ON YOUR OWN; Adventure Time on the Rocks
LEAD: TO imagine what it is like to be an ice climber, think of yourself perched along the face of a frozen waterfall. Picture the waterfall as a cascade of glass chandeliers overhanging a rock wall. You are picking your way up slowly. In your hand is an ice hammer, and a piton or ice screw for securing a belay rope to the top. query.nytimes.com |
Hailed, From Everest to Park Avenue
Though more drawn to mountaintops than to city lights, Sir Edmund Hillary is remembered in New York. nytimes.com |
Medical Miracle Nears a Milepost
Twelve years after brain surgery to alleviate epileptic seizures, Diane Van Deren is one of the world’s top endurance runners. nytimes.com |
Book Review - No Way Down - Life and Death on K2 - By Graham Bowley
A Times reporter’s account of a disastrous day on K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, during which 11 climbers perished. nytimes.com |
Indian Rock Park
This rugged 1.18 acre park, three blocks above the commerce of Solano Avenue, serves both relaxed visitors and serious mountain climbers. nytimes.com |