| WEEKEND WARRIOR; Ax in Hand, Ice in the Veins, Scaling a Mountain's Slippery Face Joe Glickman Weekend Warrior article on ice climbing in Adirondack Mountains; photo; map query.nytimes.com |
KILIMANJARO MEMORIES David H Lewis letter on January 20 article on climbing Mount Kilimanjaro query.nytimes.com |
Rock Climber Presumed Dead After Accident Off Irish Coast Michael Reardon, an internationally renowned rock climber who climbed without a rope or safety equipment, is presumed dead after he was swept away by a wave Friday off the coast of Ireland. nytimes.com |
Ice Climber Dies in Avalanche An ice climber was killed and his partner injured Sunday when an avalanche swept them off the wall of a Mount Washington ravine and they fell 2,000 feet, the authorities said. Thomas Smith, 41 years old, of Montpelier, Vt., was pronounced dead at Androscoggin Hospital in Berlin, Jean McAlister of the Appalachian Mountain Club said. query.nytimes.com |
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 |