American Chad Kellogg, hoping to set a speed record for climbing Everest without bottled oxygen by the standard route from Nepal, turned back just below the Balcony on May 23, about 500 to 600 meters below the summit, because of high winds. Kellogg climbed from base camp to the Balcony (an ascent of nearly 3,000 meters) in about 19 hours.
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Entrants to Sweepstakes Have a Chance to Win a Guided Climb of Mt. Rainier and $1500 of Outdoor Research Gear
3/31/10 – Outdoor Research, manufacturer of functional solutions for human powered adventure, announced the Climb a Northwest Icon sweepstakes, organized in partnership with International Mountain Guides and Skram Media, which publishes Climbing, Urban Climber, and Mountain Gazette. Outdoor lovers can enter the sweepstakes by filling out the entry form at www.outdoorresearch.com/rainiercontest between April 1 and September 30, 2010.
The grand prize winner will receive a three- or four-day professionally guided climb of Mt. Rainier with International Mountain Guides®, round-trip airfare to Seattle, plus $1,500 in Outdoor Research gear.
“We’d like to send someone up Washington’s highest peak fully equipped from head to toe in OR gear with the awesome climbing leaders at International Mountain Guides,” said Dan Nordstrom, president and CEO of Outdoor Research. “Mt. Rainier serves as a constant backdrop from our offices in Seattle. Having climbed it myself five times, I know it is a mountain that offers endless beauty and adventure.”
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