Saturday, June 05, 2004
I think I may have inadvertently deleted PBob's Mission Statement. Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa.
hmmm. I thought I put PBob's preamble up, but I don't see it. I'll try again tomorrow.
Friday, June 04, 2004
Way to go, PBob!
Thanks to PBob for writing our mission statement.
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
Ditto BB.
Tuesday, June 01, 2004
Tim - I sure did like those Alaska pictures. It's really nice to sit in a warm house looking at all the pictures of snow and ice and cold!
The Russian accomplishment is proof that there are still impressive things to be done on Everest. Kudo's to them.
The ENews expedition is apparently over. They are promising updates in the next couple of weeks to discuss their findings.
There is also an announcement on ENews by IMG that indeed there was an IMG expedition on the North Side this year. Dave Hahn summited (his 5th) and Jake Norton spent time "doing research".
Apparently Dave is writing an article for Outside about this spring's Everest season. Both have returned to Kathmandu.
No evidence that camera or SI were found although it may be too early to completely exclude that possibility because of all the competing claims on any artifacts.
Best regards,
Rose
The ENews expedition is apparently over. They are promising updates in the next couple of weeks to discuss their findings.
There is also an announcement on ENews by IMG that indeed there was an IMG expedition on the North Side this year. Dave Hahn summited (his 5th) and Jake Norton spent time "doing research".
Apparently Dave is writing an article for Outside about this spring's Everest season. Both have returned to Kathmandu.
No evidence that camera or SI were found although it may be too early to completely exclude that possibility because of all the competing claims on any artifacts.
Best regards,
Rose
Monday, May 31, 2004
Lori: NOrhwest?? I dont know about their dometic flights but they run a very old international fleet ( I once flew on a 1971 747-A!! ) and I think they are generally pretty mediocre - cheap though! I guess I've been spiiled by the level of investment and service on many mainstream Asian airlnes. As the market isnt quite deregulated here. various cartels mean that people here compete on service matters, not price - hence the various icons such as the Singapore Girl ( Singapore Airlines et al ). The arrival in the last year of many new budget carriers will affect thi s balance though
EVEREST: What a great feat by th eRussians in climbing the direct north face, including the steep Grade 6 headwall!
EVEREST: What a great feat by th eRussians in climbing the direct north face, including the steep Grade 6 headwall!
Lori, glad to see you're still hanging around,climbing the corporate ladder!
Sunday, May 30, 2004
Lori: being a dedicated Delta flier, I hadn't noticed how low they had sunk as far as customer service (kind of like a frog in a slowly-heated pot of water) until I flew Northwest and Alaska--very nice change but I'm glad I didn't show up on the 20th for my flight out on the 17th (as did two of my comrades) to test their limits. My companions' decision to stay one more day on the glacier meant they waited an additional three days (neatly juxtaposed with our three day wait to fly in, I guess). Anyway, so if you think Northwest is bad ...
As for the glacier flying, that was top-notch and i heartily recommend K2 Aviation--I think it's named after a Kate and Katie (or something similar) who started it--not to be confused with Two Chicks with a Plane, which a friend of mine flew on years ago.
As for the glacier flying, that was top-notch and i heartily recommend K2 Aviation--I think it's named after a Kate and Katie (or something similar) who started it--not to be confused with Two Chicks with a Plane, which a friend of mine flew on years ago.
I'm home. After 3 trips to Alaska & a trip to NY, NY within the last 3.5 weeks, I wish I could say I had adventures as wonderful as Tim's to post, although I did manage to climb to the highest point of the company aircraft hangar, which is several stories high. (Ok, I used the little narrow ladders inside that led to the trap door. No one wanted to rope up). The view from that Anchorage vantage point were quite nice, and it was windy enough for me to almost pretend that I was on a great adventure of sorts... (This was actually company business. I don't do such things just for fun.)
Speaking of aircraft & such, Tim, I hope your airline travels were somewhat pleasant?
Patrick & I travelled to Kenai Peninsula and took a glacier tour to those out-of-reach fjords and glaciers in Kenai National Park. The wildlife, from several different kinds of whales to mountain goats to black & grizzly bears and puffins, bald eagles, etc, remind you how lovely nature is if we just leave it the heck alone.
Alyeska Ski Resort was truly stunning in its beauty and appears to have good skiing (folks are still skiing now even though the bottom of the hill is a bit patchy). We hiked around a bit. Highly recommended to the skiers in the group looking for a new place to ski this winter.
Otherwise, we just went here & there and found pretty places that the locals try to keep to themselves. Took some photos, but since I knew I'd be back, I made a concerted effort not live this trip through a lens. (I tend to live life through a lens.) So I brought over 45 rolls of film for a 5 day vacation, and we shot 3 (and Patrick shot 2 of them). Ok, and the weather was lousy, really foggy & rainy, so there wasn't a lot to shoot, landscape-wise. Otherwise, my resolution would have gone right out the window, as it does almost every other time I make it! :)
As for the other trips, I saw the insides of airports, hotel rooms, cabs, office buildings...standard business travel landscape.
Speaking of aircraft & such, Tim, I hope your airline travels were somewhat pleasant?
Patrick & I travelled to Kenai Peninsula and took a glacier tour to those out-of-reach fjords and glaciers in Kenai National Park. The wildlife, from several different kinds of whales to mountain goats to black & grizzly bears and puffins, bald eagles, etc, remind you how lovely nature is if we just leave it the heck alone.
Alyeska Ski Resort was truly stunning in its beauty and appears to have good skiing (folks are still skiing now even though the bottom of the hill is a bit patchy). We hiked around a bit. Highly recommended to the skiers in the group looking for a new place to ski this winter.
Otherwise, we just went here & there and found pretty places that the locals try to keep to themselves. Took some photos, but since I knew I'd be back, I made a concerted effort not live this trip through a lens. (I tend to live life through a lens.) So I brought over 45 rolls of film for a 5 day vacation, and we shot 3 (and Patrick shot 2 of them). Ok, and the weather was lousy, really foggy & rainy, so there wasn't a lot to shoot, landscape-wise. Otherwise, my resolution would have gone right out the window, as it does almost every other time I make it! :)
As for the other trips, I saw the insides of airports, hotel rooms, cabs, office buildings...standard business travel landscape.
Rose - That spot on I70 is a favorite of mine also and I have not seen it in a long time either.
BBob - glad that you are OK. Having a blow-out is no fun.
I understand regarding Tim and EV.
Bid to climb with him?
What if you bid to take ten groups of inner-city kids for a climb instead of $$$$s? Maybe you would win?
Al Gore really gave it to Bush in his Move-on talk last week.
Have a great day - it is beautiful here.
I was on Hawk duty yesterday.
We had a nest in front of a building overlooking Massachusetts Avenue.
The last fledgling left the nest yesterday at 5:15am and hid for most of the day.
I took photographs.
Parents flew above and watched every now and then.
They are really very beautiful. See http://web.mit.edu/amps/spotlight/hawkcam.html for full story.
BBob - glad that you are OK. Having a blow-out is no fun.
I understand regarding Tim and EV.
Bid to climb with him?
What if you bid to take ten groups of inner-city kids for a climb instead of $$$$s? Maybe you would win?
Al Gore really gave it to Bush in his Move-on talk last week.
Have a great day - it is beautiful here.
I was on Hawk duty yesterday.
We had a nest in front of a building overlooking Massachusetts Avenue.
The last fledgling left the nest yesterday at 5:15am and hid for most of the day.
I took photographs.
Parents flew above and watched every now and then.
They are really very beautiful. See http://web.mit.edu/amps/spotlight/hawkcam.html for full story.
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