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My Rocky Horror Show Climbing in the British Lake District. Hand-holding on high Climbing in India Iowa man tries Everest for 4th time Chuck Huss tries Everest for fourth time. Elderly Japanese climbers are safe Mountaineering club for pensioners have been located after reported missing.
A Nepali guide and a Panamanian climber died after returning from Mount Pumori in Nepal. Both of them successfully climbed Mt. Pumori on March 25, but while returning, they climbed 100 meters down and unfortunately slipped and fell down in mountain trench of 500 meter depth which led them to the death. These two climbers […]
How to touch Everestâ??s base Himalayan challenge for Everest base camp. Rock climbers have an outlet a stone’s throw away Climbing in the San Diego, California area. Michigan woman sets out to conquer highest peak in the Americas Aconcagua climb to raise money for adventure opportunities for local families. Menno Boermans: Frozen images from Broad […]
MountainZone.com reports that two climbers were hit by an avalanche at Quandary Peak in Colorado’s Tenmile Range. One of the climbers emerged with only minor injuries while the other died.
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From the Yosemite Blog comes a post about Royal Robbins Clothing giving away a free trip to Yosemite. Hmm, how can I win this? From the Royal Robbins site, Enter to win a trip to Yosemite, courtesy of Royal Robbins. Three days and two nights of adventure in one of the world’s most inspiring scenic […]
Today’s climbing news links: Rock climbing works out body, mind Rock climbing’s physical benefits on display at Arizona’s largest indoor climbing gym. Exum guides honored for Alaska ascent Two Exum Mountain Guides were nominated for mountaineering’s most prestigious award, the Piolet d’Or. First Complete Ascent of Mt. Stuart’s North Ridge After six attempts over 17 […]
Here are today’s climbing news links: Antarctica: the cold, hard facts Mountaineering companies can fly you to the peak for a mere $50,000. Steely resolve needed to scale Adirondack Mountains Ice climbing in the Adirondacks. Gym owner bets it all on climbing wall Former software engineer opens new climbing gym in Boise, Idaho. Don Whillans, […]
Numerous climbing news links come across my desk on a regular basis, but I find that not all of them are actually “blog-worthy” or warrant a more detailed discussion. For these news items, I’ll be aggregating them in a post several times a week. My reasoning is that these may be of interest to some […]
Music and climbing come together for a good cause. Check out the BoulderGrass Climbing Competition and Bluegrass Festival to be held March 11-13 at Horsepens 40 in Steele, Alabama. Proceeds from the competition and festival will benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and Southeastern Climbers Coalition.