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Below is an article I was just reading. 54 people summitted Everest on 5-16 . KATHMANDU, Nepal (Reuters) - Tashi Tenzing, the grandson of one of the first two climbers to scale Mount Everest, climbed the world's tallest mountain for a second time Thursday, Nepal's Tourism Ministry said. Behind him was Peter Hillary, the son of New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary, the first climber to conquer Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay in 1953. They were among dozens of other climbing teams attempting to reach Everest's summit. Tashi, 37, was part of a largely Swiss expedition marking the 50th anniversary of a near-successful Swiss attempt on Everest in 1952. He first scaled the peak in 1997. The 1952 expedition included Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Raymond Lambert of Switzerland who were beaten back barely 250 yards away from the summit. Tenzing accompanied Hillary to conquer the 29,035-foot Everest summit the following year. Ministry spokesman Shankar Koirala said 54 climbers from eight expeditions reached the summit Thursday. Mountaineering officials said there were more international climbers trying to reach the summit, which is open for climbing until the end of May, when monsoon weather will close in. Koirala told Reuters Lambert's son, Yves, was part of the Swiss team that scaled Everest Thursday. "It would be nice if Yves and I could fulfill the dream of his father and my grandfather to reach the summit together," Tashi said before leaving Kathmandu for the climb. Peter Hillary was climbing the mountain with a mainly American National Geographic Expedition, led by U.S. mountaineer Peter Athans. New Zealand-born Hillary, 54, first reached Everest's summit in 1990 and is taking the same Southeast Ridge route as Tashi Tenzing. The route has become popular since it was pioneered by Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953. Nepali high altitude climber Apa Sherpa also reached the summit Thursday for the 12th time, improving on his own record of 11 ascents established some two years ago. American Ellen Miller, 43, from Ascheville, N.C. also climbed the peak Thursday from the Nepali side to become the first U.S. woman to climb both sides of the mountain. She reached the summit from the Tibetan side last year.

Thanks for the help, Eric. I checked the search engine, no luck. I should have counted on such a response from a chickenshit web site like this one.

Does anyone have experience aid soloing with a gri-gri? I'm not sure if there is a prior thread on this or not? Any info would be appreciated.

I'm in the market for a haul bag. I fairly new to aid climbing. Will only be doing two day-one night routes (maybe three days and two nights if I'm too slow). I'm not sure whether to go with a 4500 cubic inch bag on something like the Half Dome at 7600 cubic inches. Any suggestions?

Go to REI, buy a new pair, keep the receipt, take your damaged pair back a week later for a refund. I've had great luck with BD's CS department.

Check out OP's newest biner, it's called the Doval. 37 grams; gate clearance is 28mm; strength is 25kN. They say it's an ovalized-D frame. Wire gate. It's like a regular oval but lighter and stronger. $6.95 a pop.

Does anyone have any tips on a lightweight tripod for a 35mm camera? What the camera stores consider light and what I consider light are pounds apart. Thanks.

Eric: Thanks. Good points. Plus the Yates bag is about $70 more. Thanks again.

Lambone: Thanks for the reply. Have you, or anyone else, heard any things good, bad or indifferent about the Yates Fat Sac?

Dru: I could get to WG's site, but couldn't find the accident report. Did it say what kind of leashes? Twist? Lockdowns? Androids? Thanks.

I need some info on haul bags. It would be used for 2-3 day excursions. Any suggestions? Thanks.

A 4.5 and 5 Camalot

I've got the etrex Venture. Stores up to, I believe, 20 routes and 500 waypoints as opposed to one route and 50 waypoints. Battery life between the yellow etrex and Venture are about the same, 22 hours for the yellow; 20 hours for the Venture. The Venture has the WAAS feature, the yellow one doesn't. The Venture is about $40 more. I carry a regular compass when I'm out and I've got a barometer on my watch. Never did trust the electronic compass. Battery issues, not accuracy issues.

There's another goddamn permit that I need to purchase for Vantage. Can someone please tell me what it is, how much, and where I can buy it? TIA

As of a month ago, it was hacked out, picked out and kicked out. You probably don't even need crampons. Go climb the real stuff, Lake Louise.

Pro Mountain Sports in Seattle. Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Carolyn: I have to agree, the M10s are the best I've used. Tried the Bionics, don't like 'em. Back to the M10s. I also have to strongly agree with the Sabertooth crampon comments. If they're good enough for Raphel, they're good enough for me.

Does anyone have any info on the conditions of Snow Creek Wall. TIA

Ropegun: Thanks, it worked. Now I can see/read again. Dru: I was just going to drill a hole through my hard drive instead. I thought that may work.

Sorry for this non-climbing question, but I was fucking around with my computer, now I can hardly read what the threads are on this site because the print is too damn small. Does anyone know how I can get the fonts or letter size back to normal? Thanks.

I didn't think Spokane had a branch of the mountaineers. Must have been the Alberta group.

I'd stick with the Tracker. All the above points are valid, but when you get down to the fine search (I can't remember the proper term), the Tracker is 2-3 times faster.

Check your Inverno post.

It's not too good to be true. I've had great luck with them, and you usually have your goods within seven days. I've never been taxed on anything I've purchased. Also, you may check MEC's prices, though you'd have to drive up and back. Just make damn sure you get the right size. I think returning something to Barrabes might be a pain.

You can get a new pair for $231.99, no tax, and I think about $6.50 for shipping from bentgate.net