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Follow on Google News | Weather4Mountain Provides Crucial Support to Kazakhstan ClimbersBased on crucial forecasting from Weather4Mountain, an Adventure Partners expedition team called time on their ascent of 7,000m Khan Tengri in Kazakhstan. All team members made it back to base camp safely.
By: Weather4Mountain Stephanie Ball, CEO and Chief Meteorologist for Weather4Mountain (http://www.weather4mountain.com/) Markku Mellanen, Managing Director of Adventure Partners, explained, “Khan Tengri is the northernmost 7,000m mountain and infamous for bad weather. Not an easy assignment, even for the most professional weather forecasting services. Not only was MeteoGib the clear winner in our base camp’s daily ‘weather forecast accuracy competition’ Weather4Mountain (http://www.weather4mountain.com/ For ten consecutive days, a bespoke three-day forecast was sent in code from Gibraltar to Richard’s Yellow Brick Tracker, with the aim to identify a weather window which would get the team safely onto the Marconi Glacier. Weather4Mountain was able to monitor the team’s altitude and exact position via the Tracker and tailor the forecast to their current position. The expedition was a success with the Marconi Glacier and expedition goals achieved safely. Richard tweeted: “Appreciate the help of @MeteoGib in sending us daily mountain weather forecasts. Couldn’ Designed with mountaineers in remote areas in mind, Weather4Mountain (http://www.weather4mountain.com/) Stephanie finishes, “MeteoGib’ Contact Weather4Mountain on email info@meteogib.com, telephone +350 54033449 or visit www.weather4mountain.com. -ends- for further press information or photography please contact Sarah Drane on sarah@purplecakefactory.com or call 00 34 607 564 726 End
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