Alan Hinkes Off To Dhaulagiri

"British mountaineer Alan Hinkes has announced that his next “Challenge 8000” expedition will be to climb Dhaulagiri (8,167m), the seventh highest mountain in the world. Alan will be flying out to the Himalaya at the end of March and hopes to reach the summit during May."

The best of British to ya, Alan! I particularly like his words, "I climb to live, not to die - the summit is always optional but returning is mandatory". To have climbed 12 out of the 14 8000m plus peaks of the world, his mountaineering philosophies shold be listened to.

Full article from Berghaus here.

By Sam on April 14, 2004 12:33 PM | No Comments