tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81053230925657569462012-02-16T18:31:36.088-08:00Climb Tibet with Joe Puryear and David Gottlieb.Joe Puryearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961673853969677332noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105323092565756946.post-45992759387219488492011-12-06T15:38:00.000-08:002011-12-06T15:38:36.561-08:00

On October 27, 2010, Joe Puryear died while climbing in Tibet. Just before he departed for his last adventure, Joe set up the joepuryearimages.com website to feature his photography and make it available for others to purchase and enjoy. These images are stunning and capture Joe's vision of the world. His enthusiasm and love for exploration are present in each photo and hopefully will inspire

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In moments like these when the world seems to stop.  The love and support that has been given to both my family and I is beautiful, overwhelming and so greatly appreciated.  Words cannot convey the overwhelming gratitude I have for everyone who contributed to the Donation Fund, the immediate response from friends and family who dropped everything to be there for us.  The coordination efforts

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ClimbersMountains are the seeds of our souls.Their faces and ridges help us grow.Their shadows entice us to seek their secrets.They offer themselves benignly and take the same.It is only we who claim victory and suffer sorrow.And we always will.Because our souls are the seedsThat make mountains grow.And they always will.Written by Dave AllenThank you Dave

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If you can keep your head when all about youAre loosing theirs and blaming it on you,If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,But make allowance for their doubting too;If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,Or being hated, don't give away to hating,And yet don't look too good, nor talk to wise:If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;

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To Joe, my best friend, lover, and husband: you made the world a beautiful place for not only me but every person whose life you have touched. I am the luckiest woman alive to have spent the last ten years of my life sharing your adventures. I have experienced the greatest happiness and love anyone could ever hope for, especially in this last year. I hold you in my mind as eternally beautiful,

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David and Joe have yet to set foot on their objective route. High winds and snow have slowed the pace of the duo down significantly. They are waiting for their chance, which hopefully will come in the next week or so. They are checking in regularly for weather updates and sound in good spirits despite the harsh conditions on the plateau.

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Weather pattern is holding, high winds and light snows continued throughout last week. Allowing Joe and David to explore more of the surrounding area. It sounds like they are both anxious to get going, but will wait for a good weather window to complete an alpine style ascent.

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High winds expected until Wednesday. David and Joe will wait out the weekend and head up midweek.

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After a tough day of travel over glacial moraine, David and Joe established advanced base camp at just over 55oo meters. Tomorrow they will begin their route. Weather is perfect. Good Luck!

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Over the last week David and Joe climbed two 6,000 meter peaks just outside base camp in order to fully acclimatize. The are now gearing up for their primary objective and plan to head out tomorrow. The weather has been variable, high winds, clear mornings and accumulating clouds in the afternoon. It looks as if it will hold steady for the next week. More to come.....

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4 Days of spectacular weather allowed for a massive exploratory mission which offered views of a few great route options. Crossing massive glaciers, high rugged mountain passes and sweeping untouched alpine cirques David and Joe explored vast tracks of terrain unlike any they have seen before. The character of the glaciers, the remoteness of the range and the pristine nature of the landscape

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After three welcome storm days, David and Joe and Dawa have had some time to rest and acclimatize. After the storm passed Joe and David spent a day exploring the surrounding valley. Crossing two passes to the North they broke into a valley which offered amazing and unique views of Melungtse, Gouri Shankar and the expanse of the Rolwaling Himal. Looking forward to those images!

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David and Joe established base camp today. The camp is at 5300 meters, 45 kilometers from Thingri and 5 days travel from Kathmandu. This exceptionally scenic spot is on the lateral moraine of an unnamed glacier that spills East from LaBuche Kang III. LaBuche Kang III is in full view, although the peaks are still 15 kilometers away. They had not expected to establish base camp so far up

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David and I are ready to roll. Our route will take us overland to the border town of Zangmu where we are to be met by our liaison officer. We will then travel over La Lung La (pass) to Thingri, a small outpost high on the Tibetan Plateau north of Cho Oyu. And finally from here head south toward Nangpa La (pass) and then cut off to the west toward the Labuche Kang Massif. Our plan will be try to

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We'd like to extend a big thanks to all our sponsors and partners that have provided gear and support for this expedition: Sherpa Adventure Gear makes top quality climbing apparel. From base layers, soft shells, hard shells, synthetic and down insulation, and hats, we are outfitted head to toe. Sherpa Adventure Gear apparel is all made right here in Kathmandu.. Petzl manufactures excellent ice

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Last night we received our Chinese visas! Very exciting and one less obstacle between us and the peak. The next major obstacle appears to be just getting to the border. We have conflicting reports, but there may be up to 5 landslides that block the road between here and the border. Each landslide would involve getting off our bus, shuttling loads over the landslide to another bus that is between

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We accomplished the bulk of our food shopping today at the giant mall-plex of  Bhat Bhateni. Dawa, our food and base camp operative, came with us and in about 2 hours we bought all our our dry goods. Rice, beans, lentils, curry powders, soups, nuts, raisins, tea, oil, oatmeal, sugar, salt, papadums, coconut powder and peanut butter made up most of it. The Chinese will likely not let us bring

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Seam Gripping our new BD Hilight tent on the expansive upper deck of  The Terrace. overlooking the Palace Museum. This morning we had a massive Seam Gripping session - tents, backpacks, gloves, etc. We still have much more glue-sniffing to do tomorrow too. Later we went down to the Chinese visa service, right around the corner from our most excellent digs at the Sherpa Adventure Gear's Terrace

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David bivied outside Tribhuvan International David and I have arrived safe and well in Kathmandu. Due to a national festival of women that clogged all available routes, we were forced to make an emergency bivy. Luckily we had our super-versatile CiloGear Duffels. Earlier this year we showed you how well they functioned as a capacity increasing backpack accessory; now we show you how brilliant

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David and I are once again headed back to the Himalaya. For our latest adventure we will be exploring the remote Labuche Kang Massif in Tibet. The range centers around the highest peak Labuche Kang (7,367 meters, 24,170 feet), which has had once ascent via the West Ridge in 1987 by a Tibetan-Japanese expedition. Nearby are a few more 7,000-meter peaks and many peaks in the high 6,000-meters. Many

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Welcome to the official blog of Joe Puryear's and David Gottlieb's upcoming expedition to the remote Labuche Kang Massif in Tibet. We'll be leaving in early September and will start updating the blog as the trip unfolds. Check back here for updates and to follow along on our adventure. Thanks!

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David Gottlieb and I have had great success on making the first ascent of Kang Nachugo (6,735 meters) in the Rolwaling Himal. Although we made the ascent entirely from Nepal, the peak does sit on the Nepal/Tibet border, and hence is also a peak in Tibet. We made the ascent over 5 days, summitting on October 17. Please visit Climb Nepal blog for a full account:http://climbnepal.blogspot.com/An

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In mid-October, Jay Janousek, Michelle Puryear, Peter Inglis, Julie Hodson, and I made our way out towards Mt. Genyen (6,204 meters), in the Shaluli Shan of the Tibetan region of Kham. Following the extensive research of Tamotsu Nakamura, our objective was the unclimbed peak of elevation 5,965 meters – the second highest peak in the Genyen area – just west of Mt.Genyen. Peter and Julie were good

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Backed by the American Alpine Club’s McNeill/Nott Award, Chad Kellogg and I were to make our second attempt on Mt. Siguniang (6,250 meters) this spring, the centerpiece of climbing in the Qionglai Shan. A family emergency kept us from attaining our ultimate goal. Chad’s wife Lara died tragically in the Alaska Range during our expedition. Chad immediately departed, hence our trip came to an

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In 2005 Joe Puryear, Stoney Richards, and Chad Kellogg had a very successful expedition to the Qionglai Mountains in the far eastern reaches of Tibet, where they made the first ascent of two unclimbed rock spires in the region.More info can be found on MountEverest.net.The Angry Wife (5,020 meters), Raindog Arête (5.10c, 550 meters)First Ascent: October 11, 2005Mt. Daugou (5,465 meters), Salvage

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