Corsica and Verdon pictures online

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Sampsa Jyrkynen

Bavella in Corsica

We’ve added some older pictures from Bavella in Corsica and Verdon Canyon in Southern France.

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Ultima Thule video

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Sampsa Jyrkynen

Saku Korosuo has edited a video of the Ultima Thule Winter climb. To view the full size video click here.

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Kunlun 2007 expedition info

Posted on March 16, 2008 by Sampsa Jyrkynen
The Kunlun 2007 Expedition – August 2007

Below we’ve gathered some information about the mountains climbed for future expeditions. The routes are following:

Peak Route Difficulty FA Party Date
6355 Manse Karagul Gringos D+, 900m Henri & Lauri August 13th, 2007
6013 God Tang PMS – Petite Mountain Sickness D+, 450m Henri, Kalle, Lauri, Mikko, Rauno, Teemu & Veli-Matti August 14th, 2007
6046 Ye-Zi A Man Who Dances Like a Tibetan TD-, 900m Henri & Lauri August 22nd, 2007
6045 Lacio Island Couloir AD, 900m Mikko, Rauno & Veli-Matti August 23rd, 2007
 

The expedition website is located at www.kunlun2007.fi. We’ve also prepared Google Earth locations available for download here
 

Xinjiang China
The Kunlun Moutains are situated in the western corner of the Xinjiang province in China
 

Karakoram Highway
Here is a map with Karakoram Highway. The Mountains belong to the southern parts of Mustagh Ata massif.
 

Topographical map
Topographical map of the area – click map for larger resolution
 

 
 

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Kunlun 2007 pictures online

Posted on March 15, 2008 by Sampsa Jyrkynen

Today we’ve updated Lauri’s pictures from the Kunlun 2007 expedition. It took a while but now the pictures are finally online! The Kunlun mountains are located in the western parts of the Xinjiang province which is highlighted in the picture above.

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