TOP 100 CLIMBING SITES
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| Todd Skinner, a Pioneer of Free Climbing, Dies at 47 Todd Skinner was an internationally renowned rock climber who made first ascents on dozens of the world’s most treacherous routes and shared those adventures as a motivational speaker. nytimes.com |
Livonia, Michigan “Every year we go ice climbing, and I set up the wall to practice here at home.” nytimes.com |
In Malibu, a Rock Scene Where Hollywood Cameras Roll The Santa Monica Mountains, which made cameos in “M*A*S*H,” “Iron Man” and “Tarzan Escapes,” offer hundreds of rock-climbing routes. travel.nytimes.com |
Achille Compagnoni, a Conqueror of K2, Dies at 94 Mr. Compagnoni was one of the first two men to reach the summit of K2, the world’s second highest peak and among the most dangerous. nytimes.com |
Risking the Taliban to Confront the Deadliest of Peaks, K2 A dispatch from the base camp of K2, where even death-defying mountain climbers feel daunted by the turmoil in Pakistan below. nytimes.com |