Just a Zipper » 7 Summits http://www.justazipper.com Because without fabric, a jacket's just a zipper. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:08:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Polartec Challenge Winners Converge Upon Everest http://www.justazipper.com/2009/04/28/polartec-challenge-winners-converge-upon-everest/ http://www.justazipper.com/2009/04/28/polartec-challenge-winners-converge-upon-everest/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:24:39 +0000 Ian http://justazipper.com/?p=199 Unbeknownst to them, it appears as if two of this year’s Polartec Challenge Grant winners have converged upon Mt. Everest at the same time.  Paul Romero and Karen Lundgren, parents of young Jordan Romero, are currently making their way up Nuptse, a 25,000 ft. peak just 2 km west of Everest. Paul and Karen are in the Everest region as part of a scouting/reconnaissance mission. Their hope is to return with Jordan in the next year or two and help him complete his quest to become the youngest person to climb the 7 Summits.

Paul and Karen are using a Spot Satellite to update their progress on Nupste. Check it here.  Later this summer, Paul, Karen and Jordan are planning to summit the Carstenz Pyramid in Indonesia, leaving only the Vinson Massif and Mount Everest on 12-year-old Jordan’s list.

In the same zip code, but on a totally different mission is Bernice Notenboon. Bernice is in the Himalaya to research the effects of climate change in the Everest ecosystem. Check out the below video where she and her team are finding climbing artifacts unearthed by the rapidly melting glaciers.

Bernice is posting daily updates to her Himalaya-Alert blog, so check back for more news and interesting vids.

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