Ice Climbing News February 2007

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WEDNESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2007
	Ines Papert, First Female M13 Climber
	Ice Climbing World champion Ines Papert from Germany is the first female climber who ascended M13 at Diebsofen in Austria. She successfully made the climb last February 9. Papert climbed M13, one of the hardest routes in Europe, as a preparation for a climbing tour in Iceland. Last week, Papert together with Albert Leichtfried, Markus Bendler, and Audrey Gariepy set off to explore Iceland Read Full Story
MONDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2007
	Guided Ice Climbs, Not Entirely Opposed by USFS
	Guided ice climbing on South Work is not entirely opposed by Shoshone Forest Officials according to Wapiti District Ranger Terry Root. Shoshone Officials prefer to meet the issue with caution, Root said. "A desire by a private enterprise does not rise to the level of public need," he said. Forest Service allows do-it-yourself climbers on the frozen waterfalls on the upper South Fork. Profes Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2007
	Franz Josef Glacier Opens Next Month
	The Franz Josef Glacier Centre, the $6.5 million indoor ice climbing attraction in New Zealand, is set to open on March 1. Featuring a 10-metre-high wall, up to 20 climbers can scale simultaneously in a "supervised environment" in the centre. Audio-visual displays, which include virtual rainforest, ice caves, and crevasses, are also a part of the center’s features. These will give a one-of- Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2007
	Japanese Team Reaches Panbari Himal in Nepal
	A five-member Japanese team has reached the 6905-meter Panbari Himal, making them the first climbers who have climbed the remote snow peak in Peri Himal in Nepal. Led by Yoshimi Kato, the team is composed of Gakuto Komiya, Sayaka Koyama, Kenro Nakajima and Yousuke Urabe. The team came from the west and into Marsyandi Khola and Larkya La. They put up a base camp on teh Fukan Glacier, which Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2007
	JHMG's Guided Ice Climbs Still Pending
	Kenny Gasch, a representative of Jackson Hole Mountain Guides (JHMG) at Cody, relates that their firm is finding it hard to get a permit that will allow them to provide guided ice climbs at the frozen water falls in the South Fork. Over the last five years, their efforts have been "fruitless", Gasch says. "They (Shoshone Forest officials) haven't done anything in the last five years to educ Read Full Story