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Everest - Lhotse traverse
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Everest -
Lhotse traverse 
International expedition Simon Moro (Italy) and Denis Urubko (Kazahstan),
Lhotse ascent, descent by unclimbed ridge to South Col. Then the
traverse to Everest of Simone Moro - solo (as he planned).
http://www.risk.ru/eng/mount/himalaya/listspring2001/moro/index.html
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Lhotse Middle Peak
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Private
Non-commercial Exp. to Lhotse Massif
Private
Non-commercial Expedition to Lhotse Massif. Lhotse Middle is the last
unclimbed 8000 meter peak in the world. The ascent is considered
extremely difficult. Check a good picture of the route at the website.
12 climbers from Ekatrinburg, Moscow, Rostov, Novosibirsk and
Kasnoyarsk.
The Leader and the Main Coach - Nickolai Cherny
The members of the expedition:Evgeny Vinogradsky, Gleb Sokolov, Viktor
Volodin, Vasili Elagin, Vladimir Yanochkin, Sergei Timofeev, Nickolai
Zhilin, Alexei Bolotov, Yuri Ermachek, Petr Kuznetsov, Yuri Koshelenko
The organizer of the expedition and the leader of the filming group (2
persons) - Victor Kozlov
http://www.risk.ru/eng/mount/himalaya/listspring2001/lhotse2001/index.html
or http://home.ural.ru/~Gold/
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North Face - Tibet
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North Face
Alpine style
This small expedition will attempt the White Limbo route on the North
Face, Alpine style (in one go) without oxygen. Pre-acclimatization on
Cho Oyu will enable them to hopefully reach the summit without high
camps.
The leader is Fabrizio Zangrilli, UK.
Other climbers are Ruaridh Pringle, Scotland, Cathy Ann Taylor, Calif/US
and 4 Nepali sherpas.
www.zangrilli.com
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Transmission
from the Top, climbers w/out oz
TVE Al Filo North Face exp, Sebastián Álvaro,
will return to the Himalaya again this year to document a team of
climbers attempting the North Face of Everest without supplemental
oxygen, and to transmit images directly from the "Top of the
World".
With the TVE team will be Juanito Oiarzábal, the first Spanish/Basque
climber to succeed on all 14 of the 8,000 meter peaks. His teammates
will be Ferrán Latorre, Juan Vallejo and Josu Bereciartua. Info in
Spanish at www.desnivel.es
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North Ridge -
Tibet
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Singapore-Latin
American expedition:
David Lim returns to Everest after a scary illness following his 1998
expedition. David was the leader of the first Singapore Everest
expedition that year. Shortly after his return home, David was suddenly
paralyzed, but recovered.
With him on the team are also Mohd Rozani bin Maarof, 37 who reached the
South Summit on Davids expedition 1998, Tok Beng Cheong and Gil
Francisco Piekarz of Brazil. Read more at www.everest.org.sg
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Lightweight British American Expedition
This lightweight, small, film team expedition is going for the North
Ridge.
They are Tim Boelter, US, Walter Keller, US, Phil Austin, UK and Mike
Chrisp, UK.
Check their dispatches and great Everest newswire at www.adventure-video.com/everest
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Georgian
climber:
Gia Tortladze from Georgia is a veteran with many 8000 climbs in the
bag. Follow his Everest quest this season at www.geocities.com/giaexp
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Siberian
expedition Everest 2001
Everest
via the north Col leader- Dmitri Bochkov
List of
participants: Anna
Akinina – Tomsk, Dmitri Bochkov, leader – Tomsk, Aman Eleushev –
Tomsk, Alexandr Foigt – Novokuznetsk, Viacheslav Kolomin, doctor –
Tomsk, Nikolai Kozhemiako – Novokuznetsk, Stanislav Krylov – Tomsk,
Nikiforov Alexei - St.Petersburg, Eugeni Popov – Tomsk, Alexandr
Provatorov – Barnaul, Yuri Uteshev - Mezhdurechensk , Sergei Zuev -
Kemerovo
http://www.risk.ru/eng/mount/himalaya/listspring2001/tomsk/news/index.html
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Paragliding
Everest
Another small team, Claire Bernier and Bertrand Roche (aka
"Zebulon"), Fr. These guys will attempt to climb Everest and
make a dual Paraglide down! They have done paraglides from mountains
before so keep an eye on them at
www.antipodeszeb.com
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Young
climber
Temba Tsiri Sherpa,15 will do a new attempt at Mount Everest.
Temba, accompanied by his brother, father and a high altitude sherpa
friend, will climb Everest North side. Temba aborted his attempt last
year due to frostbites.
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The Pics
that could rewrite history…
Eric Simonson and the 2001 Mallory & Irvine research expedition
continue the search - this time for the camera. Pictures taken by that
camera could determine who actually scaled Everest first: Hillary or
Mallory.
Follow the important search at www.mountainguides.com/everest2001
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Expedicion
UPV Everest 2001 (Spanish)
David Rosa,Endika Urtaran,Jorge Verdeguer, Es. La ruta a seguir en el
Everest discurrirá por la cara Norte, arista NNE. www.geocities.com/upveverest
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Australian Army expedition:
This is serious stuff - expedition leader Major Zac Zacharias will lead
his men (and women) to the summit as follows:
Capt Tanya Bylart, Major Michael Cook, Major Carl Johnson, Colonel Peter
Lambert, Srgnt Brian Laursen, Lance Corporal Tim Robathan, Capt Jamie
Hackett, Major Dave Donaldson, Capt Roger Grose, Mr Bob Killip,
Lieutenant Adrian McCallum, Mr Dean McMaster. The guys are currently
training in Annapurna. Read their progress at www.armyalpine.org.au
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South East Ridge - NEPAL
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The power
of Chilean women!
After their 1999 adventure on Cho Oyo, Chilean climbers Viviann Cuq and
Cristina Prieto are going to the south side of Everest with teammates
Andrea Munoz and Patricia Soto. This is the first all-female team from
Chile. They left Namche Bazaar on April 3, and hope to reach Base Camp
this weekend. Check their Spanish website at www.himalaya.cl
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Lone
climber
Tim Rippel will attempt to climb Everest solo (no sherpas).
Follow this one-man expedition at www.peakfreaks.com
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Another
Mission Impossible on Everest:
Gary Guller broke his neck in a climbing accident in 1986. He recovered
but had his left arm amputated. That doesn't stop him. Gary will attempt
Everest this spring together with Everest veteran Mike Trueman, Tunc
Findik and Stephen Nelson.
Cheer them on at www.aruntrekexpedition.com/everest_2001/everest_log_book.html
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Kuwait
climbs Everest
Zed Al Refai will attempt Everest this spring.
Check the playful website at www.7-summits.com
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Blind
dreams
This is a special one. A blind climber attempts the impossible.
We have just waved goodbye to our blind polar friend Miles, who skied
300 NM at Antarctica. Miles brother, Geoff Hilton-Barber, also blind,
sailed solo from South Africa to Australia. Now a blind climber, Erik
Weihenmayer from Colorado is attempting Everest. Awesome, guys!
On the team are also Eric Alexander, 31, Colorado. Louis Benitez, 28,
Colorado, Bradford and Sherman Bull (father & son!), Colorado. Jeff
Evans, 31, Colorado. Didrik Johnck, 28, Calif. Chris Morris, 33, Alaska.
Michael O'Donnell, Colorado. Steve Gipe, 50, Montana. Pasquale
"PV" Scaturro, 47, Colorado (exp leader).
Check them out at www.2001everest.com
or at www.touchthetop.com
or at www.highsightspresentations.com
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Everyone
has an Everest
Canadian Ben
Webster and American Nancy Feagin are on the south side of Everest. Log
in every day and follow the Expedition's progress from its landing in
Kathmandu to its trek through Nepalese mountain villages, to Everest
Base Camp and then finally, in late May, Cyber-connect with the team up
to the top of the world. www.steponline.com/everest/
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Canadian
expedition
Check out the intro at these guys site atwww.emeraldodyssey2001.com
or
www.puyallup.k12.wa.us or www.climbit2001.com
The climbers are Francois Langlois, Jason Edwards, Rob Kennedy, Deryl
Kelly, Leo R Kelly, Dave Rodney.
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