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Duong Lam is 50km to the west of Hanoi. The unique village, which was recognized as a National Cultural-Historic Relic, has houses which are around 200 years old. Of the nine hamlets within Duong Lam Village, Dong Sang and Mong Phu have maintained the most ancient houses: 441 and 350, respectively, among the total 956 traditional houses. The old Duong Lam Village is famous for its homes made of laetrile, a type of red soil. ...

America's most wanted nose doctor has been living during winter conditions in a tent beneath Mt. Blanc in Val Ferret
Story:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/17/america-most-wanted-mark-weinberger

Govt of Pakistan has announced to reduce the mountain climbing royalty fee for regard the ministry of tourism has issued a notification. the notification reads as follow.read more
http://takpakistan.com/?p=684

North v. South: Big Face sues little Butt over parody gear
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2009/12/north-v-south-big-face-sues-little-butt-over-parody-gear-/1

http://www.mounteverest.net/news.php?id=18981

It is a tragic news to learn that such a prolific climber died...
He was an inspiration for many, including me ....R.I.P.



http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/ ... 12497.html

There is a well written and concise article recently published on HowStuffWorks titled How the American Alpine Club Works that might be of interest.

http://www.theadventurelife.org/2009/12/national-geographic-adventure-magazine-folds/

NGS released the following statement:

National Geographic is transitioning its Adventure brand from traditional print to a multi-platform model that will include newsstand editions, books, e-magazines, mobile applications and a robust Web site. National Geographic will also continue to honor the world’s great explorers and adventurers with the National Geographic Adventure Awards. “We’re tremendously proud of what John Rasmus and his team have accomplished over the last 10 years,” NG Publishing President John Q. ...

XXIst Century women
http://k2climb.net/news.php?id=18883

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... delli.html
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I've been reading this huge trip report on the russian climbing site www.mountain.ru and thought that it could be interesting for SPers.

This summer 8 guys from Moscow did an almost 400-miles trek in Pamirs summtimng three summits over 7K. They spent ~60 days in the mountains, completely un-supported (no food drops, etc.), carrying all food and technical gear.

Their route was complicated as they obviously could not carry ...