TOP 100 CLIMBING SITES
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| Free-Solo Climber Prefers the Unencumbered Ascent Michael Reardon is the leader of a group of free soloists in Southern California that he calls the Outlaws. nytimes.com |
Finding Philosophy on the Side of a Cliff When reaching the top means using fingernails, ropes, harnesses, a helmet and climbing shoes. nytimes.com |
Ice Climber Dies in Avalanche An ice climber was killed and his partner injured Sunday when an avalanche swept them off the wall of a Mount Washington ravine and they fell 2,000 feet, the authorities said. Thomas Smith, 41 years old, of Montpelier, Vt., was pronounced dead at Androscoggin Hospital in Berlin, Jean McAlister of the Appalachian Mountain Club said. query.nytimes.com |
OUT-BOX Donna Kenton letter responds to Sept 30 article about Charles Victor Tucker III, aka Chongo query.nytimes.com |
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 |