Everest, Manaslu & more.. Avedis Kalpaklian

• March 25, 2020
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“The EGO seeks the summit, the soul seeks the CLIMB” Talking about Elite Mountaineers in Lebanon? Avedis Kalpaklian “#Mountainguru” is on top of the list. 70+ mountains under his belt...

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Arabs on Everest

• March 25, 2020
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The year 2019 recorded the greatest ever number of Arabs of different nationalities successfully climbing Mt Everest in one climbing season, marking by that national and self achievements for all...

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Spindrifts Classification

• March 24, 2020
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Spindrift, is defined as fine grained snow being carried by wind. In practice it is usually used to describe the frequent  snow that fall down steep slopes, gullies, and faces....

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Crevasse or Crevice? Can you Guess the difference?

• March 24, 2020
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What is the difference between a Crevice and a crevasse?   Both terms come from the Anglo-French word crevasse, to break.       Crevasses form in the top layers...

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Everest is 7925m… Xtreme Climb, Xtreme cause – Ghassan Hajjar

• March 24, 2020
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“A mountaineer should always stay humble and cannot fight against the reality of the circumstances”; a piece of advice given by “Ghassan Hajjar” a Lebanese who tried to reach the...

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The stairway to heaven, “Baalbeck-Mount Ararat” – Nidal Solh

• March 24, 2020
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The city of the sun "Baalbek" and Mount Ararat are connected with an imaginary line called “stairway to heaven” which also connects the pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Nidal Solh,...

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Lenin Peak & the “Snow Leopard project” – Samir Akil

• March 24, 2020
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"Make it happen and make it count" In july 2019, the Lebanese adventurer Samir Akil successfully climbed Lenin peak 7134m. Samir spent 17 days on the mountain in severe weather...

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Manaslu 8163m… Against drugs! – Khodor Ghadban

• March 24, 2020
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September 27, 2019 a team of Lebanese climbers made it to the Summit of Manaslu 8163m, the 8th highest mountain on earth for a reason. Khodor Ghadban along with Avedis...

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Mountainsgipsy on Everest – Tima Deryan

• March 23, 2020
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Early Morning, on the 22nd of May 2019, Tima Deryan became the 1st Lebanese woman to summit mount Everest 8848m after spending more than 50 days on the mountain. [caption...

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Everest & 5 down, 1 to go, “7 summits challenge” – Ralph Kisso

• March 23, 2020
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Ralph Kisso the 29 years-old Lebanese mountaineer made it to the summit of Mt Everest on May 22nd 2019 at 04:35am making this attempt the 6th out of 7 in...

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