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https://www.facebook.com/alpinistagarranzo/ -- Colin Haley announces he is retiring - problems on K6 in Pakistan.
′′ After 3 weeks of acclimation, a point on an expedition where you're often ′′ safe ", my insides were invaded by an army of hostile bacteria. Spent a week expelling diarrhea from an incredibly dark green, the first three days I was extremely feverish and weak. Unfortunately, this all started when I was 5200 m ...

This weekend there was a fatality at Granite as well as a couple of rescues. The death was of an experienced climber from Idaho. Apparently he was struck by a Volkswagen sized boulder on his way down the mountain. RIP.

https://www.kbzk.com/news/montana-news/ ... hF22Sap-dE

It will be good to hear the whole story here, but what a chance find...
https://www.newser.com/story/295084/fam ... gn=rss_top

https://www.chamonix.net/english/news/m ... vallot-hut

https://www.chamonix.net/english/news/f ... anc-massif :cry:

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I've just published a new book on the first ascent of Kangchenjunga, The Last Great Mountain. Available now! (on-line or paperback on demand)

Individual outdoor sports activities will be authorised from May 11, respecting the rules of physical distancing and within a limit of 100 kilometers from the home.
For now, mountain activities will only be possible during the daytime: no nights in refuges or bivouacing.

http://thehimalayannews.com/china-to-me ... t-everest/

http://thehimalayannews.com/dead-body-o ... che-found/ :cry:

https://www.ledauphine.com/faits-divers ... _qBV9qo8DE (in French) :cry: