly on comfortable terrain, introducing the reader to the key players with ease and adroitly explaining nuances between different cliques that came together behind the Iron Curtain in cities like Zakopane and Katowice.
    [Show full text]
  • Customer Magazine INSIDE 02/2015
    HIGHLIGHT OF THIS ISSUE CONNECT. THE NEW ENCLOSURE FOR WIRED APPLICATIONS. INSIDE 02/2015 2|3 ”WIRED FOR A RELIABLE „ CONNECTION. INSIDE 02/2015 EDITORIAL DEAR READERS, You are holding the latest edition of our customer magazine To meet these requirements, we have now launched a new INSIDE in your hands. line of enclosures. The CONNECT consists of a convex and a flat enclosure shell with an operating area, both ends having In times of wireless transmission methods – Bluetooth, WLAN, identical recesses for using cable glands and/or end parts. NFC etc. – many devices still need fixed cable connections, By dispensing with screws – the two shells simply snap whether to guarantee a permanent power supply, or to together – there is a choice of visible/operating panels for guarantee reliable data transmission and processing to and the devices. from the device. Specially for wired applications, we have some enclosure ranges in our portfolio that can be used as desktop We hope you enjoy reading our magazine or mobile devices, on the wall or even freely suspended. The integrated cable glands made of soft TPE material seamlessly continue the high-quality design of the enclosures. The flexible cables can be protected from mechanical stress by means of strain relief devices. Dipl.-Vw. Martin Knörzer Managing Director 4|5 You can download the whole OKW catalogue, individual product sections, assembly instructions or certifications here in PDF format: www.okw.com, About OKW INSIDE 02/2015 ”RELAX AND MAKE „ NEW DISCOVERIES. RASPBERRY-CASE INDEX 2 EDITORIAL 16 CUSTOMER APPLICATION Stationary system for long-term EEG recordings.
    [Show full text]
  • Week Ly English Practice
    Weekly Edurne Pasaban: Two Lifetimes in One 21st May 2020 Before you read the article, Last Sunday marked the 10th dedicate my life to climbing them find this vocabulary in the text: www.englishcoachingprojects.net anniversary of Edurne Pasaban all. I just couldn't see myself as a [email protected] becoming the first woman to 8000er: a mountain over 8,000 metres high professional mountaineer: there climb all fourteen 8000ers. ECP to be knackered: to be exhausted were too many hurdles, above all coach Rob Hextall finds out to scupper: to ruin, to sabotage economic,” she said in an more about the Basque climber. feats: achievements, success interview with Planet Mountain. When I reached the summits of gruelling: exhausting, fatiguing But by the end of 2003, with six Aitzgorri, Aketegi and Aitxuri last hurdles: obstacles, barriers 8000ers under her belt, she had summer - that last peak being to settle down: put down roots become a candidate to win the the roof of Euskadi - I was both ‘race’ to be the first woman to English euphoric and knackered. I’d to be crushed: be broken, defeated conquer all fourteen. Economic needed three attempts to climb help came in the form of the ‘the white rock’, poor planning and bad weather Spanish TV programme ‘Al filo de lo imposible’ and having scuppered previous attempts. she became a full-time mountaineer. I’ve set myself the goal of climbing the highest peaks of It’s an exhilarating, addictive and dangerous life. Visit Edurne Pasaban's blog places that are important to me: England, Scotland, Some people never make it back to base camp and Wales, Ireland, the Basque Country, Euskal Herria and Edurne nearly lost her life twice - on K2 and peninsular Spain.
    [Show full text]