| 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 |
Outside Las Vegas, a Game of Skill Red Rock Canyon, a barren, craggy park half an hour west of Las Vegas, is home to more than 2,000 climbing routes. travel.nytimes.com |
K2 and Its Consequences One inevitable measure of a mountain is simply how often climbers escape with their lives. By that standard, K2 stands almost alone in the world. nytimes.com |
All Peaks, No Valleys Blending the rigors of adventure travel with the fastidiousness of stamp collecting, highpointers seek out the loftiest elevation of every state. travel.nytimes.com |
In Colorado, Ice Climbers Surmount Legal Hurdles Ice climbing is latest high-risk sport to grow in popularity; in Telluride, Colo, it has just become legal for people to risk their lives climbing 360-foot-high frozen falls at east end of town's box canyon; frozen waterfall was opened to climbers after lengthy negotiations exempted land owner, a mining company, of any liability; ice-climbing enthusiasts acknowledge they are attracted to the risk and danger of the sport; photo nytimes.com |