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    EVEREST
    2002
  • Legendary mountaineer Willi Prittie led the Alpine Ascents expedition as it climbed the mountain with a team that included famed guide Vern Tejas and Chicago climber Al Hanna. Hanna, at nearly 72, had already climbed six of the Seven Summits, and had reached 28,000 feet on Everest multiple times.
    2000
  • From the Alpine Ascents International American South Col Expedition to Italian Simone Moro's attempt to complete an Everest-Lhotse traverse via a new route, get the drama of Everest right here.
    1999
    1998
  • Everest '98 Cybercast: Fully archived, rich site with multimedia updates from climbers on the south and north sides. Tons of photos, audio and video.
  • Everest Speed Record: Climbing without oxygen, Kagzi Sherpa sped from Base Camp to the summit of Everest via the South Col route in less than 21 hours.
  • Overcoming Everest: Disabled climber Tom Whittaker reflects.
  • How High is Everest? Scientists studying data collected on the '98 Everest expedition found the world's tallest mountain to be shorter than they thought.

    1997

    1996

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     EXPEDITIONS
    2001

    HIMALAYAN EXPEDITIONS
    2000
    Himalyas
  • Follow along as Ed Viesturs makes an attempt to climb the Dutch Rib route on the north flank of Annapurna in Nepal.
  • K2 is the world's second highest mountain and at the turn of the millennium, only 12 Americans, and 164 climbers total, had reached its summit.
  • Forbidden towers: venture into an unknown land within Pakistan with granite walls and spires that have never before been climbed.
  • Follow the progress of an expedition attempting to climb Mustagh Ata, a 7500-meter peak in western China, northeast of K2.
    1999
    1998

    1997

  • Anatoli Boukreev summits four 8,000m peaks in 80 days.

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    DENALI
    2002
Denali

  • This season, MountainZone.com and Alpine Ascents will closely follow the climbing exploits of a guiding season on Denali. Alpine Ascents will be launching 10 expeditions between May 12th and June 18th.
    2000
    1999
    1998
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    YOSEMITE
    2000

    1999

    1998

  • Cruising the Zodiac: Mark Kroese, Sean Courage and 18-year-old wonderkid Miles Smart climbed The Zodiac on El Cap in Yosemite Valley.
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    MISCELLANEOUS
    2001