| Why'd He Climb to the Top? They Told Him Not To I am an athletic and professional rarity a semiprofessional ice climber. My job description reads: "Find the wildest, steepest, craziest ice on the planet. Climb it." nytimes.com |
John Bachar, Rock Climber, Dies at 51 Mr. Bachar inspired awe as a daredevil, condescension as an anachronism and eventually respect as a legend. 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 |
American Boy Is Youngest to Scale Everest Thirteen-year-old Jordan Romero, who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa when he was 10, reached the summit of Mount Everest on Saturday. nytimes.com |
Afghan Climber Aims for Top of Everest Nadjib Sirat is well aware of the risks he will face in climbing Mount Everest, but he says he is doing it for a cause. nytimes.com |