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Being impressed by Lorenzo's high quality pictures, I asked myself which indicator could be a good measure of it. The best rated picture may only be a pure luck (also my best rated picture is far from being my favourite one). The number of posted pictures is even worse. So, I looked at the rating of the 27th picture on member's profile page - the last one, showed in a series of thumbnails. These are ...

I want to do the Italian normal route on MB in late July and want to acclimatize with a PD or easy AD climb a day or two before. A relatively short rock, ice or mixed route from the Italian side would be ideal. Any suggestions?

Hey everybody with a New Zealand interest -

I've just added a route page and a trip report for Ball Pass, along with a number of photos that I quite liked. I'll be adding a couple of new mountain pages as well in the near future. I'd appreciate any feedback or additions to the route page - let me know!

Thanks, :P
Howie

http://www.summitpost.org/route/187559/ball-pass.html
http://www.summitpost.org/trip-report/187596/ball-pass-crossing.html

It is under review a law that will make climbing in the Cordillera Blanca highly restrictive. A link to the British Mountaineering Council describes all the changes that are on the air
<http://www.thebmc.co.uk/news_det.asp?item_id=877>
A more extensive artcle from THe American Alpine Club can be found at http://www.americanalpineclub.org/docs/2004_Winter_AAN.pdf


A brief look at the new regulations:

The key articles affecting climbers and trekkers are;
Article 7.1: Concerning the prohibition of "free entries" for the tourist activities which ...

No. I would still go.

We've got a 4-pax group for Elbrus expedition for a date of 24th of july for about 10 days. To decrease price, we would like to invite more people for our expedition. If you are interested, contact me:
bukh@pisem.net

pozdravlja vas jedan Dalmatinac koji zivi u Nirnbergu (Bavarska, Njem.) Stvorili ste pravi Balkan Power u ovom forumu, vrazi vas odnili :D

Samo tako nastavite dragi moji.

Zivila balkanska priroda,
Andelko

According the the South American Explorer (v80) there are three mountian refuges (huts) at the base camps of Huascaran, Pisco and Ishinca. All proceeds go towards constructing homes for the locals. For more information on how you can help or to make a reservation email andesdbosco@hotmail.com.

For all those lucky enough to be heading to Peru this year.

Planning a trip to Bolivia Jun 16-July25. Couple of questions regarding best places to stay while in La Paz, also Sajama is on the schedule and I've heard conditions can be quite cold. I'm contemplating what kind of sleeping bag to take and was wondering if anyone w/ experience in Bolivia or on Sajama itself can recommend a sleeping system that worked for them. Also, does anyone recommend taking overboots to Bolivia? thanks

Can anyone tell me what is the best french map to use to climb Mont Blanc? :?