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Staying Alive

Posted: January 18, 2012 by Kirsty in climbing, expeditions, fear, ice climbing, injuries, mountains, tips

In a nice follow on from Georges post, Climbing magazine has posted tips on Staying Alive, for when things do go wrong. After all, hope for the best and prepare for the worse.

http://www.climbing.com/exclusive/features/staying_alive/

Gerlinde and three teammates became the first team to summit K2 in three years and in the process she became the first woman to summit all fourteen 8000 meter peaks without the use of supplemental oxygen.

Video interview with subtitles provided in this article!

The Adventure Blog: Karakoram 2011: Ralf And Gerlinde Talk K2 On Video.

Just in case any of you are planning it!   (And if you are, we want to see the photos!)

The Adventure Blog: Gear List For Kilimanjaro.