| ON YOUR OWN; Adventure Time on the Rocks LEAD: TO imagine what it is like to be an ice climber, think of yourself perched along the face of a frozen waterfall. Picture the waterfall as a cascade of glass chandeliers overhanging a rock wall. You are picking your way up slowly. In your hand is an ice hammer, and a piton or ice screw for securing a belay rope to the top. query.nytimes.com |
Ever Upward, No Matter What Featuring exceptional people doing extraordinary things, “Blindsight” is one of those documentaries with the power to make you re-examine your entire life. movies.nytimes.com |
GEAR TEST WITH LARA MCCLUSKEY, ROCK-CLIMBING INSTRUCTOR; Up Rocks, Over Boulder, Into Bar Instructor Lara McCluskey tests rock-climbing pants; photos query.nytimes.com |
Climbing as High as You Can Go in Utah The hike to Kings Peak, a 28-mile round trip, leads climbers far beyond any signs of civilization. travel.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 |