| When Failure Is a Good Thing Quiz time: What percentage of dot-com start-ups have failed? nytimes.com |
Wyoming: Falling Rock Kills School Director The Rocky Mountain director of the National Outdoor Leadership School, Pete Absolon, died in a climbing accident. nytimes.com |
At Least 9 Climbers Die on Pakistan’s K-2 Mountain An avalanche struck the climbers on a gully at a height of nearly 27,000 feet, just below the summit of the world’s second highest peak. nytimes.com |
GEAR TEST WITH JESSE GRUPPER, ROCK CLIMBER; Practice Your Scales Rock climber Jesse Grupper, age 10, tests indoor rock-climbing shoes for children; photos query.nytimes.com |
WORLD BRIEFING | EUROPE; France: Bodies of Climbers Found Bodies of eight climbers are found after avalanche near Mont Blanc in French Alps; because area is prone to avalanches, rescuers say they will not try to recover bodies query.nytimes.com |