Mountaineering: Climbing and Trekking - 2009 Season

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The discussion focuses on mountain climbing and trekking, highlighting the excitement of the 2009 climbing season in the Northern Hemisphere. Participants share resources, including links to climbing news and trekking information. Previous threads have explored topics like the top climbing destinations worldwide and specific climbs, such as the Eiger. A member, known as Red Rum, is an active climber planning to tackle Mount Kilimanjaro next, indicating ongoing engagement in the climbing community.
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It's one of my passions.

There were a few earlier threads in which it was discussed, but I decided to start a new thread devoted to mountain climbing and trekking.

The 2009 Climbing Season in the N. Hemisphere is in full swing.

http://www.k2climb.net/news.php?id=18533
http://www.altitudejunkies.com/index.html
http://www.altitudejunkies.com/treks.html


Earlier threads:

Nominate: Top 10 places in the World
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=81719

Climbing the Eiger
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=99827
 
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Red Rum is a mountain climber, Mount Kilimanjaro is next for him. He climbs regularly. Maybe he'll post.
 

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