Rumana Chowdhury > Mountaineering
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Aconcagua Expedition January 2018 Trip Dates: January 6 – January 22, 2018 Trip Details: Saturday January 6: This was the first day of our expedition. My team-mates Marcia, Vraj, and Patrick were already in Mendoza. I was the last person to arrive there that morning with my flight arriving at 9 AM. I met Marcia in her hotel room and the rest of the crew later at the hotel lobby. We all walked together the office of Acomara to give them the money for the guiding trip in person in cash….
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Buying Guide for High Altitude Expedition Parka Buying an expedition parka can get very confusing, especially with many options out there to choose from. I recently found myself in the market to buy an extreme cold weather expedition down parka. And the more research I did the more confused I got with deciding which parka to buy at the end. To solve that dilemma, I decided to put together some key features of these jackets in a table format that I would quickly be able to refer to, instead of…
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Summit Day: June 22, 2017 Background Info: Mount Elbrus (18,510′ or 5,642m) is the highest point in Russia and in Europe and 10th most prominent peak in the world. When our group of five reached the summit of Kilimanjaro (highest point in Africa at 5,895 m or 19,341 ft) in February 2017, we decided to pursue our next objective: Mount Elbrus – the highest point in Europe; and as soon as we got back to NY, we started researching different options. For this climb, we decided to go up via…
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What it is that in order to become a valuable member of a team in glacier travel, it is almost a necessity that we take at least one proper course in mountaineering. I wanted to do just that before the summer season ends and was lucky to get a spot in an already full August session as someone canceled their reservation. Here is what we did and learned on a day by day basis: Day 1 Sunday 08/13/2017: We met for Orientation at 6:30 AM at our guide’s office in…
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SUMMIT DAY: July 18, 2017. After summiting Mount Elbrus (the highest point in Europe) in June, I was determined to get to the top of Rainier. Last year in the early season our summit bid was canceled due to high avalanche danger above Disappointment Cleaver. Along with one climbing member from that trip, we were eight of us joined together to reach the summit via Emmons Glacier on the Northeast side of the mountain. Day 1 July 14: Travel from NY JFK to Sea-Tac Airport in Washington. My flight was delayed…
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