Category: Everest 2012
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Expedition title sponsor – John Foord
Climbing Everest by any means is an expensive operation. By the time you add up all the expenses such as: climbing insurance, air travel, training expenses, overland travel, personal climbing gear, communications equipment, climbing permits, expedition logistical fee’s, high altitude food, etc… the bottom line starts to look very daunting. To put it into perspective…
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What I will do differently this time
They say practise makes perfect. I have given a great deal of thought to the things I will be changing from Everest 2011 for my upcoming attempt in 2012. A number of people have also asked me what I will be doing differently so I have decided to write a post on the subject. If…
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Interview with Alan Arnette
This Wednesday (18th February) Alan Arnette posted an interview on his website which he recently conducted with me on my Everest climb for 2012. Alan is a speaker, mountaineer and a committed advocate for Alzheimer’s individuals and their families. He is based in Colorado and summitted Everest last season from the South side. For some years he has…
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Axe on Everest 2012
Happy New Year to you all! It’s my 38th birthday today so a good day to announce my plans to return to Everest in 2012! In April and May, I will once again head to Tibet and make an attempt on the North Ridge. I had an epic expedition in 2011, fighting tooth abscesses, high…
Grant 'Axe' Rawlinson 