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Himalaya or Himalayas?

Himalaya or Himalayas? Applying the word "Himalayas" to the Himalayan mountains is a piece of linguistic butchery that became popular in the last century and now seems to be in decline. Its origin...

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Map of restive areas in occupied Tibet

Map showing the location of protests and self-immolations in Tibet from February 2009 to 15 April 2014. This map is published, in several languages and with frequent updates, on the Rangzen website - a...

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Everest - lawlessness and the expedition industry

Climbers Ueli Steck, Simone Moro and Jonathan Griffith were attacked high on the slopes of Everest last month by a mob of Sherpas, following a minor dispute with a Sherpa team. They were beaten,...

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Massacre on Nanga Parbat

The murder of 11 people at the base camp for Nanga Parbat, in the Pakistan Himalaya, on the night of 22-23 June was, as far as I know, the worst act of violence ever directed against mountaineers. It...

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Reporting Pakistan - Terrorism and Travel after the Nanga Parbat Massacre

In an article on this blog about the Nanga Parbat massacre I said that political violence in Pakistan is becoming increasingly xenophobic. Someone in Pakistan retorted with a tweet alleging that my...

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Piolets d'Or 2014

The Piolets d'Or 2014 mountaineering awards were announced at a ceremony in Courmayeur on 29 March. The winning climbs were the first ascent of K6 West (Karakoram, Pakistan) by Raphael Slawinsky and...

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Peter Matthiessen: A True Warrior

"He fought for the poor and the weary, the sick, and anyone who had problems that were brought to his attention. He took time from his own life to try to help them in whatever way he could. He ALWAYS...

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Kishtwar Shivling (East Summit) - Challo - 2014

Stephan Siegrist, Thomas Senf and Dres Abegglen have climbed a new route on Kishtwar Shivling, in the Indian Himalaya Photo: visualimpact.ch | Thomas Senf Kishtwar Shivling (East Summit) ( 5895m )First...

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Shiepra - Maaji - 2014

Swiss trio make the first ascent of a peak in the Kishtwar Himalaya, India and give it the name Shiepra Photo: visualimpact.ch | Thomas SenfFirst ascent of Shiepra ( 5885m ) MaajiHimalaya, India700m,...

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Kangchenjunga - North Ridge - 2014

Dennis Urubko has reached the summit of Kangchenjunga via the North Ridge, climbing solo above 7650m. Photo: John Town Kangchenjunga ( 8586m ) via North RidgeHimalaya, Nepal19 May 2014Climbed by Denis...

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