- K2: The American North Ridge Expedition, on MountainZone. com
Hansen, 31, of Portland, Oregon, plans to oversee the environmental cleanup at Base Camp and provide "grunt" support on the lower reaches of the mountain for the summit team He grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, and after high school traveled and moved West on the suggestion of a friend who had taken a National Outdoor Leadership School course He began climbing in Colorado, fascinated with
- US Ski Team: Alpine
The White Circus There is an air of anticipation as temperatures plunge, and leaves fall in the mountainous countries of the world As snow again arrives on the high peaks, work begins in earnest for the "White Circus " Ski racers are fine tuning their conditioning and training for the big and biggest ski events There are two goals this winter: the multi-event World Cup, in its 31st year
- K2: The American North Ridge Expedition, on MountainZone. com
A surprise break in the weather, after days of snowfall blanketing tents and optimism alike, is breathing life into the dimming hopes of American, Japanese and Mexican climbers making a final summit attempt on K2's North Ridge Strong winds (no sirocco here), deep snow and the prospect of another storm are much on our minds The barometer is plummeting and a few light snowflakes fell in Base
- HI-TEC Adventure Racing Series
The Hi-Tec Adventure Race combines kayaking, mountain biking, and trail running with mystery 'special tests'
- Telemark Camp at Mt. Hood, Oregon on ski. mountainzone. com
The next USTSA telemark camp is August 18-21, 2000 at Timberline Lodge and Ski Resort And yes, there's great skiing there in August
- Anatoli Boukreev Forum: World-wide Response to His Death
Anatoli Boukreev Forum: World-wide Response to His DeathResponses to Boukreev's Death People from around the world are moved by the legendary climber's death Co-author Weston DeWalt Weston DeWalt, who co-wrote The Climb with Anatoli Boukreev, has issued this statement to The Mountain Zone after hearing confirmation that the famed Russian climber died in a Christmas Day avalanche on Annapurna
- Clay County Mountains, West Virginia
See a FREE map and list of ALL the mountains in Clay County, WV MountainZone has maps of every mountain, peak, and hill in West Virginia
- Raid Gauloises 2000 - mountainzone. com
Raid Gauloises 2000 Kathmandu, Nepal Editor's Note: MountainZone com will follow Raid Gauloises from two prespectives this year Daily updates directly from Raid Gauloises will be posted, along with updates from Team Dusk2Dawn's team reporter Competitors and support crews have been arriving in Kathmandu, Nepal from all corners of the globe for the past two weeks This diverse group of men and
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