TOP 100 CLIMBING SITES
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| 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 |
Hit the Heights, but Take the Stairs Climbing with fixed cables is a quick way, if not the purists’ way, for novices to experience the exhilaration of the climb. travel.nytimes.com |
New Heart’s New Height The heart transplant survivor Kelly Perkins has added another first to her long string of mountaineering feats since getting a new heart 13 years ago a dangerous climb up a sheer, 2,000-foot face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park’s famed granite monolith. nytimes.com |
GEAR TEST WITH MARK BRONTSEMA AND SAM WELLS, ROCK CLIMBERS; Because Climbing Is Social Rock climbers Mark Brontsema and Sam Wells test out four climbing helmets for fit, comfort, durability and price; photos query.nytimes.com |
Icy Climb to the Sky in Summery Yosemite Conquering the 1,200-foot-high Dana Couloir is a summer sport in the Sierra Nevada, but because of climate change, it might not be around much longer. travel.nytimes.com |