Comments on: Ski 8,000 Meters – Everest, k2 and all the rest, who did them first?

By: Clyde

Clyde — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:03:33 +0000

Manaslu was skied again last month, possibly for the first time. http://tinyurl.com/ygdkvb8

Still unclear if he was wearing pink or fuchsia.

By: Lou

Lou — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:26:10 +0000

Wow, sorry to hear that…

By: Dave Watson

Dave Watson — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:15:43 +0000

Bad news. Franz Oderlap was killed on Manaslu. Reports say it was a collapsed serac and head injury. Davo Karnicar may have been with him. Franz was the camera man for Davo’s Everest descent and Davo’s main climbing partner. The two were going to give K2 a shot in summer 2010. We will see how this will impact Davo’s plans.

Franz was a cool guy this is a real bummer.

By: Ted

Ted — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:26:37 +0000

Don´t forget Jean-Noel Urban. He did som intresting descents in the Himalayas. I think that in the future extreme skiers in the Himalayas will focus more on finding steep and skiable lines rather than reaching summits.

http://www.expeditions-urban.com/

By: Austin P

Austin P — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:09:08 +0000

Jeff Lowe skied between Camp 2 and Camp 1 on Mt. Everest in 1981…