| 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 |
With a Little Help From the Sun The Tishman family tests three rechargeable battery and solar panel units on their seven-day climb and an eight-day safari, recharging various iPod nanos, cellphones, and BlackBerries. nytimes.com |
900 Feet Up With Nowhere to Go but Down Dean Potter, one of the world’s top climbers, has been trying for weeks to cross the Hell Roaring Canyon on a rope with no tether 900 feet above a dry riverbed in Utah. nytimes.com |
Winter Revels in Ice and Steam in Ouray, Colo. Its perfect microclimate for making ice attracts climbers, connoisseurs and simple spectators. And after the ice climbing, everyone can thaw out in Ouray’s simmering hot springs. travel.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 |