Ice Climbing News April 2007

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MONDAY, 30 APRIL 2007
	Veteran Mountaineer Dies While Climbing Everest
	Dawa Sherpa, 40, a veteran mountaineer has fallen to his death while climbing Mount Everest. This is according to www.in.news.yahoo.com. Dawa Sherpa has slipped and fallen into a crevasse while preparing logistics last Thursday. He was preparing his climb between the second and thirds camps, which is at an altitude of between 6,400 and 7,500 meters. Dawa Sherpa's body was brought to Ka Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 27 APRIL 2007
	Sherpa Climber, First Everest Casualty this Season
	A sherpa climber has died while climbing Mount Everest yesterday. The sherpa climber is said to be the first casualty of the season according to www.everestnews.com. The sherpa climber was hit with a block of ice while going to Camp 3. Camp 3 is at 23,700 feet or 7200 meters. Climbers have to go through Lhotse Face. Skill, strength, and stamina are needed to climb the wall of ice, which Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 25 APRIL 2007
	Climber Dies after Falling 1,000 feet in Mount Wak
	A climber, who has not been identified, has died last Monday after falling down Mount Wake in Denali National Park and Preserve. Maureen McLaughlin, park spokeswoman, said that the climber is not from Alaska. The climber's spouse, who is out of the country, has not been contacted yet. The climber fell down 1,000 feet while rappelling on Mount Wake around 6 PM with a partner, who was belo Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 24 APRIL 2007
	Kilimanjaro's Ice Will Remain, Scientists Say
	Austrian scientists negate the prediction that the glaciers on Mount Kilimanjaro will be gone within 20 years. The University of Innsbruck-led team has presented their assessment at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly meeting. They say that the compacted ice on the crater on Uhuru Peak, Mount Kilimanjaro's highest peak, will remain even after 2040. "Precipitation and not temp Read Full Story
MONDAY, 23 APRIL 2007
	Singapore's First Women's Team Train for Everest
	Singapore's first women's climbing team is training for their Mount Everest climb next year. The team will be climbing Tibet's Cho Oyu, the sixth highest in the world, in August as part of their training. The team has been training for three-and-a-half years already. Last year, the team climbed the Muztag Ata mountain located along the border of China and Pakistan to train. The team is imp Read Full Story