| The Descent of Men Mountaineering has become more dangerous as the traditional expeditionary culture, which had emphasized mutual responsibility, gave way to an ethos stressing self-preservation. nytimes.com |
At 85, More Peaks to Conquer and Adventures to Seek Fred Beckey is a climbing legend, whose past is the stuff of lore, and whose plans are the stuff of mystery. 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. nytimes.com |
Testing All Skill Levels in the Adirondacks Mark Meschinelli, a veteran climber, climbs the gneiss granite slab at Poke-O-Moonshine 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 |