Mount Everest conqueror Edmund Hillary dies

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/01/11/1199988544993.html

Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb Mount Everest, has died at the age of 88.

The New Zealander reached the summit of the Himalayan mountain on May 29 1953 alongside the Tibetan-born Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.

Go to
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7182376.stm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest#First_successful_ascent_by_Tenzing_and_Hillary

The first

Slovenian woman who climbed Mount Everest was Marija Štremfelj. It was in 1990. Who else climbed to the top of the mountain then?


Did you know that...
Marija Štremfelj was also the first woman who climbed a 8000-metre peak. It was in 1986 when she reached the 8051m Broad Peak in the Himalayas.

Prayer flags

Prayer flags are colorful panels or rectangular cloths often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks in the Himalayas to bless the surrounding countryside.

What exactly are they said to bring? Why do they have to be hung in the wind? Find the answers on the internet and post them as comments.

Have you met...

... anyone who has already been to the Himalayas?
If yes, tell us about his/her adventure!
If no, find as much info as you can about your favourite Slovenian mountain climber and post it as a commnet.

Who is...

noted to be the greatest mountain climber of all time? He made the first solo ascents of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen and was the first climber to ascend all fourteen "eight- thousanders" (peaks over 8,000 metres above sea level).

The Yeti

Have you ever heard of the Abominable Snowman? Find something interesting / amazing /shocking ... about him on the net and post it as a comment.

Welcome to our blog!

The topic of our new blog is trekking and climbing in the Himalayas.
To warm up answer the question:
- Have you ever been on an adventure holiday?
If yes, what did you do and did you enjoy it?
If no, which adventure holiday (canoeing, white-water rafting, safari, climbing...) would you like to go on?