TOP 100 CLIMBING SITES
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| 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 |
K2 and Its Consequences One inevitable measure of a mountain is simply how often climbers escape with their lives. By that standard, K2 stands almost alone in the world. nytimes.com |
The Descent of Men Mountaineering has become more dangerous as the traditional expeditionary culture, which had emphasized mutual responsibility, gave way to an ethos stressing self-preservation. nytimes.com |
Body Found on Mount Hood; 2 Climbers Still Missing Crews found the body of one climber but continued searching for two others nearly two days after the three set out to climb the west side of the 11,000-foot peak. 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 |