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Title: QUB Mountaineering lecture, Belfast, Wed 13th feb 2013 @ 7.30pm
Post by: Fred on January 31, 2013

QUB MC have a long history of mountaineering expeditions and their latest was to Krygystan (hope thats spelt right) in 2012. Theres a public lecture about this at the medical biology building, QUB, 13 Feb.
It should definitely be worth a look.

http://www.mountaineering.ie/events/viewdetails.asp?ID=627

Fred

Title: Re: Mountaineering lecture
Post by: Typo-On on January 31, 2013

I browsed the write-up of this through MI it seemed pretty interesting.

Title: Re: Mountaineering lecture
Post by: twentyclicks on January 31, 2013

Yay, I will be free that night!

Title: Re: Mountaineering lecture
Post by: LennyJ1 on January 31, 2013

I to did read that write up on ukclimbing.com.

Not sure if I will be able to make that

Title: Re: Mountaineering lecture
Post by: Fred on January 31, 2013

You can actually download the expedition report here, its at the bottom of the page.
http://www.thebmc.co.uk/expedition-reports/Default.aspx

Fred

Title: Re: QUB Mountaineering lecture, Belfast, Wed 13th feb 2013 @ 7.30pm
Post by: specimanYak on January 31, 2013

Thanks for the info Fred, i'll be heading down to this just to find out more about Connors 'training' methods of wearing a bra and blowing a trumpet in the Italian Alps.

Title: Re: QUB Mountaineering lecture, Belfast, Wed 13th feb 2013 @ 7.30pm
Post by: Fred on February 01, 2013

Would you really want to spend several weeks isolated in the wilderness with a man that wears a bra!

Title: Re: QUB Mountaineering lecture, Belfast, Wed 13th feb 2013 @ 7.30pm
Post by: specimanYak on February 01, 2013

Quote from: Fred on February 01, 2013

Would you really want to spend several weeks isolated in the wilderness with a man that wears a bra!

Thanks for the offer Fred, i'll have to decline. :)

Title: Re: QUB Mountaineering lecture, Belfast, Wed 13th feb 2013 @ 7.30pm
Post by: specimanYak on February 02, 2013

Just watched this documentary on the BBC iPlayer:

Climbing Everest with a Mountain on My Back: The Sherpa's Story

http://goo.gl/bPOcx

Amazing footage and some of the hardships are intense at that height, one and a half hours to melt snow for a litre of water and an hour to put on their expedition boots. Well worth watching.

Title: Re: QUB Mountaineering lecture, Belfast, Wed 13th feb 2013 @ 7.30pm
Post by: Daithi2004 on February 04, 2013

Yes, it was an interesting documentary.