Archive for April, 2012

Himalayan Weather Forecasting

Friday, April 13th, 2012

“Himalaya weather can be exciting. Base camp getting kicked by wind, a kilometre plume blowing from the top, tent cities wiped out on the slopes. You’ll be hard pressed to laugh, though, if the weather catches you in the death zone. It happened to the climbers in 1996 and many times since.”

Very good advice from Explorers Web! Predicting the weather in the Himalaya is tricky business, but they also list some good resources to help keep would-be expeditioneers on top of the weather for big climbs. No surprise – it’s technical stuff.

Read Explorer’s Web full piece about it here.

 

Polar Explorers South Bound Again

Friday, April 13th, 2012

We are excited about the upcoming expeditions from Polar Explorers. At the end of January, the team returned to civilization from the frozen South Pole, where the Cold Avengers were a critical accessory.

 

What’s coming up for Polar Explorers? How about retracing the Shackleton Crossing from the 1916 infamous rescue on South Georgia Island?

Stay tuned for more amazing stories from the Antarctic circle.

 

Team Deutschland is ColdAvenger!

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

Ich bin ColdAvenger!

We got pics from the Siberian Black Ice Race from Team Deutschland!

Check out the great images of the team taking on one of the toughest races on the planet. The race described as: “Longer than England, colder than vodka and harder than granite”…