TOP 100 CLIMBING SITES
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| Nepal Puts Everest Off Limits During China’s Olympic Torch Relay in May Both routes to the world’s highest peak are scheduled to be off limits this spring, as Beijing strives to inaugurate the summer Olympic Games free of pro-Tibetan protests. nytimes.com |
Charitable Hikers Erode Mountain and Town’s Patience An isolated mountain hamlet in Britain has to handle tens of thousands of people who take part each summer in a hiking event held for charity. nytimes.com |
For Rock-Climbing Guru, the Sky Is His Roof Charles Victor Tucker III, the harmless and stoned jester of the mountains to some and the scourge of Yosemite National Park to others, is better known as Chongo, a rock climber who wrote books on physics and now sleeps under a tractor-trailer. nytimes.com |
Getting Exercise on St. Thomas (Bird’s-Eye Views Are a Bonus) If you’re looking for something more thrilling than lying on the beach, perhaps you should try the island’s newest activity: rock climbing. travel.nytimes.com |
Argentina: Two Climbers Die on Aconcagua Two climbers, an Italian and an Argentine guide, died when a storm trapped them just below the summit of Mount Aconcagua. nytimes.com |