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Best Of Explorersweb
By their performance, the awarded expeditions have proved themselves outstanding in all or most of the following: "Best of Explorersweb" is selected by the journalists at Explorersweb, the world's leading source in adventure news. 2011
1. Winter GII
Simone Moro, Denis Urubko, Cory Richards 2. K2 North Pillar Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Darek Zaluski, Maxut Zhumayev, Vassiliy Pivtsov 3. Everest Paraglide Babu Sunuwar, Lakpa Tshering Sherpa 4. Hemingway award: Mr Park Park Young Seok 5. The Wanderer: Henk de Velde Henk de Velde 6. Himalayan knights: Abele Blanc Abele Blanc Special Mentions Adrian Ballinger: Manaslu ski descent Erden Eruc: Indian Ocean row finish Arjun Vajpai: youngest on Lhotse and Manaslu Sarah and Eric McNair-Landry: kiting the NW passage Erik Boomer & Jon Turk, Ellesmere Island Irena Mrak and Mojca Svajger, Nanga Parbat Diamir face Christian Eide, South Pole speed record Ueli Steck - Shishapangma speed climb 2010
1. Edurne Pasaban
Edurne Pasaban (14 8000'ers) 2. Cecilie & Ryan Cecilie Skoog, Ryan Waters (unsupported, unsupplied Antarctic Crossing) 3. Himalaya Heli Rescues Sabin Basnyat & Crew 4. Mars Ocean Odyssey Reid Stowe 5. Solo Sail Jessica Watson 6. Indian Ocean Row Erden Eruc 7. Himalayan Knights: Joao and Piotr Joao Garcia, Piotr Pustelnik (14 8000'ers) 8. Peter 1st & Northern Passage (Arctic circumnavigation) Northern Passage: Borge Ousland, Thorleif Thorleifsson Peter 1st: Daniel Gavrilov and crew Special Mentions Dan & Amelia: North Pole Valery: Base Jump Arjun Vajpai: youngest on Lhotse and Manaslu JL Etienne: North Pole Baloon Stafford & Cho: Amazon 2009
1. Denis Urubko
Denis Urubko (14 8000'ers, winter Makalu, Cho Oyu new route) 2. Winter Makalu: Simone Moro and Denis Urubko Simone Moro, Denis Urubko) 3. Mr. Park Park Young Seok (new route Mount Everest) 4. Himalaya Dream Mile, Miss Oh and Miss Go Oh Eun-Sun and Go Mi-Sun 5. Indian Ocean Crossing Sarah Outen 6. Nanga Parbat New route Gerfried Göschl, Sepp Bachmair, Hans Goger, Louis Rousseau 7. Himalayan Knights: 14 8000'er Veikka Gustafsson, Ralf Dujmovits, Andrew Lock, Denis Urubko 8. AJ & FT, corporate compassion Joao Garcia, Piotr Pustelnik (14 8000'ers) Special Mentions Good guys leaving too early: Tomaz, Piotr, Serguey, Martin, Oscar, Roby... Valery: Base Jump GIII/GIV attempt and rescue Nives Meroi, fame for love North Pole-Greenland crossing and polar records 2008
1. K2, Gerard McDonnell
Gerard McDonnell 2. Inaki's rescue team 8000'ers 3. Tomek and Wacek Tomasz Lewandowski, Wacek (global circumnavigation) 4. Erden Eruc Erden Eruc, Ocean Rowing 5. Babanov & Afansiev Valery Babanov, Victor Afansiev (new route Broad Peak and Gasherbrum I) 6. Alberto Peruffo Alberto Peruffo (fight for freedom) 7. Himalayan Knight: Ivan Vallejo Ivan Vallejo (14 8000'ers) 8. Tara's Arctic Voyage Jean-Claude Gascard and crew Special Mentions Shparo & Smolin - NP Valery - Base Jump Miura & Sherchan - Ev Burwick - Ocean 2007
1. Russian K2 West Face
First ascent of K2 West Face 2. Jason Lewis Jason Lewis (global Circumnavigation) 3. Uruko and Kazakh K2 climbers Denis Urubko, Serguey Samoilov and climbing team (K2 North Ridge) 4. Tomaz Humar Tomaz Humar (Annapurna Solo) 5. 8000'er knight: Silvio Mondinelli Silvio Mondinelli (14 8000'ers) 6. Borge & Thomas Borge Ousland, Thomas Ulrich(near Winter North Pole) 7. Dodo Kopold Dodo Kopold (8000'ers) 8. Hannah McKeand Hannah McKeand (Antarctica solo) Special Mentions Rozov - Base Jump Valery & Serg - Jannu Cope - Long Rider Roubinet - NW Passage Korean Team - Lhotse Unterkircher - G2 Japanese Team - Lhotse 2006
1. The truth of Nangpa La
Pavle Kozjek (Cho Oyu - fight for freedom) 2. Piotr & Hilayan Trilogy Team Piotr Pustelnik, Piotr Morawski, Peter Hamor (8000'ers) 3. Rune Gjeldnes Rune Gjeldnes (Antarctic Solo Crossing) 4. Denis & Serguey Denis Urubko and Serguey Samoilov (Manaslu, new route) 5. Nives & Romano Nives Meroi, Romano Benet (K2) 6. Maxut & Vassiliy Maxut Zhumayev, Vassiliy Pivtsov (Dhaulagiri, Annapurna) 7. Alex Bellini Alex Bellini (Atlantic rowing crossing) 8. Inaki Ochoa Inaki Ochoa (Shisha Pangma) Special Mentions Yuka & Tatsuya - K2 Serap Jangbu - 8000er Colin & Julie - World Borge & Mike - Arctic 2005
1. Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (Shisha Pangma Traverse, Everest Supercouloir rescue, Gasherbrum 2 summit) 2. Matty McNair Matty McNair (Arctic/Antarctica) 3. Simone & Piotr Simone Moro, Piotr Morawski (Shisha Pangma Winter) 4. Saxen Alpine Club (Pakistan Earthquake) 5. Himalaya Knights: Viesturs & Kuntner Ed Viesturs, Christian Kuntner (14 8000'ers) 6. Mystery Chopper (Mount Everest) 7. Denis & Serguey Denis Urubko and Serguey Samoilov (Broad Peak, new route) 8. Micke & Johan Mikael Strandberg, Johan Ivarsson (Siberia) Special Mentions Marcin Miotk - Mount Everest Minoru Saito - Ocean Sailing Pavel Rezvoy - Indian Ocean Row Fedor Konyukhov - Ocean Sailing 2004
1. Magic Line
Magic Line Team (K2) 2. Jannu North Face Russian Jannu Expedition (new route) 3. Over Everest Richard, Angelo (Everest Ultra Light) 4. Dominick Arduin Dominick Arduin (North Pole) 5. Spaceship One (Space) 6. Central North Wall Russian team (Mount Everest new route) 7. Russian Extreme Pr. Valery Rozov (Armin Brakk Base Jump) 8. Fiona and Rosie Fiona Thornewill, Rosie Stancer (Antarctica) Special Mentions Edurne Pasaban, Juanito Oiarzabal - K2 Henk De Velde - North West Passage Pavel Rezvoy - Atlantic Nawang Sherpa - Everest |
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