| Mount Everest Still Beckons, but Nepal Warns, ‘Not So Fast’ The government of Nepal plans to block climbers’ ascents for the first 10 days of May, at the request of China, which plans to send a team of Olympic torchbearers over the mountain during the span. nytimes.com |
Charitable Hikers Erode Mountain and Town’s Patience An isolated mountain hamlet in Britain has to handle tens of thousands of people who take part each summer in a hiking event held for charity. nytimes.com |
For Rock-Climbing Guru, the Sky Is His Roof Charles Victor Tucker III, the harmless and stoned jester of the mountains to some and the scourge of Yosemite National Park to others, is better known as Chongo, a rock climber who wrote books on physics and now sleeps under a tractor-trailer. nytimes.com |
Getting Exercise on St. Thomas (Bird’s-Eye Views Are a Bonus) If you’re looking for something more thrilling than lying on the beach, perhaps you should try the island’s newest activity: rock climbing. travel.nytimes.com |
Argentina: Two Climbers Die on Aconcagua Two climbers, an Italian and an Argentine guide, died when a storm trapped them just below the summit of Mount Aconcagua. nytimes.com |