| WEEKEND WARRIOR; Ax in Hand, Ice in the Veins, Scaling a Mountain's Slippery Face Joe Glickman Weekend Warrior article on ice climbing in Adirondack Mountains; photo; map query.nytimes.com |
KILIMANJARO MEMORIES David H Lewis letter on January 20 article on climbing Mount Kilimanjaro query.nytimes.com |
When Failure Is a Good Thing Quiz time: What percentage of dot-com start-ups have failed? 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 |
Afghan Climber Aims for Top of Everest Nadjib Sirat is well aware of the risks he will face in climbing Mount Everest, but he says he is doing it for a cause. nytimes.com |