Saturday, January 07, 2006
The Killer Mountain
NANGA PARBAT, whose name means Naked Mountain, is the ninth highest mountain in the world with an elevation of 26,658 ft, or 8,125 m above sea level. It is the westernmost mountain (also known as the Killer Mountain) of the Himalayas. Its vast snowy face is a powerful spectacle when seen from the arid Indus Valley, approaching the mountain from the west. Here the mountain towers in isolation over 22,000 feet from the valley floor.
The Karakoram Highway approaches the base of the mountain from the north, but is not so easy to climb. Unstable glaciers and frequent storms and avalanches have proved hazardous, most notably to the German party who first attempted the peak. Herman Buhl successfully reached the summit, but this was only after having lost eleven climbers and fifteen porters during the ascent. Many other climbers have subsequently been killed on this mountain.
The Karakoram Highway approaches the base of the mountain from the north, but is not so easy to climb. Unstable glaciers and frequent storms and avalanches have proved hazardous, most notably to the German party who first attempted the peak. Herman Buhl successfully reached the summit, but this was only after having lost eleven climbers and fifteen porters during the ascent. Many other climbers have subsequently been killed on this mountain.
Suburban Guerrilla � Very Interesting
Suburban Guerrilla � Very Interesting
"Indeed, it was this terror funding of Israeli far right militiamen that tripped Abramoff up, since the FBI discovered that he had misled Indian tribes into giving money to the Jabotinskyites, and then began wondering if he had defrauded the tribes in other ways."
"Indeed, it was this terror funding of Israeli far right militiamen that tripped Abramoff up, since the FBI discovered that he had misled Indian tribes into giving money to the Jabotinskyites, and then began wondering if he had defrauded the tribes in other ways."
Lights of The South 2
Although sometimes missed, fantastic light is everywhere, always, blending with the world around us…
I am fascinated by the sun and shadows in these muddy swamps I pass by every day on my way home. Although I have splashed around a bit, both in the muddy water, and with the light, can’t help but feel that until I get some good waders and keep them in the trunk of my car my perspectives will be limited - not that waders could change a persons perspective on things ; )
I am fascinated by the sun and shadows in these muddy swamps I pass by every day on my way home. Although I have splashed around a bit, both in the muddy water, and with the light, can’t help but feel that until I get some good waders and keep them in the trunk of my car my perspectives will be limited - not that waders could change a persons perspective on things ; )
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