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Everest: New Rules, Old Rules and Other Rules

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July 22, 2016

Cyclist’s WWII ‘Training’ Rides Were Missions of Resistance

Pythom News Feed Content Italian Gino Bartali is one...
July 22, 2016

Nepal mulls Mandatory Guides on Everest

The Himalayan Times report Nepal is considering to ban...
July 20, 2016

Back in the day: the three North Faces solo in winter

Pythom News feed Content End of December 1977, a...
July 20, 2016

Diary of a Snakebite…death!

Pythom Dispatch Feed Content Let's hope that this is...
July 20, 2016

Everest: Horrell on summit certs, liaison officers and funny rules

Pythom Dispatch feed Content In a surprise announcement, The...
July 20, 2016

Summer 2016: Bad Weather Break and Preparations for Main Round of Summit-Bids

Weather is expected to improve from today (July 20th)...
July 20, 2016

Mountains, Ponds and Glaciers: So long Pluto

A live planet, shaped by nitrogen instead of water...
July 19, 2016

This Week on Pythom

Controversies and waiting games Save for a Broad Peak...
July 18, 2016

SpaceX and Russian cargo ships meet at Space Station

Pythom Dispatch Feed Content One cargo spacecraft begins its...
July 18, 2016

BMC: Accomplished mountaineers die in Alpine accidents

Pyhom World News Feed Content Tragically, four well-known mountaineers...
July 18, 2016

Broad Peak: Things are getting close now

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July 18, 2016

All Star Explorer off on Balloon Record Attempt

Some dreams never die Perhaps the greatest living explorer...
July 14, 2016

2014 Shisha Survivor Accuses Boehm/Steck of Lies and Negligence

Pythom News Feed Content 24 September 2014, 6.55 a.m.:...
July 14, 2016

Cesen/Lindic Summit Broad Peak, G IV Shining Wall next up

Pythom News Feed Content "Over on Broad Peak, most...
July 14, 2016

Nekton Mission: Interview With Oliver Steeds

I am fortunate to have quite a few really...
July 14, 2016

[UPDATED] Bad Weather Thwarts K2 Summit Attempt, Bulgarians on Nanga Parbat Summit-Push

Update on Nanga Parbat Boyan Petrov and Ivan Tomov....
July 14, 2016

Horrell: Comparing Hillary’s and Tichy’s ascents of Cho Oyu

Pythom News Feed Content Cho Oyu is generally considered...
July 13, 2016

Antarctica: A Robot for Interplanetary Exploration

Pythom News Feed Content It is no small undertaking...
July 13, 2016

Montagna: Norbert Joos died in climbing accident

Pythom World News Content Swiss mountain guide and veteran...
July 13, 2016

AJ: The Wisdom of Failure: 1,000 Feet From Everest’s Peak

Pythom News Feed Content Adrian Ballinger turned back less...
July 13, 2016

K2: Big ‘Everest-Like’ Summit Push Underway

Majority of climber have launched the summit attempt in...
July 12, 2016

LIKE A BIRD

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July 12, 2016

Montagna: K2 reeks of “Into Thin Air”

Pythom News Feed Content An early summit push has...
July 11, 2016