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By mountaintravel • August 7th, 2008

The World’s Greatest Light Protest for Tibet grows even greater

One last day of effort
Today I would like every one of us, to dedicate as much time as she or he can, to remind the world that the
BIGGEST LIGHT PROTEST ON EARTH
will take place tomorrow at 9:00 p.m.
Please use every possible means of broadcast
• facebook, MySpace, [...]

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LIGHT A CANDLE for TIBET

August 7th 2008 at 9 pm (local time zone)
WE WILL UNITE OUR LIGHT
LIGHT A CANDLE for TIBET
Do you want to make a difference in the world?
Do you want to leave a personal mark for future generations?
Do you want to take an active part in events that will change the [...]

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ExWeb’s tribute to Inaki Ochoa: When good men die.
We want wild adventure, but go on guided trips. We want a lake-side cottage; but buy a large house in suburbia. We dream of a husky-wolf, but get a lap-dog. We shovel our fist in our mouth; and go through life unheard.
That’s [...]

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It’s over: Inaki Ochoa lost on Annapurna.
/May 23, 2008/ In spite off all efforts, Inaki couldn’t make it. Further pulmonary complications had worsened up his state, until he passed away at 12.30 pm, local time. Ueli Steck was with the sick Spaniard, trying to reanimate him until the end. Denis [...]

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Apa Sherpa reached the summit of Everest for a record 18th time at 5:45 am on May 22. Ang Mingma Sherpa of Thame village was with him, reports Ang Tshering.
Check out a previous ExWeb special story on this subject “Everest: Who will be the first climber to summit 20 times?” . [...]

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Kukuczka Chorten unveiled, “to those who stayed for ever”.
“He fingered my new, shining wedges. ‘Expensive.’ he commented. His tone had a hint of envy, and no wonder: from his harness – itself a backyard special of leftover materials – hung home-made wedges fashioned from rope and common nuts. ‘From auto’ [...]

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The Olympic torch, bound to climb Mount Everest in May, is unexpectedly turning into the loudest voice for human rights violations in Tibet and China yet.
Protesters made the torch’s journey through London more like “running the gauntlet than a journey of celebration,” according to AP.
In Paris today, the Olympic [...]

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Acclimatisation on Island Peak (6180 m)
Two members of the expedition, Artur Hajzer and Robert Szymczak, decided to acclimatise before the proper climb on Dhaulagiri by summiting Island Peak (6189 m) – a popular trekking peak. Ryszard Pawłowski has already gained initial acclimatisation after climbing Aconcague twice in February and March [...]

  New Zealand’s “colossus”, Sir Edmund Hillary, was farewelled in a state funeral in Auckland that combined tears and laughter as his family and friends shared memories of his great achievements and humanity.
St Mary’s Church in Parnell, where the funeral was held, and the neighbouring Holy Trinity Cathedral, where Sir Ed had been lying [...]

Legendarny alpinista, poszukiwacz przygód i filantrop był najbardziej znanym Nowozelandczykiem
Edmund Hillary dokonał pionierskiego wejścia na Mount Everest wraz z Szerpą Tenzingiem Norgayem 29 maja 1953 r. “Załatwiliśmy skurczybyka” powiedział do towarzyszy eskapady po zejściu ze szczytu, a dzięki relacji BBC słowa te usłyszał cały świat. W szeregu wielkich poszukiwaczy przygód stawiają go również inne wyczyny: [...]

Everest legend Edmund Hillary has died at the age of 88.
This is a big loss to the world of exploration, Hillary’s family and also to Himalaya chronicler Elizabeth Hawley, 83, who remained one of Hillary’s closest friends since his great Everest ascent.
Full story : http://www.mounteverest.net/
Edmund Hillary has passed away, taking a big chunk [...]

The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity

Offices of GOCC on the world :
Foreign offices of organizers : XVI Final Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity
All you need to know about Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy (WOŚP)
Very much like each of the last 14 years, the year 2008 will begin with the joyous labour of Christmas help. Ever since [...]

The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity

Office of GOCC on the world :
Foreign offices of organizers : XVI Final Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity
1. WOSP, EDINBURGH – The Great Orchestra Of Christmas Charity :
For immediate release “The Great Orchestra Of Christmas Charity”
Sunday 13 January to Thursday 17 January 2008
A series of cultural activities organized to [...]

Wish this Christmas Eve brings for you the gifts of happiness, good helth & joy !
May your holiday season be as beautiful as a Winter Wonderland! Merry Christmas !
Family members begin the celebration with a prayer and breaking of the Christmas wafer (opłatek – symbolising the bread eaten daily — our day-to-day common life) and [...]

I would like to invite you on viewing of new photo gallery which pictures : 5th Krakow Mountain Film Festival / the biggest annual mountaineering event in Poland – between 5 and 9 December 2007 /
Zapraszam do oglądania nowej galerii zdjęć z V Krakowskiego Festiwalu Górskiego , wielkiego święta ludzi kochających góry, który odbył [...]

Steph Davis, author of new book “WIELKIE ZAUROCZENIE” /polish edition/
Publishing house Galaktyka invites on unusual meeting with Steph Davis, which will proceed on 5th Krakow Mountain Film Festival, 9 December 2007. One of most comprehensvely ascending women in the world will tell about her passion and new book „ Wielkie ZAUROCZENIE. It is about love [...]

Steph Davis special guest of 5th Krakow Mountain Film Festival
High Infatuation: Steph Davis on what’s true..
Steph Davis is considered one of the best climbers in the world.She was the first woman to muscle her way up, without the help of equipment, the Salathe Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.Davis is the author of [...]

Guests of 5th Krakow Mountain Film Festival are famous and fabolous climbers likie:
Kinga Baranowska – ALPINUS EXPEDITION TEAM (www.kingabaranowska.com)

Piotr Morawski – ALPINUS EXPEDITION TEAM (www.piotrmorawski.com)
Marcin Miotk – (www.miotk.pl)
There will be a posybility to meet all [...]

5th Krakow Mountain Film Festival.

We would like to invite you to the biggest annual mountaineering event in Poland – the 5th Krakow Mountain Film Festival. Between 5 and 9 December 2007 there will be an opportunity to admire the best mountain film productions, participate in meetings with the greatest Polish and international climbing stars, [...]

The golden decade of Polish Himalayan mountaineering, besides the unquestionable personal accomplishments of Jurek Kukuczka, Wanda Rutkiewicz, Wojtek Kurtyka and others, also saw winter achievements that were a team rather than individual success. It was particularly noticeable during the winter expeditions how the whole team worked for the result. In Winter it is difficult to [...]

The most important festival in Tengboche is called the Mani Rimdu. It consists of nine days of ceremonies and meditation (Drupchen). This is concluded by a special blessing ceremony given by Tengboche Rinpoche to the public and the world renowned Mask Dances performed by the monks at Tengboche Monastery

The following are the approximate dates of [...]