| With Luck, a Rocky Landing Rock climbers in the Czech Republic leap from one soaring outcropping to another, risking painful landings or worse, if they miss. nytimes.com |
The Zen of the Rock Yukihiko Ikumori is considered the spiritual godfather of the giant rippled mound near Central Park’s southwest corner. nytimes.com |
The Mountain and Mother Nature At 6,288 feet, New Hampshire’s Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeast, but its weather can make it seem almost Himalayan. travel.nytimes.com |
A Climb to Conquer Two Obstacles A trek to the top of Mount Kenya fosters camaraderie among people who have known the painful costs of ethnic conflict. nytimes.com |
Risking the Taliban to Confront the Deadliest of Peaks, K2 A dispatch from the base camp of K2, where even death-defying mountain climbers feel daunted by the turmoil in Pakistan below. nytimes.com |