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From Kent To 4,000 Metres Via A Hobbit Hole...
By John Corteen on 15/07/2003 08:43:07
OM member John Corteen describes how three breathless blokes from Kent scaled their first 4,000 metre peak, Switzerland's 4027metre Alalinhorn...
putting the rope on at this stage, we had reallyjust set foot on the glacier ant the crevasses were clearly visible.Simon led, I was second (knife in hand) and Jon C was last.Our plan was to follow the chairlift most of the way to MittelAllalin (3,456m
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A Bite At The Olperer...
By Richard Nicholls on 03/10/2006 23:21:01
This summer OMer Richard Nicholls packed his rucksac and set off to climb a mountain in the Austrian Alps with one of the legends of 20th Century mountaineering, Peter Habeler, here's how he got on.
were going on the climb that day. Peter sets a minimum limit of three plus the guide on the rope forsafety reasons and a maximum of five plus the guide. I was on a ropeof four along with guide for the day, Sepp. There was a Germancouple, Stephan and his
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Tomaž Humar trapped on Nanga Parbat
By Geoffrey Neill / Jon on 09/08/2005 01:46:41
Desperate pleas are being made for a suitable helicopter and pilot to launch a daring rescue attempt to pluck Tomaž from his 6000m bivy on Nanga Parbat.
to drop a rope to him and pluck him off the side of the mountain. The Pakistan military are offering their assistance but it's a race against time as Tomaž has now spent six days at high altitude. He is conserving his energy and radio batteries
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The Alpine Season - Chamonix
By Susan on 09/08/2006 12:29:47
Photos of Alps trips are piling into the gallery so it's time for a peep at mountaineering in the Chamonix Valley, if you fancy joining the throngs...
. Mountaineering Routes The list is as long as your gear wish-list, and much much longer than your abseil rope. Hence, we aren't going to attempt a whistle-stop tour of even the most popular ones. Here are just a few we tried:Table Rock (Roc de
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Everest The Inexperienced Way
By Jon on 20/11/2001 15:15:44
Everest Focus 2Your mate phones you to ask about sponsorship and two months later you're attempting Everest with barely any mountaineering experience. What's it like?
with a sherpa and continued upwards with a new cylinder. As he reached the South Summit, a tantalising 100 metres below the top, he realised that other climbers were turning back. The team who had agreed to fix ropes
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Could You Climb Everest?
By Jon on 20/05/2005 11:38:05
With climbers poised to attempt Everest despite weather conditions, we thought we'd revive an old OM article on Everest for normal people - what abilities and experience would you need to get up there?
. It's usual to install a permanent rope on The Step to safeguard climbers. What this simple analysis ignores is that the harder you climb, the more you should have in reserve on easy terrain, and the faster
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How To Climb Waterfall Ice
By Jerry Gore on 17/01/2006 11:56:06
Forget Chamonix, some of the best ice climbing in the world is in the lesser known Ecrins area of the southern French Alps. Jerry Gore fills you in on the fundamentals - great pics too :-)
other two reasons why the Ecrins is so popular.Clothing And EquipmentAs regards what to wear you will need normal Scottish wintermountaineering clothing, but generally go light. This game is aboutmovement not inactivity. For ropes use two half ropes (8
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Please Do Not Feed The Climbers...
By Jon on 11/08/2003 08:32:46
Chamonix, the alpine equivalent of Eurodisney, but a sight more shockingly beautiful... It beats broiling in London, that's for sure. Lots of cool pics...
boarders - he was short-suffering at this point, but give it time - roped us all togetherdoggy style, decided I looked marginally more competent than myFrench companion and that I'd better lead the way.The arete is the only way out of the station and looks
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Hiking Half Dome!
By Rick Deutsch on 21/07/2008 16:00:01
Not just for climbers, Yosemite's landmark feature makes for a stunning day hike.
aneyelet, he would ascend and stand on it for footing in order to drillthe next hole. Slowly, but steadily, he worked until he finallyreached the summit. He then secured a rope to the eyelets with knots to allow ahand-over-hand traverse. The current system
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OUTDOORSmagic First International Meet
By Susan / OM members on 12/01/2006 14:10:44
The first OUTDOORSmagic International Meet was held over New Year in Spain’s Sierra de Gredos. Find out how they got on in this rich but little-known winter mountaineering region.
left the UK at various times, with some getting up very early to catch their flights, while others travelled halfway across the country to meet up with their travelling partners. Sam (Nearly Normal Polar Bear) was due to join us but unfortunately
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