| A Climb to Conquer Two Obstacles A trek to the top of Mount Kenya fosters camaraderie among people who have known the painful costs of ethnic conflict. nytimes.com |
Risking the Taliban to Confront the Deadliest of Peaks, K2 A dispatch from the base camp of K2, where even death-defying mountain climbers feel daunted by the turmoil in Pakistan below. nytimes.com |
Lino Lacedelli Dies at 83; One of First to Scale K2 Mr. Lacedelli was one of the first two climbers to reach the summit of K2, the world’s second highest peak and among the most treacherous. nytimes.com |
American Boy Is Youngest to Scale Everest Thirteen-year-old Jordan Romero, who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa when he was 10, reached the summit of Mount Everest on Saturday. nytimes.com |
The Family, Way Down the Mountain More than a dozen climbers have died already this year in the high Himalayas. The ethics of being a adventurer when you’ve got kids at home. nytimes.com |