Monthly Archives: February 2014

More Security at Everest Base Camp

Nepal plans to increase security at Everest Base Camp to regulate disputes among climbers and guides. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/nepal/10653549/Nepal-tightens-controls-of-climbers-after-Everest-brawl.html 

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Ski Marathon Plans New Route

The Canadian Ski Marathon is planning a change to its course in two years on its the 50th anniversary. The CSM wants the Mont-Tremblant-Montebello trail pioneered by Herman Jackrabbit Johanssen to replace the Gatineau-Montebello leg. Johanssen cut many trails in

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Good Conditions for Canadian Ski Marathon

Conditions are expected to be excellent for the 48th Canadian Ski Marathon on February 8 and 9. The marathon, which runs 160 kilometres through the rolling hills of the Quebec side of the Ottawa River Valley, usually draws about 2,000

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