QUB Mountaineering lecture, Belfast, Wed 13th feb 2013 @ 7.30pm

[Fred]

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

[Typo-On]

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

[twentyclicks]

Yay, I will be free that night!

[LennyJ1]

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

Not sure if I will be able to make that

[Fred]

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

[specimanYak]

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.

[Fred]

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

[specimanYak]

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.

[specimanYak]

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.

[Daithi2004]

Yes, it was an interesting documentary.