Ice Climbing News November 2007

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WEDNESDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 2007
	Two Teams Complete Patagonian Traverse
	Two teams completed the second and third ascents of a bold Patagonian traverse in almost three days. From November 21-23, the team composed of Patagonia veteran Rolando Garibotti and Hans Johnstone, together with another team consisting of four other Italians: Ermanno Salvaterra, Alessandro Beltrami, Mirko Mase and Fabio Salvadei, navigated from Cerro Standhardt to Punta Herron to Torre Read Full Story
	Ski Mountaineering Trip Kicks Off in South Georgia
	A French mountaineering team joined a French expatriate to engage in a sea-supported ski mountaineering expedition to an island in South Georgia. The team is composed of Philippe Batoux, Manu Cauchy (a.k.a. Doc Vertical) and Lionel Daudet. The French expatriate Isabelle Autissier is a famous sailor. The expedition will continue until early January. As early as now, the team has completed Read Full Story
	Climbing Magazine Welcomes Anker as Columnist
	Climbing Magazine, the journal of record for climbers worldwide, is pleased to announce that Conrad Anker, one of the world’s leading mountaineers, has joined Climbing’s roster of Basecamp columnists. Conrad Anker is renowned for climbing the most technically-challenging terrain in the world. This quest has taken him from the mountains of Alaska and Antarctica to the big walls of Patago Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 2007
	Slovenian Goes Solo for the 2nd Time in Annapurna
	Slovenian Tomas Humar climbed Annapurna East (8026 m) alone for the second time. Humar first climbed the trekking of Tharpa Chuli, also known as Tent Peak, (5663 m) to acclimatize himself. Last October, he crossed the South Annapurna Glacier and climbed up below the east of Annapurna. Humar started his climb at the south face of Kangsar Kang, which is commonly known as Roc Noir (74 Read Full Story
	Academy for Global Exploration Climbs in S. Africa
	Academy for Global Exploration (AGE) has just returned from a two-month climbing trip to South Africa’s Western Cape Province! Students climbed at Silvermine Crags in Cape Town, spent two weeks bouldering and climbing in world-famous Rocklands (featured in several issues, including the December issue of Climbing Magazine), two weeks climbing the endless walls in Montagu, and smearing the limes Read Full Story