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In a little over a month Steve Adamson and his
team will be headed out for Shishapangma.
Eleven in all will be hoping for a summit on the 8046-meter
mountain via the Northeast ridge. Should
the conditions look favorable, the team might attempt the South Face that
is shorter but more dangerous. It
was along this route that an avalanche buried Alex Lowe and Dave Bridges
in 1999. Steve’s team will
check out the situation once they get there and make the decision
together.
In the meanwhile, he figured he’d cut his
8000-meter teeth on Annapurna, which he and some fellow Canadians and
Americans tried for in 1987.
After pioneering a new route on the south face the team was forced
to turn around at 7300 meters. Steve
admits that it was a little over their heads at the time and was more
difficult than they expected. They
encountered fierce weather and boulders the size of small houses tumbling
not very far from them.
More
about Steve's thoughts on 8000 meter peaks, bottled oxygen, and team
dynamics
tomorrow. . .
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The
team is in good hands as Steve is no stranger to Himalayan peaks.