May 2002 News, Expedition Coverage and Notes

May Headlines Archive 

05/01 NEWSFLASH: Mr. Raymond David Caughron has passed away on Makalu.

05/01 NEWSFLASH: Mr. Peter Legate has passed away on Everest.

Report One: Dispatch 6 Bad Days on the Lhotse Face Updated !

Report Two: International Guiding Operators 8000 STATEMENT 4/30/2002

Report Three: A sad lull has descended over the mountain as news drifts in over the radios concerning a fatal accident on the Lhotse face just this morning.

05/01 American Dhaulagiri 2002: A blizzard hit

05/01 Everest 2002: Mountain Madness

05/01 Everest 2002: Alpine 8000 Everest 2002 Expedition Willie letting off some stream....

05/01 Everest 2002: Gavin Bate

05/01 Everest 2002: Adventures International

05/01 Global Position Systems

05/01 Take it Easy, Take a Hike

05/01 Daniel Mazur

05/01 Using Non-Mechanical Ascension 

05/01 American Manaslu Expedition "Seeking the Spirit"

05/01 Makalu 2002

05/01 Alan Hinkes Annapurna 2002

05/02 Alan Hinkes Annapurna 2002: THE ONLY WAY IS UP FOR ALAN HINKES...

05/02 Two new videos by Bradford Washburn and Thomas Pollard !!! EXCLUSIVE !!!

05/02 Wally Berg forms Berg Adventures International: Guides such as Pete Athans and Brent Bishop will be among those leading trips for Wally.

05/02 Everest 2002: Himalayan Guides Everest Expedition STATEMENT 5/1/2002

05/02 Everest 2002: Gavin Bate

05/02 Everest 2002: Mountain Madness

05/02 Shelter from the Storm

05/02 Everest 2002: Adventures International  

05/02 Everest 2002: American Everest 2002 Expedition

05/02 Simone Moro Everest/Cho Oyu 2002 Expedition

05/02 American Dhaulagiri Expedition 2002

05/02 Manaslu 2002 led by Ralf Dujmovits: Manaslu Expedition stuck in deep snow...

05/02 Nepal Visitors Down

05/02 Manaslu 2002 Expeditions and News Index

05/02 Ropes: The Climber's Insurance Policy

05/02 Lesson Plans

05/02 South Face of Lhotse

05/02 Tying Knots 

05/02 K2 Expeditions and News Index

05/03 Everest 2002 Alpine 8000: Willie reports in, be prepared to get a tear in your eye...

05/03 Everest 2002: Adventure Consultants

05/03 Everest 2002: Dutch Mount Everest North Side

05/03 Packs for Summer Ventures

05/03 Everest 2002: Adventures International Expedition

05/03 Everest 2002: Himalayan Experience (Russ Brice)

05/03 Everest 2002: Gavin Bate

05/03 Nepal Airline News

05/03 Belgian Shishapangma expedition: Daily News !

05/03 American Manaslu Expedition "Seeking the Spirit"

05/03 The 2002 Himalayan Experience Everest Expedition: The Team

05/03 More news on Hans Kammerlander

05/03 The Seven Summits Updated

05/03 Dariusz Zaluski

05/03 Start Easy, Go Wild!

05/03 Simone Moro Everest/Cho Oyu 2002 Expedition

05/03 Backcountry Footwear: Buying the right hiking boot

05/03 American Dhaulagiri Expedition 2002We had to bail out of Camp 2 yesterday...

05/04 Everest 2002: Everest 2002 Dispatches

05/04 American Dhaulagiri Expedition 2002 More great pictures!

05/04 In spring 2002 Ben Saunders, aged 24 will set out solo, unsupported and on foot from Russia. Worth your read...

05/04 EverestHistory.com: 1900-1925

05/04 Erik Weihenmayer’s book, TOUCH THE TOP OF THE WORLD

05/04 Shishapangma 2002

05/04 Seven Summits Updated

05/04 Kangchenjunga 2002

05/04 Everest Speakers Updated 

05/04 No Pain...No Pain

05/04 Get an Anatoli Boukreev T-shirt !!! 

05/04 EverestHistory.com: Lene Gammelgaard

05/04 Swiss Shishapangma/Cho Oyu Autumn 2001 Enjoy !

05/04 A Sense of Adventure

05/04 Knives and Tools: Just in case.

05/04 Everest 2002: Many Updates this weekend....

05/04 Korea Cho-Oyu Expedition

05/05 Everest 2002: Adventure Consultants, John Taske has decided to leave the expedition

05/05 Everest 2002: Martine Larroque's Expedition

05/05 Everest 2002: American Expedition

05/05 Lhotse 2002 Expeditions and News Index

05/05 Shishapangma 2002 Expeditions and News

05/05 First-Aid: Safety in the woods.

05/05 Top 10 Things to Tell a Beginner 

05/05 Lesson Plans

05/05 Gheorghe (aka George) Dijmarescu: Everest 2002

05/05 EverestHistory.com: The women Summiters on Everest

05/05 EverestHistory.com: 1925-1950

05/06 Everest 2002: Gavin Bate

05/06 Everest 2002: German/Swiss Everest

05/06 American Manaslu Expedition: "Seeking the Spirit"

05/06 Jean Christophe Lafaille on the ridge of Annapurna!

05/06 Hydration in Winter 

05/06 Nanga Parbat 2002 Expeditions and News

05/06 Patagonia: The Next 100 Years

05/06 EverestNews.com Good Causes (Funds) for 2002

05/06 Everest Screensavers

05/06 Low-Altitude Training for High-Altitude Climbing 

05/06 Dhaulagiri Expedition and News Index

05/06 Piotr Pustelnik

05/06 Kangchenjunga 2002 Czech Expedition

05/06 Grays on Trays

05/06 Everest 2002 South Germany Expedition

05/06 NEWSFLASH Update: Mount Annapurna I Summitted by the Koreans

05/06 NEWSFLASH Update: Indian Army summit Annapurna

05/06 NEWSFLASH Update May 6, 2002: Alan Hinkes is expecting to summit Annapurna I today the 6th of May 2002.

05/06 NEWSFLASH Alan Hinkes Summits Annapurna

05/07 Everest 2002: Adventure Consultants

05/07 Everest 2002: American Sean Swarner takes on Everest: A Cancer's Survivors Journey to the World's highest Summit: Several Updates....

05/07 Everest 2002: Dutch Mount Everest North Side 2002

05/07 Everest 2002: Adventures International

05/07 Everest 2002: Gavin Bate

05/05 Time to give back Anatoli Boukreev

05/07 Makalu 2002: International Expedition led by Piotr Pustelnik

05/07 Cho Oyu 2002 Summits !

05/07 Jean-Christophe Lafaille: Annapurna 2002

05/07 American Dhaulagiri Expedition 2002

05/07 Lesson Plans for Students and teachers

05/07 Essential Gear Checklist

05/07 EverestHistory.com: Hugo Rodriguez Barroso

05/07 The Coach's Corner

05/07 Everest Speakers

05/07 Lhotse 2002 Expeditions and News Index

05/07 Two new videos by Bradford Washburn and Thomas Pollard !!! EXCLUSIVE !!!

05/07 NEWSFLASH: Nearly 100 Sherpas from many teams reached the South Col!

05/08 Everest 2002: George Dijmarescu, going for his 4th summit of Everest....

05/08 Everest 2002: International Mountain Guides

05/08 Everest 2002: Maria Maccecchini's personal experiences...

05/08 Everest 2002: Everest International 2002 Expedition North side

05/08 Lhotse Expeditions and News Index

05/08 American Dhaulagiri Expedition 2002

05/08 Everest 2002: Adventures International

05/08 Everest 2002: Alpine 8000 Everest 2002 Expedition Willie reports in!

05/08 American Sean Swarner takes on Everest: A Cancer's Survivors Journey to the World's highest Summit Updated!

05/08 "The man who skied down Everest" is back !!! Check it !

05/08 A Noncamper Conquers Canyonlands

05/08 Korea Cho-Oyu Expedition: More Cho Oyu Summits!

05/08 EverestHistory.com: 1900-1925

05/08 Kangchenjunga 2002 Kazakhstan Expedition

05/08 German Batura Muztagh Expedition 2002

05/08 Everest Expeditions: EverestNews.com Spring 2002

05/08 Great Gear Gifts

05/08 Kiss or Kill

05/08 Swiss GI expedition 2002 led by Mr. Andre Georges

05/08 Flashlights & Headlamps

05/08 Japanese K2 Expedition 2002

05/08 Japanese Baltoro Kangri Expedition 2002

05/09 Everest 2002: Mountain Madness Summit Push coming!

05/09 Everest 2002: Kari Kobler's Mount Everest 2002 Expedition

05/09 Everest 2002: Martine Larroque and American Sean Swarner (and the Swiss and more!) Summits attempts on the 13th ???

05/09 Everest 2002: Dutch Mount Everest North Side 2002

05/09 Nepal bans those under 16 from climbing Everest!

05/09 D-Day on Annapurna !!!! is coming... look at these pictures!

05/09 2002 American Manaslu Expedition "Seeking the Spirit": The time is near for success or to go home....

05/09 Rest Assured

05/09 "The man who skied down Everest" is back !!! Updated!

05/09 Dan Mazur's Kangchenjunga Spring 2002 Updates!

05/09 Iranian Lhotse 2002 Update

05/09 K2 2002

05/09 Erik Weihenmayer’s book, TOUCH THE TOP OF THE WORLD

05/09 The Quest for all 14 8000 Meter Peaks Summits (The True Highest Summit!) Last Updated 5/6/2002

05/09 Wally Berg forms Berg Adventures International: Guides such as Pete Athans and Brent Bishop will be among those leading trips for Wally.

05/09 Get Your Gear In Gear

05/09 Kangchenjunga Maps

05/09 Getting Down Without a Rappelling Device

05/09 Two new videos by Bradford Washburn and Thomas Pollard !!! EXCLUSIVE !!!

05/10 Everest 2002: Spring Everest Expeditions

05/10 Everest 2002: American Sean Swarner takes on Everest: Can a guy with 7 months climbing experience Summit Everest?

05/10 Everest 2002: Gavin Bate

05/10 Everest 2002: Himalayan Experience (Russ Brice)

05/10 Everest 2002: American Expedition with one less member

05/10 Dan Mazur's Kangchenjunga Spring 2002 May 2-6th Updates

05/10 On May 6th EverestNews.com reported Alan's Summit of Annapurna. Now the report from Alan Hinkes' main sponsor Berghaus.

05/10 “The man who skied down Mt. Everest” become the oldest man to summit an 8000 meter peak (69 years and 6 months)!

05/10 The Polish are going to climb the Mustagh Tower! Take a look!

05/10 Spring 2002 NEWFLASH: THE LIST SO FAR...

05/10 Belgian Shishapangma expedition

05/10 Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Poison Sumac 

05/10 Pakistan News 05/08/2002

05/10 Dhaulagiri Gallery Several new pictures showing conditions... take a look you will like them !!!

05/10 Everest Screensavers

05/10 2002 American Manaslu Expedition

05/10 Lesson Plans

05/10 Simone Moro Everest/Cho Oyu 2002 Expedition

05/10 Ginette Harrison; one of the best ever

05/10 Spanish Polish K2 Expedition 2002

05/10 Chinese K2 Expedition 2002

05/10 UK International K2 Expedition 2002

05/10 German Amical Alpin Broad Peak Expedition

05/10 Spain International K2 Expedition 2002

NEWSFLASH: American Dhaulagiri expedition, they will attempt the summit tonight...

05/11 Everest 2002: Adventure Consultants: Summit attempts underway!

05/11 Everest 2002: Dutch Mount Everest North Side, moving up!

05/11 Everest 2002: The Swiss team lead by Apa Sherpa, Jean Troillet, Stephane Schaffter, and Tashi Tenzing has left base camp to head for the Summit!

05/11 American Dhaulagiri Expedition 2002: The Summit attempt was...

05/11 Many Climbers return to Pakistan in 2002: Pakistan 2002 Expedition and General News

05/11 First-Aid Kits: Safety in the woods.

05/11 American Manaslu Expedition: "Seeking the Spirit" Update

05/11 Kangchenjunga 2002 Czech Expedition New Update

05/11 Cho Oyu 2002 Expeditions and News: More Summits in bad conditions keep coming in....

05/11 Camping Picks: What's the key piece of gear?

05/11 Manaslu 2002 led by Ralf Dujmovits Update

05/11 EverestHistory.com: Christine Feld-Boskoff

05/11 Great Gear Gifts

05/11 Limited time only get an Anatoli Boukreev T-shirt !!! See here for details!

05/11 Manaslu Expeditions and News Index

05/12 Everest 2002: Adventure Peaks North Side Expedition

05/12 American Manaslu Expedition: Summit Attempt Underway

05/12 K2 Expeditions and News Index, Did you notice all the new K2 expeditions? 

05/12 Join Our EverestNews.com Mailing List

05/12 Dan Mazur's Kangchenjunga Spring 2002 Updated

05/12 Look Ma! No Ropes!

05/12 EverestHistory.com: Australians on Everest

05/12 EverestNews.com Readers Guide

05/12 Hydration Packs: Handy refreshment.

05/12 Swiss Shishapangma/Cho Oyu Autumn 2001 Enjoy !

05/12 Day Packs: Packing it in for Hikes or School

05/12 Have you seen the Classified Ads recently?

05/12 Swiss Broad Peak Expedition 2002

05/12 Makalu 2002 Expedition:  CARLOS PAUNER A must read !

05/12 Everest 2002 by EverestNews.com

05/12 Erik Weihenmayer’s book, TOUCH THE TOP OF THE WORLD

05/12 Climbing 101: A Glossary of Ascent

05/12 The Ashraf Aman Q&A, the 9th person to Summit K2. A great Q&A!

05/13 Summit attempts underway on the South Side!

05/13 Everest 2002: Adventure Consultants Moving up !!!

05/13 Everest 2002: Gavin Bate, big meeting planned...

05/13 Everest 2002: George Dijmarescu, going for #4, but things are not moving fast this year on the north side...

05/13 Everest 2002: International Mountain Guides, Simo is cautious...

05/13 Everest 2002: Korean Everest South Side Expedition

05/13 Climbing shoes

05/13 Dan Mazur's Kangchenjunga Spring 2002 New Update

05/13 Stoves: Hot and light

05/13 More details about the success on Cho-Oyu

05/13 Gear Review: Lumbar Packs

05/13 American Manaslu Expedition "Seeking the Spirit": Summit Attempt Underway, tomorrow is the big day

05/13 Dhaulagiri Expedition 2002 Picture show!

NEWSFLASH Lhotse climbers on the move, but snow coming ?

NEWSFLASH Bate going for it!

NEWSFLASH American Manaslu Expedition "Seeking the Spirit": Summit Day

NEWSFLASH Hans and Wilco have ambitious plans to set up camp 2 and camp 3.

05/14 Everest 2002: Mountain Madness

05/14 Everest 2002: Gheorghe (aka George) Dijmarescu

05/14 Everest 2002: Adventures International and Willie to attempt on the 16th...

05/14 Everest 2002: Kari Kobler's Mount Everest North Side

05/14 Everest 2002: Dutch Mount Everest North

05/14 Global Position Systems

05/14 American Dhaulagiri Expedition: A second Attempt ???

05/14 Dhaulagiri Expedition 2002 Pictures from up high...

05/14 The Himalayan Experience Everest Expedition

05/14 EverestHistory.com: Firsts  

05/14 More Manaslu 2002 Summits...

05/14 National Trails Day

05/14 David Lim: ASCENT 8000

05/14 Pakistan and Afghanistan resume flights!

05/14 Jason Edwards finishes the 7 Summits

05/14 Heart Rate Monitors: And the Beat Goes On

05/14 NEWSFLASH: Mountain Madness  Update

05/14 NEWSFLASH: American Summit Manaslu

05/14 NEWSFLASH: Adventure Consultants, moving up into position...

05/14 NEWSFLASH: It looks as if everyone and their grandmother is headed for the summit on the 16th.

05/14 NEWSFLASH: IMG moves up, women wait for the dust from the stampede to settle

05/14 NEWSFLASH: Major NEWS from Annapurna!

05/14 NEWSFLASH: Everest 2002: Adventure Peaks, Summit dates and team on the North...

05/14 NEWSFLASH:  American Expedition, it is over....

05/15 Everest 2002:  Lambert and Tenzing first up in 2002???

05/15 Everest 2002: Gavin Bate

05/15 Makalu 2002: Will the bad news ever end ??

05/15 Ralf Dujmovits gives up his Summit to save a client, and then another climber from another expedition! More Summits on Manaslu and rescues...

05/15 Everest 2002: Adventures International, almost there! 

05/15 Everest 2002: Everest International Expedition North side

05/15 Everest 2002: German/Swiss Everest 2002 Expedition

05/15 Everest 2002: Everest Teams 2002

05/15 Please try to support us in these times when our costs are so high

05/15 Italian climber Cesare Maestri, age 72, will attempt the Cho Oyu An Update with more details and news about Sergio Martini

05/15 Sleeping Pads: Comfort you carry.

05/15 Sport-Specific Packs

05/15 Stair Climbing 

05/15 Everest 2002 by EverestNews.com

05/15 Lesson Plans

05/15 Tracks in Paradise

05/15 Annapurna 2002 Expeditions and News

05/15 Stair Climbing 

05/15 Manaslu 2002 Expeditions and News Index

05/15 Graham Hoyland's next Project: Seven Seas, Seven Summits

05/15 Dhaulagiri 2002 Expeditions and News

NEWSFLASH: Gavin Bate moves up, and report the weather is about to change for the worst.

NEWSFLASH: Adventure Consultants, no one left for the Summit...

NEWSFLASH: Adventure Consultants

NEWSFLASH: