TOP 100 CLIMBING SITES
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| 4 Fall to Deaths Near Mont Blanc A Dutch woman watched her husband and three children fall to their deaths on Thursday while they were climbing near Europe’s highest peak, Italian rescuers said. nytimes.com |
Chaos on the ‘Mountain That Invites Death’ In all, 11 lives were lost in the worst episode on K2 since 13 climbers died over a two-week span in 1986. nytimes.com |
Charles S. Houston, Who Led a Failed Himalayan Climb, Dies at 96 Dr. Houston was a mountain climber and an expert on high-altitude medicine whose effort to reach the summit of K-2 ended in the death of one of his team. nytimes.com |
Body Found on Mount Hood; 2 Climbers Still Missing Crews found the body of one climber but continued searching for two others nearly two days after the three set out to climb the west side of the 11,000-foot peak. nytimes.com |
K2: A Trek to Danger’s Doorstep Distant and mysterious, the mountain is perhaps the most feared and respected climbing peak in the world. A traveler journeying there discovers an icy world as perilous as it is beautiful. travel.nytimes.com |