August 2003 News, Expedition Coverage and Notes

Headlines Archive

• 08/01 Simone Moro attempts Nanga Parbat (8125 meters), K2 (8611 meters) and Broad Peak (8047 meters) all in two months! Update

• 08/01 K2 2003: ANDALUCÍA K2 EXPEDITION a nice picture and more news on the deaths on Elbrus...

• 08/01 Peter Hillary

• 08/01 Shell Jackets: Kid's

• 08/01 From the past: Andy Politz Q&A

• 08/01 Pictures from the Kangchenjunga 2002 Kazakhstan Expedition

• 08/01 The Susan Ershler's Q&A with questions from the readers of EverestNews.com

• 08/01 Book: Lou Whittaker: Memoirs of a Mountain Guide

• 08/01 Harnesses: Hang out in comfort

• 08/01 Shoes: Get a Grip

• 08/01 Dan Mazur's Kangchenjunga Spring 2002

• 08/01 EverestHistory.com

• 08/02 Ukraine Karakorum G I/Trango Tower Expedition 2003 Update

• 08/02 Simone Moro attempts Nanga Parbat (8125 meters), K2 (8611 meters) and Broad Peak (8047 meters) all in two months! Update

• 08/02 Kangchenjunga Picture Show A must see

• 08/02 Lou Whittaker : Memoirs of a Mountain Guide

• 08/02 Harnesses: Adult

• 08/02 A Life on the Edge: Memoirs of Everest and Beyond

• 08/02 Greenland 2002

• 08/02 Snow In The Kingdom !

• 08/02 Fabric: How to Speak It.

• 08/04 International Peace & Friendship expedition to Broad Peak 2003 Update

• 08/04 Snowboard Everest Autumn 2003: Yak Trains and ABC

• 08/04 2003 CZECH K2 & BROAD PEAK EXPEDITION: Update

• 08/04 The Sherpas of Everest Series: Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa summited Everest six times between 91 and 95 by three different routes

• 08/04 EverestHistory.com: Vladimir Koroteev

• 08/04 Harnesses: Women-Specific

• 08/04 Krzysztof Wielicki

• 08/04 RD Caughron, the pictures from Makalu 2002

• 08/04 Everest: A Mountaineering History'  by Walt Unsworth

• 08/04 Global Position Systems

• 08/04 American Manaslu Expedition "Seeking the Spirit"

• 08/04 Makalu 2002

• 08/05 Jean-Christophe Lafaille 2003: Broad Peak Three pages of picture show with the dispatches to follow...

• 08/05 Simone Moro attempts Nanga Parbat (8125 meters), K2 (8611 meters) and Broad Peak (8047 meters) all in two months! Update

• 08/05 2003 KOREA KUNYANG CHHISH EAST (7,400-M): FIRST ASCENT EXPEDITION a special report

• 08/05 Book: High Exposure : An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places

• 08/05 Sergio Martini

• 08/05 Rock Climbing Protection: Active

• 08/05 Kangchenjunga 2002

• 08/05 Everest Speakers

• 08/05 Shell Pants: Women's

• 08/06 Snowboard Everest Autumn 2003: Dukpa Chechi

• 08/06 Trango Tower (the Great) News

• 08/06 First installment of "Lessons from the Mountain". by Jeff Justman

• 08/06 Alberto Magliano Finishes the 7 Summits

• 08/06 Pete Athans

• 08/06 Greenland 2002: wonderful pictures

• 08/06 Swiss Shishapangma/Cho Oyu Autumn 2001 Enjoy !

• 08/06 American Manaslu Expedition "Seeking the Spirit"

• 08/06 No Pain...No Pain

• 08/06 Knives and Tools: Just in case

• 08/07 PROSTATE CANCER CLIMB SET TO GET UNDERWAY

• 08/07 Snowboard Everest Autumn 2003: Tele Dreamin'

• 08/07 Snowboard Everest Autumn 2003: a few more pictures

• 08/07 Patrick Kenny Q&A 

• 08/07 Lumbar/ Fanny Packs

• 08/07 Book: Stories Off the Wall

• 08/07 TOUCHING MY FATHER’S SOUL By Jamling Tenzing Norgay

• 08/07 Everest 2002: Mexican Summit Pictures!

• 08/07 Daypacks

• 08/07 Kiss or Kill

• 08/08 Snowboard Everest Autumn 2003: more pictures

• 08/08 EverestHistory.com: Pat Morrow

• 08/08 Everest Speakers: Phil Ershler

• 08/08 Ray Yeritsian: West Rib Denali Summit 2003 check all 4 Pages!!

• 08/08 All New Photo show of the ski down Everest: 2003 American Ski Everest Expedition check them out !! They DID IT!

• 08/08 Everest 2003: Generations On Everest Re-cap

• 08/08 First-Aid: Safety in the woods.

• 08/08 Lesson Plans

• 08/08 Hydration in Winter 

• 08/08 Dhaulagiri Expedition and News Index

• 08/08 Piotr Pustelnik

• 08/08 This weekend EverestNews.com plans major maintenance, therefore only breaking news will be posted...

• 08/11 Yves LaForest is missing...

• 08/11 Snowboard Everest Autumn 2003: A new Dispatch

• 08/11 PROSTATE CANCER CLIMB SET TO GET UNDERWAY

• 08/11 Andres Delgado

• 08/11 Outerwear: What the experts pick.

• 08/11 Gasherbrum Expeditions and News

• 08/11 EverestHistory.com: Wanda Rutkiewicz Just the best woman climber ever

• 08/11 EverestHistory.com

• 08/11 Pakistan 2002 Expedition and News

• 08/11 Kangchenjunga Expeditions and News

• 08/11 Trekking poles: Let your arms do some

• 08/11 Dressing for Excess08/08 Jean-Christophe Lafaille 2003: Broad Peak: The report!!!

• 08/12 International Peace & Friendship expedition to Broad Peak 2003: Post Expedition Update #2

• 08/12 Article ascension of Broad Peak: (The second new report) Jean-Christophe Lafaille 2003

• 08/12 Book: Life and Death on Mt. Everest : Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering

• 08/12 Chogori aka K2 2002

• 08/12 Belay Devices: Simple meets smooth

• 08/12 Ginette Harrison; one of the best ever

• 08/12 Avalanche Probes

• 08/12 Kangchenjunga History

• 08/12 Fifth Avenue or Fifth Class

• 08/12 Everest Speakers

• 08/12 Tents: 4 Season

• 08/12 Makalu Expeditions and News Index

• 08/13 Yves LaForest: The search called off, but hope remains, as others start to search...

• 08/13 K2 2003: No success....

• 08/13 Everest 2003 Photo show from the French

• 08/13 Eric Alexander

• 08/13 EverestHistory.com: Hugo Rodriguez Barroso

• 08/13 Heart Rate Monitors: And the Beat Goes On

• 08/13 The Ashraf Aman Q&A, the 9th person to Summit K2

• 08/13 Stories Off the Wall

• 08/13 Tents: 4 Season

• 08/13 Shell Jackets: Women's

• 08/14 Miss Nives Meroy moves to the top of women climbers in 20 days !!!

• 08/14 Snowboard Everest Autumn 2003

• 08/14 The Quest for all 14 8000 Meter Peaks Summits

• 08/14 Peter Hillary

• 08/14 Compare: Day Hiking Boots: Women's

• 08/14 We need your help! The dream is to build a series for clinics across Nepal

• 08/14 Mt. Spantik Expedition and History

• 08/14 Kangchenjunga 2003

• 08/14 A very special report: Everest West Ridge and Traverse

• 08/15 ELBRUS 2003 Photo Show Dave Lim

• 08/15 Snowboard Everest Autumn 2003 Update!

• 08/15 Dispatches David Lim: Elbrus 2003

• 08/15 Dispatch one: Autumn Everest 2002 Read it again!

• 08/15 Harnesses: Hang out in comfort

• 08/15 Dhaulagiri Expedition and News Index

• 08/15 Fifth Avenue or Fifth Class

• 08/15 EverestHistory.com: Anna Collet

• 08/15 EverestHistory.com: Charlotte Conant Fox

• 08/15 The classified ads continue to grow in number, check them out !

• 08/15 GPS Units

• 08/16 Yves LaForest and friends are missing, prayers for the family and friends...

• 08/18 Vinson problems

• 08/18 Climbers still going on Gasherbrum II....

• 08/18 Pakistan 2003 Mountaineering Expedition List Update

• 08/18 Kangchenjunga Picture Show

• 08/18 First installment of "Lessons from the Mountain" by Jeff Justman

• 08/18 Book" A Life on the Edge: Memoirs of Everest and Beyond

• 08/18 Avalanche Probes

• 08/18 Terzyul Vladislav

• 08/18 Mountaineering Boots: Men's

• 08/19 Snowboard Everest Autumn 2003: 5 pages of pictures

• 08/19 Krakauer is at it again !

• 08/19 Pumori 2003 featuring Dan Mazur

• 08/19 Project “Diabetes-8000”: The first stage: The ascent of Mt. McKinley

• 08/19 Sunglasses: Non-Polarized

• 08/19 Kangchenjunga History

• 08/19 Shishapangma Expeditions and News Index

• 08/19 Swiss Shishapangma/Cho Oyu Autumn 2001

• 08/19 Broad Peak 2002 Expeditions

• 08/19 Lhotse Expedition and News Index

• 08/19 Everest: Pictures of the Geneva – Everest 1952 – 2002" Team, new and Old !!

• 08/20 Getting High on Everest, the latest dispatch from the Snowboard Everest expedition

• 08/20 Bear Grylls latest Adventure

• 08/20 Manaslu 2003 featuring Piotr Pustelnik

• 08/20 Everest Autumn 02 Coverage: Toll on the Ice Fall

• 08/20 Peter Hillary

• 08/20 Susan Ershler

• 08/20 A Toy Story

• 08/20 Mountaineering: Ice Tools

• 08/20 Rain Jackets: Women's

• 08/20 Ginette Harrison; one of the best ever

• 08/20 wonderful Greenland 2002 pictures!

• 08/20 Ropes: The Climber's Insurance Policy

• 08/20 EverestHistory.com: Routes

• 08/20 American Sean Swarner takes on Everest: A Cancer's Survivors Journey to the World's highest Summit !!!

• 08/21 What are you waiting for? Nancy Norris attempts to become the oldest American woman to Summit Everest.

• 08/21 Sliven International Mountain Film Festival

• 08/21 Ropes

• 08/21 Seven Summits

• 08/21 Book: High Exposure : An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places

• 08/21 Several GREENLAND 2002 - Pictures

• 08/21 Kangchenjunga 2002

• 08/21 Gavin Bate Everest 2002

• 08/21 EverestHistory.com: ELSA ÁVILA BELLO aka Elsa Carsolio

• 08/21 EverestHistory.com: Merab Khabazi

• 08/22 Snowboard Everest Autumn 2003: 3 more pages of pictures from Everest 2003...

• 08/22 Gear Reviews: High Altitude Tents for the big mountains; Submit your review today

• 08/22 Trip Report: Ray Yeritsian: West Rib Denali Summit 2003

• 08/22 Everest : A Mountaineering History'  by Walt Unsworth 

• 08/22 Mountaineering: Ice Axes

• 08/22 Ropes: The Climber's Insurance Policy

• 08/22 Everest 2002: The Summit, the 2nd Step (two), and more pictures (wonderful pictures!) from the Koreans

• 08/22 Willie Benegas

• 08/22 Belay & Rappel Devices

• 08/22 Backpacks: Extended Trip

• 08/22 Everest Speakers

• 08/22 Energy Bars & Gels

• 08/23 Nancy Norris: What are you waiting for? Dispatch one

• 08/23 Rain Pants: Men's

• 08/23 Nanga Parbat: Some background and History

• 08/25 Autumn 2003: International Mountain Guides 8000 meter Coverage

• 08/25 Gear Reviews from our readers of High Altitude Tents for the big mountains

• 08/25 Eureka! 5th Season Review

• 08/25 Everest 2003: Canadian Fire Fighter Everest Expedition

• 08/25 Our review of  High Altitude Tents for the big mountains continues; Submit your review today

• 08/25 David Lim: Elbrus 2003

• 08/25 Duffel Bags

• 08/25 Shell Jackets: Men's

• 08/25 High Exposure : An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places

• 08/26 Autumn 2003: International Mountain Guides 8000 meter Coverage Dispatch One and Dispatch Two: The team has all successfully made it to Kathmandu and is ready to leave tomorrow morning for Lhasa. Yesterday, the members joined their Sherpas in the puja (blessing) ceremony at the Boudnath monastery. Check here for the full dispatch.

• 08/26 Snowboard Everest Autumn 2003 The waiting game...

• 08/26 What are you waiting for? Dispatch Two: Hello EverestNews.com readers. This is Nancy Norris reporting in, Namaste from Kathmandu! Yesterday some of us went to Durbar square and saw many of the older temples, some dating back to the 1560's. Check here for the full dispatch.

• 08/26 Cho Oyo Time line and more

• 08/26 Autumn Everest 2002: The first sight of Everest.

• 08/26 Everest Summits in the 1950's

• 08/26 Everest Summits in the 1960's

• 08/26 Everest Summits in the 1970's

• 08/26 First Aid: Extended Trip

• 08/26 No Pain...No Pain

• 08/27 Nancy Norris: What are you waiting for? Hello EverestNews.com readers. This is Nancy Norris reporting in, Namaste from Kathmandu! We just finished dinner at the Yak & Yeti and now back to the hotel to get some sleep before we leave for Tibet tomorrow morning. Check here for the full dispatch.

• 08/27 Meet the Guides: IMG Autumn Cho Oyu 2003

• 08/27 The Plan in Time: IMG Autumn Cho Oyu 2003

• 08/27 Snowboard Everest Autumn 2003: More Pictures

• 08/27 Snowboard Everest Autumn 2003 Dispatch Index

• 08/27 Poles: Adjustable

• 08/27 EverestHistory.com: Lene Gammelgaard

• 08/27 Everest Speakers

• 08/27 6 More Wonderful Pictures from Greenland

• 08/27 Sport-Specific Packs

• 08/28 Nancy Norris: What are you waiting for? Hello EverestNews.com readers, and a special hello to my family. This is Nancy in Lhasa, Tibet. Our flight to Lhasa yesterday was spectacular because we had that magical day where the clouds allowed us to see the great one Mt. Everest. Check here for the rest of the dispatch.

• 08/28 Autumn Everest 2003: Dispatch Oxygenless advantages... As we pined away the hours in our Marmot Lair tent I reread our dispatch from the 25th and realized I failed to mention the advantages of not using oxygen after stating some of the disadvantages, or potential dangers, of not using oxygen.  Check here for the rest of the dispatch.

• 08/28 Cho Oyu Picture Gallery

• 08/28 Carabiners

• 08/28 Eugene Owen: a personal Journey on Kilimanjaro

• 08/28 Harnesses: Hang out in comfort

• 08/28 Sport-Specific Packs

• 08/28 EverestHistory.com: Hugo Rodriguez Barroso

• 08/29  Nancy Norris: What are you waiting for?: Ta-She-Day-Lay from Shegatsi, Tibet

• 08/29 Autumn Everest 2003: On the way up !  at 10 PM MST 8/27/2003, Jimmy, Eric, Lakpa, Kami, and Stephen are planning to leave to attempt the Japanese couloir... Check here for the rest of the dispatch.

• 08/29 An Intimate Excursion into the World’s Highest Society

• 08/29 Kangchenjunga Picture Show

• 08/29 Head Lamps

• 08/29 Mountaineering Boots: Women's

• 08/29 Of Friends and Romans: An Ascent of Everest, by Daniel Mazur

• 08/29 Camping Picks: What's the key piece of gear?

• 08/29 Everest Speakers

• 08/30 Everest Autumn 2003: Snowboarders the push and turn back!

• 08/30 Autumn Everest 2002: Facing the Ice Fall a classic expedition

• 08/30 Camera Bags

• 08/30 Andres Delgado

• 08/30 Insulated Jackets: Women's

• 08/30 Dariusz Zaluski

• 08/30 Three Great Pictures of George Dijmarescu Everest Summit Spring 2002: The third one is really great!

• 08/31 Everest Autumn 2003: Another day... the story of the summit push...

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