tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12552275796523008002012-02-03T18:57:46.688+01:00Gašpernoreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1255227579652300800.post-50533369038120098862008-01-11T19:35:00.000+01:002008-01-11T19:46:11.466+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_90rxgZTRjtM/R4e4PmBPXhI/AAAAAAAAAas/vnnmsTxqHWM/s1600-h/hillary.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_90rxgZTRjtM/R4e4PmBPXhI/AAAAAAAAAas/vnnmsTxqHWM/s320/hillary.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154290876592119314" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size:9;"><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/01/11/1199988544993.html">http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/01/11/1199988544993.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb Mount Everest, has died at the age of 88.</p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-weight: bold;">The New Zealander reached the summit of the Himalayan mountain on May 29 1953 alongside the Tibetan-born Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.</p><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Go to</span><br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7182376.stm<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest#First_successful_ascent_by_Tenzing_and_Hillary<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1255227579652300800-5053336903812009886?l=himalayanadv.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1255227579652300800.post-42243975572401632122007-04-04T20:25:00.000+01:002007-04-04T20:18:44.113+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0fseETPVbTA/RhFbcv7QjjI/AAAAAAAAABA/xeVV7Swy8WE/s1600-h/%C5%A1tremfelj.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0fseETPVbTA/RhFbcv7QjjI/AAAAAAAAABA/xeVV7Swy8WE/s200/%C5%A1tremfelj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048917206718516786" border="0" /></a><br />Slovenian woman who climbed Mount Everest was Marija Štremfelj. It was in 1990. Who else climbed to the top of the mountain then?<br /><br /><br />Did you know that...<br />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.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1255227579652300800-4224397557240163212?l=himalayanadv.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gašpernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1255227579652300800.post-10748036355372761512007-04-03T20:06:00.000+01:002007-04-04T20:12:41.011+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0fseETPVbTA/RhFUuP7QjiI/AAAAAAAAAA4/Ifg8w6Cz3wQ/s1600-h/Prayerflags.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0fseETPVbTA/RhFUuP7QjiI/AAAAAAAAAA4/Ifg8w6Cz3wQ/s200/Prayerflags.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048909810784833058" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;">Prayer flags</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;"> are colorful panels or rectangular cloths often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks in the <st1:place st="on">Himalayas</st1:place> to bless the surrounding countryside. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1255227579652300800-1074803635537276151?l=himalayanadv.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gašpernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1255227579652300800.post-58513523712292138402007-03-28T08:08:00.000+01:002007-04-04T20:13:33.371+01:00... anyone who has already been to the Himalayas?<br />If yes, tell us about his/her adventure!<br />If no, find as much info as you can about your favourite Slovenian mountain climber and post it as a commnet.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1255227579652300800-5851352371229213840?l=himalayanadv.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gašpernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1255227579652300800.post-39874715665518126662007-03-26T12:10:00.000+01:002007-04-02T19:37:20.630+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0fseETPVbTA/RbdAGFNXHyI/AAAAAAAAAAM/9Ls5FhNBOfc/s1600-h/Reinhold_Messner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0fseETPVbTA/RbdAGFNXHyI/AAAAAAAAAAM/9Ls5FhNBOfc/s200/Reinhold_Messner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023554382576688930" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black;">noted to be the greatest mountain climber of all time? He made the first solo ascents of <st1:place st="on">Mount Everest</st1:place> without supplemental oxygen and was the first climber to ascend all fourteen "eight- thousanders" (peaks over <st1:metricconverter productid="8,000 metres" st="on">8,000 metres</st1:metricconverter> above sea level). <o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1255227579652300800-3987471566551812666?l=himalayanadv.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gašpernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1255227579652300800.post-11297737691149781162007-03-25T09:53:00.000+01:002007-04-02T19:36:50.379+01:00Have you ever heard of the Abominable Snowman? Find something interesting / amazing /shocking ... about him on the net and post it as a comment.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1255227579652300800-1129773769114978116?l=himalayanadv.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gašpernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1255227579652300800.post-73110036919146906122007-03-24T11:40:00.000+01:002007-04-02T19:36:14.675+01:00The topic of our new blog is trekking and climbing in the Himalayas.<br />To warm up answer the question:<br />- Have you ever been on an adventure holiday?<br />If yes, what did you do and did you enjoy it?<br />If no, which adventure holiday (canoeing, white-water rafting, safari, climbing...) would you like to go on?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1255227579652300800-7311003691914690612?l=himalayanadv.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gašpernoreply@blogger.com1