| 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 |
Riccardo Cassin, 100, Dies; A Legendary Mountaineer Mr. Cassin scaled hundreds of the world’s most daunting peaks with daring, tenacity and technical brilliance. nytimes.com |
K2: A Trek to Danger’s Doorstep Distant and mysterious, the mountain is perhaps the most feared and respected climbing peak in the world. A traveler journeying there discovers an icy world as perilous as it is beautiful. travel.nytimes.com |
Climbing the Walls in Brooklyn Since opening last fall, Brooklyn Boulders, an 18,000-square-foot gym, has become a destination for New York rock climbers of all levels. travel.nytimes.com |
NATIONAL BRIEFING | NORTHWEST; Washington: Climber's Body Found In Crater Body of mountain climber Joseph Bohlig, who fell into crater atop Mount St Helens, is found query.nytimes.com |