| 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 |
Edmund Hillary, First on Everest, Dies at 88 Sir Edmund Hillary was the mountaineer who, with his Sherpa guide, was the first to scale Mount Everest. nytimes.com |
Finding Philosophy on the Side of a Cliff When reaching the top means using fingernails, ropes, harnesses, a helmet and climbing shoes. nytimes.com |
Style; Boulder Dash Rock climbers in Joshua Tree, Calif, are photographed in men's spring fashions query.nytimes.com |
Conquering 46-Part Goal, Peak by Icy Peak For the Adirondack Winter Forty-Sixers, an elite group of mountain hikers, winter is the time to tackle the region’s 46 highest summits. nytimes.com |