| China: Body of U.S. Climber Recovered Rescuers recovered the body of a second climber on Monday after an avalanche buried a team of three American mountaineers in southwestern China last week. nytimes.com |
Charles S. Houston, Who Led a Failed Himalayan Climb, Dies at 96 Dr. Houston was a mountain climber and an expert on high-altitude medicine whose effort to reach the summit of K-2 ended in the death of one of his team. nytimes.com |
Japanese Climbers Die on Tibet Mountain Three Japanese climbers were killed while on an expedition to reach the summit of a sacred mountain in Tibet. nytimes.com |
To the Top of Europe Mt. Elbrus, Europe's highest peak, has captured the imagination of Europeans for millennia. The thought of conquering it was irresistible. nytimes.com |
Pair Regain Speed Mark In Ascent of El Capitan Hans Florine and Yuji Hirayama set speed record on Nose, most famous route on El Capitan, vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park; photo query.nytimes.com |