| Teenager Climbs Everest A 17-year-old California resident who reached the summit of Mount Everest has become the youngest person to scale the tallest peaks on each of the world’s seven continents. Johnny Strange, a senior in high school who resides in Malibu, Calif., reached the top of Everest, 29,035 feet, on May 20. He reached his seventh summit on June 8 when he scaled Australia’s 7,310-foot Mount Kosciuszko. nytimes.com |
‘Julie & Julia’ for the Rugged: Tracing a Fatal Everest Trek “The Wildest Dream,” a documentary scheduled for release next spring, tracks a mountaineer’s attempt to mirror an ill-fated 1924 climbing expedition on Mount Everest. nytimes.com |
Korean Is First Woman to Scale 14 Highest Peaks South Korea reacted with pride after Oh Eun-sun reached the summit of Annapurna in Nepal. nytimes.com |
Rep. Maloney’s Husband Dies on Tibet Trek Clifton H. W. Maloney, 71, went to sleep in a base camp after reaching the summit of the Himalayan peak Cho Oyu and never woke up, according to a statement. 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 |