TOP 100 CLIMBING SITES
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| Why'd He Climb to the Top? They Told Him Not To I am an athletic and professional rarity a semiprofessional ice climber. My job description reads: "Find the wildest, steepest, craziest ice on the planet. Climb it." 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 query.nytimes.com |
The Descent of Men Mountaineering has become more dangerous as the traditional expeditionary culture, which had emphasized mutual responsibility, gave way to an ethos stressing self-preservation. nytimes.com |
8 Feared Dead in Avalanche in French Alps “There’s no chance of finding anyone alive,” the French interior minister, Michèle Alliot-Marie, said while visiting the area. 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 |