| 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 |
A Mountaineer Who Defined the Notion of Heroic Explorer There may be something almost nostalgic in our celebration of a “heroic explorer.” nytimes.com |
Todd Skinner, a Pioneer of Free Climbing, Dies at 47 Todd Skinner was an internationally renowned rock climber who made first ascents on dozens of the world’s most treacherous routes and shared those adventures as a motivational speaker. nytimes.com |
Hit the Heights, but Take the Stairs Climbing with fixed cables is a quick way, if not the purists’ way, for novices to experience the exhilaration of the climb. travel.nytimes.com |
Chaos on the ‘Mountain That Invites Death’ In all, 11 lives were lost in the worst episode on K2 since 13 climbers died over a two-week span in 1986. nytimes.com |