Renowned Mountaineers, Feeling Peaky?

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Great interview on Radio 4 this morning with pioneering climber and author Gwen Moffat, 96, who is still healthy enough to go hill walking - "but nothing more than 1500 feet".  

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On 14/07/2020 at 18:52, YoungWillz said:

Now Chris Bonington is climbing his fucking stairs for charity. Nepalese charity.

 

No harm to him, but what's his angle? A sainthood from the Pope? Order of the Garter from the Queen? Or will he settle for a mention in Parliament from Blibberwimble?

 

British mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington has shown up on Sky News talking about his mate Philip (the Prince). Looking aged but quite well - but is 87 this summer so will start to be on more of our radars before long.

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Kim Hong-bin, a South Korean climber who was the first disabled person to scale all the world's tallest mountains, has gone missing during his descent from a mountain in Pakistan. Kim Hong-bin: South Korean climber missing after fall in Pakistan - BBC News

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Rick Allen (although not confirmed) dies in an avalanche.  

 

https://news.stv.tv/north/scottish-climber-dies-attempting-new-route-up-k2

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One of GUN's theme team climbers, Sajid Sadpara developed a life-threatening altitude sickness during the K2 ascent.

Nevertheless, he is planning another expedition:

 

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Major H. P. S. Ahluwalia, mountaineer, author, social worker, recipient of Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan reportedly dead at 85. He took part in the 1965 Indian Everest Expedition and during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 suffered a spine injury that left him wheelchair-bound for the rest of his life.

The team leader of that expedition is still alive, by the way. Mohan Singh Kohli, now 90.

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Tony Moulam died aged 94 on October 29 2021

Times

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Corrado “Korra” Pesce, 40, dubbed the Spiderman of the Alps, has died after an accident. He was 41. His body remains on the mountain after rescue efforts were called off.

 

https://gripped.com/news/top-climber-and-mountain-guide-korra-pesce-dies-in-patagonia/

 

 

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A man has died and 17 others have been saved following a major rescue mission on Ben Nevis.

Police received reports that a number of people had got into difficulty on the UK’s highest mountain at around 2.15pm on Tuesday.
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Marcel Remy, Swiss alpine climber, has died aged 99. Earlier this year he was still climbing 15 metre indoor walls. Climbed the 450m Miroir d'Argentine at the age of 94.

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Mountaineer Hilaree Nelson, 49, dies in the descent of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas.

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30 minutes ago, JQW said:

Mountaineer Hilaree Nelson, 49, dies in the descent of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas.

 

 

Named as one of 25 most adventurous women of the past 25 years by Men's Journal in 2018. And the attempt to stay on that list was going so well!

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On 28/03/2021 at 10:00, DevonDeathTrip said:

Great interview on Radio 4 this morning with pioneering climber and author Gwen Moffat, 96, who is still healthy enough to go hill walking - "but nothing more than 1500 feet".  

 

 

Oh aye, and whilst this thread is briefly peaking (heh heh), a timely reminder that the highly obitable Ms Moffat is now 98.

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Ed Webster, described as someone who pushed the limits when he climbed Mount Everest in 1988, has died. He was 66. Webster mentored numerous people over the years. Webster was also a writer and award-winning photographer whose work was featured in Rolling Stone and the New York Times.

 

https://gripped.com/profiles/ed-webster-who-defied-odds-on-everest-dies-at-66/

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The renowned Soviet mountaineer Lyudmila Agranovskaya died at the age of 90 in Kamchatka.

She made seven ascents above 7,000 metres, five of them as a leader. She was the first woman to climb the highest point of the Soviet Union, Peak Communism (1970), and also the first woman in the country to be awarded the badge "For climbing the highest peaks of the Union" ("Snow Leopard", badge number 16).

ru.wiki t.me/vsolodovbrief

 

 

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So, been a bit busy of late and neglecting  keeping up with the news

 

Anyone heard of any highly dangerous Himalyan expeditions or similar planning to set off in the next week or so? Askin' for a friend, like 

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@maryportfuncity

Why climb so high?

 

Will the Ural not do?

Dyatlov pass

Taganay

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@maryportfuncity 

And you were right!

 

The Russian Geographical Society sent an expedition to the Indian Himalayas.

This task is altogether intriguing "the expedition will search for places where Allied warplanes fell in 1943-1945". 

Not mountaineers, but there will be some hard-to-reach places.

rgo.ru 

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1 hour ago, chel said:

@maryportfuncity 

And you were right!

 

The Russian Geographical Society sent an expedition to the Indian Himalayas.

This task is altogether intriguing "the expedition will search for places where Allied warplanes fell in 1943-1945". 

Not mountaineers, but there will be some hard-to-reach places.

rgo.ru 

 

 

Desperation then, recondition the fallen planes and put them in the front line to bomb Kyiv!

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Anna Czerwińska, Polish Mountaineer has died aged 73. Obit (In Polish). 

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American mountaineer and rock climber Allen Steck (wiki) dead at 96/97 according to this Facebook post.


(photo from his 90th birthday)

Gurdial Singh (wiki), 99, and Gwen Moffat (wiki), 98, still at peak positions as the oldest mountaineers.

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Renowned Irish climber Noel Hanna has died during a descent of Annapurna; he was selected by @Grim Up Northfor the 2021 Deathrace. Peaked too early there, or summit!

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10 minutes ago, time said:

Renowned Irish climber Noel Hanna has died during a descent of Annapurna; he was selected by @Grim Up Northfor the 2021 Deathrace. Peaked too early there, or summit!

 

 

Ah yeah, that team was entirely composed of hard-core climbers active in the Himalayas in mid-winter. He scored fairly well as I recall

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17 minutes ago, time said:

Renowned Irish climber Noel Hanna has died during a descent of Annapurna; he was selected by @Grim Up Northfor the 2021 Deathrace. Peaked too early there, or summit!

 

Also one for the DDP LotM as GUN entered that same Deathrace team as a theme team.

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56 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said:

 

 

Ah yeah, that team was entirely composed of hard-core climbers active in the Himalayas in mid-winter. He scored fairly well as I recall

 

49 minutes ago, Death Impends said:

 

Also one for the DDP LotM as GUN entered that same Deathrace team as a theme team.

 

Yeah just got pipped to the Theme Team League right at end of year.