Ice Climbing News July 2007

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TUESDAY, 31 JULY 2007
	Record-Breaking Climber Goes to Arctic Circle
	Rhys Jones, a 21-year-old record-breaking mountaineer, has set off to another adventure. Jones, who is part of a three-man team, will be climbing the three highest peaks in the Arctic Circle. Jones, together with his climbing companions, is now in Reykjavik, Iceland, and they will first complete a 120-mile trek for the first phase of the expedition. The team will be summiting the highest peak f Read Full Story
MONDAY, 30 JULY 2007
	Still No News for Stefano Zafka
	What happened to Italian K2 Mountain Freedom team member Stefano Zafka is still unknown as he went missing above C4 last Friday while climbing down from the summit. There were speculations that the Italian team had helped American Don Bowie, who had injured leg, in climbing down the mountain. Bowie said, however, that it did not happen. He said that he has able to go down the mountain on his ow Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 27 JULY 2007
	Sandstrom Brothers Climb Peru to Help Save Lives
	The Sandstrom brothers are climbing again this year to save lives. They will try to scale the highest mountains in Peru to raise money for kidney disease. Rep. Stephen Sandstrom and his brother Nord will climb Huascaran Sur, a mountain that towers above the clouds at 22, 132 feet and raise $12,000 for kidney programs. Both brothers expect to spend at least five days at the mountain. T Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 25 JULY 2007
	Woman Climber Dies in French Alps
	Four climbers were caught by a blizzard high in the French Alps near Chamonix. The group was composed of a Kiwi woman, a British man and two others from France and Chile. The Kiwi woman died. The group were caught by a storm with 120 kmh winds near the summit of the Aiguille de Bionnassay, an outlying peak of Mont Blanc, the highest peak in western Europe. According to the French police, Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 24 JULY 2007
	Climbers Reach Gasherbrum II Via North Face
	Italian climbers Karl Unterkircher and Daniele Bernasconi have successfully reached the top of Gasherbrum II through its North face. The climbers reached the summit last July 20 via the north face, setting a historic record. Michele Compagnoni, the third member of the climbing expedition was left 150 meter below the summit, but shares the same happiness with the other climbers. Only few cl Read Full Story