News of News

http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web10x/news ... han-tengri
http://www.explorersweb.com/everest_k2/ ... p?id=19582

Info on Khan Tengri -- http://summitpost.org/rock/150339/khan-tengri.html

Swat Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESqaSgeWJfA

Some of you probably remember a post a couple of days ago, where member akudin posted about several Ukranian climbers lost and asking for help. Most of us - including me - took this for a Nigerian scam mechanism, which it obviously wasn't. Here's what Anthony wrote to the elf account today

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Fine, forget money... there are 2 people high up there without radio, food
and energy supplies since saturday waiting for the local ...

Interesting article on the weather during Mallory and Irvine's summit attempt:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38639968/ns/technology_and_science

Story from Idaho
http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/Nampa-te ... 86504.html

Un mort à la Dent D’Oche. In French :cry:

The information is in Kairn.com in French

Chute mortelle de 200 mètres pour un alpiniste :cry:

Here in French.

That's why Nid d'Aigle hut has been closed and the train du Mont Blanc finishes at Mont Lachat now: also in French (pdf).

Works will be doing from August 20th

Arizona Escapees Believed to Be in Yellowstone Area -

US Marshals: 2 men who escaped from Arizona prison, accomplice may be in Yellowstone area

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=11350696

Gary and Linda Haas were good people just heading to Colorado for a camping trip.

Looks like the Arizona prison escapees caught & murdered them in cold blood.
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s1687661.shtml


Be cautious and careful if you're in the area!