Interesting times in the Himalayas

[Cat]

Two women are a summit away from being the first women to climb all 14 8000m!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8629286.stm



13 yr old to climb Everest. He has done 6 of the 7 summits.

http://news.uk.msn.com/world/article...ntid=152983243

Apa Sherpa to attempt 20th Everest summit. Also, his group is doing a huge clean up of the mountain.

http://supersherpas.com/

I wish all the safest of climbs, and hope all come home.

[Cat]

It's being reported that Oh Eun-Sun has summited Annapurna, making her the first women to summit all 14 8000m peaks!!

I wish her congrats and a SAFE return....to quote Ed Viesturs, "Getting to the top is optional, getting down is mandatory."


http://explorersweb.com/everest_k2/news.php?id=19294


(There is still a debate whether Miss Oh actually summited one of the peaks....it'll be investigated on her return.)

[Nurian]

This is awesome!