Mountaineering Links

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Sponsors, Partners, Books, Travel and Gear

• Eureka!
  The only tents you want at Camp 5 on the north side of Everest.


• Mountain Gear
  Online gear store featuring equipment lists specifically for IMG Expeditions


• Outdoor Research


• CTT Destinations


• Seattle Manufacturing Corporation


• TopOut: Advanced Oxygen Deliverys Sustem
  IMG's oxygen mask supplier


• Climbing the Seven Summits
  IMG guide Mike Hamill's site of Seven Summits information, and the first comprehensive guidebook of climbing routes on the Seven Summits.


• Mountain World Photography
  Guide Jake Norton's images from IMG trips worldwide


• Adam Angel's Website
  Guide Adam Angel's images from IMG trips worldwide


• Mt. Rainier Photos
  Guide Adam Angel's images from Mt. Rainier


• MsOutdoor.com — Gear for Women


• Top of the World Books
  Specializing in Mountain and Polar Literature


• Yamnuska Mountaineering School in the Canadian Rockies


• Jackson Hole Mountain Guides
  For climbing The Grand & other Teton Peaks


• British Columbia Adventure Travel
  Outdoor adventures in British Columbia, Canada


• Ireland Travel Links


• Gluten Free Foodies Blog

Organizations

• Leave No Trace


• International Mountain Explorers Connection (IMEC)
  Guidelines for porter treatment


• Alex Lowe Khumbu Climbing School


• Nisqually River Basin Land Trust


• Washington's National Park Fund


• AMGA (American Mountain Guides Association)


• American Alpine Club


• American Foundation for International Mountaineering Exploration and Research (AFFIMER)
  Includes a photo archive of Mallory Artifacts


• US Forest Service — Mt. Adams


• US Forest Service — Mt. St Helens


• Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum


• The Mountaineers

Health, High Altitude & Cold

Dr. Peter Hackett article on altitude problems #1

Dr. Peter Hackett article on altitude problems #2


Wilderness Medical Society
Wilderness Medical Society Consensus Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Altitude Illness

• Pre-Existing Conditions and Altitude
  Dr. Peter Hackett discussion of pre-existing medical conditions and high altitude


• NYU's ScienceLine.org
  Research on the health effects of high altitude


• Center for Disease Control
  CDC international travel info: vaccinations etc.


• High Altitude Medicine


• Search And Rescue BC
  Select List of Hypothermia Links


• Outside Magazine Feature Article on Hypothermia
  What freezing to death might be like. (by Peter Stark)


• 2010 IKAR video (International Congress for Alpine Rescue)

Magazines, Education, & Features

• Climbing Magazine


• Rock & Ice Magazine


• Couloir Magazine


• Backpacker Magazine


• Outside Magazine


• National Geographic Magazine


• Discovery Channel


• Adventure Network


• RockList.com


• EverestNews.com


• AFFIMER — including photo archive of Mallory Artifacts
  Photos and stories from the Mallory & Irvine Research Expeditions that found Mallory's body.  Everest '99 Expedition Cybercast »


• Alpine History
  Jochen Hemmleb's site of mountaineering history including extensive Mallory & Irvine research


• The 7 Summit Challenge
  Climbs to support The Autism Society, Lance Armstrong Foundation and the Alzheimer's Association


• Mount Everest The British Story
  Facts, stories and events concerning the British on Mount Everest


• Great Outdoors Resource Page (GORP)

Stats, Weather, & Resources

• Cliff Mass' Weather Blog


• Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center Mountain Weather Forecast


• Washington Mountain Pass Information, with live cameras (WSDOT)


• UW's Mt. Rainier Recreational Forecast


• NOAA's Rainier Weather Report


• Learn to Tie Climbing Knots


• Climbers who have reached the Seven Summits


• World's Highest Mountains


• Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia


• Northwest Avalanche Institute


• International Weather Forecasts