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I bet this puts a smile on your face

Posted by kierst - February 23, 2013 - china, News, Videos
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dalai-lama-laugh

His Holiness the Dalai Lama shows us the real key to success.

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A fascinating live Bald Eagle Webcam

Posted by kierst - March 7, 2011 - Nature, Videos
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Thanks to one of Khumbu’s twitter friends (Norwoodsworld) mum who sent me a link to this incredible live webcam of a Bald Eagle nest in America. It belongs to an organisation called the Raptor Resource Project who do a great job and specialise in the preservation of falcons, eagles, ospreys, hawks, and owls. Established in [...]

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2005 Fire above Lanjaron

Posted by kierst - February 2, 2011 - Videos
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fire-sierra-nevada-lanjaron-sept-2005

I got this video from Pepe’s blog it shows the devastation to the Sierra Nevada from the fire above Lanjaron in 2005 El incendio de Tello (2º parte) web coment Uploaded by pepebadaje. – More college and campus videos.

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Tibet – Murder in the snow – Video

Posted by kierst - January 20, 2011 - china, Videos
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Murder in the High Himalaya

At the moment im reading a book called Murder in the High Himalaya by Jonathan Green. Its about a group of Tibetan refugees trying to cross the border into Nepal over the Nangpa la in 2006 and how the Chinese border guards shoot and kill. Many mountaineers were climbing on Cho Oyu preparing for summit [...]

Read More china, cho oyu, free tibet, human rights, international campaign for tibet, Jonathan Green, kelsang namtso, Murder in the High Himalaya, murder in the snow, nangpa la, nepal, refugees, tibet

White-throated Caracara in Patagonia

Posted by kierst - January 19, 2011 - Nature, Videos
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White-throated Caracara

Thought you might like to see one of the characters I met whilst in Patagonia recently. Its a White-throated Caracara (phalcoboenus albogularis). We had walked to the Laguna Torre to get a nice close view of one of the most iconic mountains in the world, Cerro Torre, whilst admiring the view the Caracara came along [...]

Read More argentina, birdwatch aplujarras, birdwatching, cerro torre, laguna torre, patagonia, phalcoboenus albogularis, white throated caracara

The Video of our 2010 Patagonia Expedition

Posted by kierst - December 10, 2010 - Videos
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Ok here we go, the long awaited video from our trip. Hope you dont get too bored! Patagonian Expedition 2010 This is the full video including the Icecap Trailer (above). Also shows the before and after segments including trekking round the incredible peaks of Mt Fitzroy and Cerro Torre. 23 mins 38 seconds long Icecap [...]

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Two contrasting videos from our trip to Patagonia!

Posted by kierst - December 3, 2010 - Videos
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Blizzards, snowdrifts, gales, frostbite, snowblindness, buried tents, floods, hardship, cold, sleepless nights. It must be summer then in deepest Patagonia. What better way to celebrate a return from the mountains than with bottles of Malbec and a rendition of “Alouette” with a load of drunken frenchmen! Filmed at “Como Vaca” steakhouse, EL Chalten, Argentina.

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Gota Fria arrived again

Posted by kierst - September 18, 2010 - News, Videos
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Remember this? My birthday in September 2007 A Gota Fria is :- Gota Fria or ‘Cold Drop’ occurs when warm air saturated with water vapour rises and meets a much colder layer high up in the atmosphere. The sudden change in air temperature causes the water vapour saturated air to cool quickly and as a result the [...]

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We saw Griffon Vultures yesterday!!

Posted by kierst - August 22, 2009 - Trip reports, Videos
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Yes its true, we were out with 3 Spanish Highs clients in the high Sierra Nevada and climbing a peak called Cerro de Caballo (3009m). Circling above us and the mountain were around 16 BIG birds, first thoughts were Golden Eagles but as we got higher and nearer to them, no for sure they were [...]

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3 days in the Sierra Nevada

Posted by kierst - July 22, 2009 - Trip reports, Videos
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I have recently spent 3 days in the Sierra Nevada, followed by a day with brid watching clients (report to come). We are having a busy time in our “quiet” time of the year. We have had 10 guys out who have done a 6 day traverse of the 3000m peaks in the Sierra Nevada. [...]

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