Mountain Climbing

3 Climbers Perish While Scaling Mt. Everest; 2 Still Missing

AP | BINAJ GURUBACHARYA | Posted 05.21.2012

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KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Three climbers died and two others were missing while descending from the summit of Mount Everest — a toll that raised conc...

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PEAKING LATE: 70-Year-Old Mountain Climber Plans Rare And Risky Everest Ascent

Reuters | Posted 05.10.2012

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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, May 10 (Reuters) - A 70-year-old climber who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest three years ...

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Team Of Scientists Go To Great Heights For Research

AP | BINAJ GURUBACHARYA | Posted 04.20.2012

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KATMANDU, Nepal -- A team of American scientists and researchers flew to the Mount Everest region on Friday to set up a laboratory at the base of the ...

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Sweet Fear of Climbing: When Risk Teaches About Life and Love

Leah Lamb | Posted 04.19.2012

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Leah Lamb

Eventually, I learned to appreciate the fear that shows up at the beginning of new projects and initiatives as a good sign -- it's that knowing that you are about to expand outside of what is known and safe and familiar into a new world of understanding and experience.

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Hiking The Swiss Alps On A Budget

George Hobica | Posted 04.23.2012

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George Hobica

Despite Switzerland's reputation as a pricey destination, hut-to-hut hiking in the Alps can be a breathtaking (pun intended) bargain.

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PHOTOS: 10 Of The Snowiest Places In The World

Conde Nast Traveler | Posted 04.18.2012

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Conde Nast Traveler

For those who love to ski -- as well as those who love to just sit on the couch staring out the window with a cup of cocoa in hand.

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11 Amazing Daredevils

Mental Floss | Posted 04.14.2012

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An Austrian daredevil named Felix Baumgartner plans to break the world record for highest skydive in August. After taking an air balloon to 120,000...

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Oregon Climber Reported Dead In Mount Hood Fall

AP | TIM FOUGHT | Posted 04.08.2012

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Search and rescue teams on Tuesday found the body of an experienced mountaineer who apparently died in a severe fall during ic...

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NY Mets Pitcher Climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro To Fight Sex Trafficking

Posted 01.23.2012

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While most professional baseball players spend their off season kicking back, New York Mets' R.A. Dickey decided to risk his safety -- and his job -- ...

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California Teen Becomes Youngest To Climb '7 Summits'

AP | Posted 12.26.2011

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BIG BEAR, Calif. -- A Southern California teenager became the youngest person to successfully climb to the summit of the seven tallest mountains on Ea...

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'Why I Climbed The World's Highest Peaks For Alzheimer's'

Alan Arnette | Posted 02.14.2012

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Alan Arnette

Climbing eight mountains on seven continents for Alzheimer's in under one year -- well to say it was a busy year is an understatement: 58 flights, 116,112 miles flown, 120 time zones crossed, 201 nights away from home, 101,058 feet climbed.

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A Life Of Hiking, With And Without My Father

Lisa Bloom | Posted 01.09.2012

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Lisa Bloom

When I hiked the week-long Inca Trail in Peru, and then summited Kilimanjaro in Tanzania years later, my dad wanted to hear every detail and pore over every overexposed, fuzzy picture I brought back. Rising before dawn to lace up my hiking boots, I'd think of the one guy who understood the sheer joy of hitting a peak at sunrise.

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Mountain Looks Like a Coffee Table Book. It's Really About Sacred Places and the Reach For the Divine.

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 12.11.2011

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Jesse Kornbluth

There are big books that you buy for people you don't completely care about -- gift books, coffee table books. And then there are books like Mountain, books that cost you something to look through, books that repay the effort.

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The Forgotten Heroes Of The Himalayas

Elia Saikaly | Posted 11.20.2011

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Elia Saikaly

Since Mt. Everest was first successfully climbed in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay from the South side in Nepal, it's become ever so co...

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We Choose to Climb Series 1

Andrea Metcalf | Posted 10.24.2011

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Andrea Metcalf

A group of amazing women have take on the challenge of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in celebration of life and survival. I want to share with you their amazing stories.

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Training For The Ultimate Mountain Climb

Andrea Metcalf | Posted 10.20.2011

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Andrea Metcalf

A group of amazing women have take on the challenge of climbing Mount Kilamanjaro in celebration of life and survival.

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Yes, I Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro

Tina Sloan | Posted 10.18.2011

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Tina Sloan

What were you thinking? Mount Kilimanjaro? I wasn't even sure where Mount Kilimanjaro was.

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Attitude

C. M. Rubin | Posted 10.11.2011

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C. M. Rubin

Attitude is more impressive to me than money, credentials, appearance, or even talent. Attitude is something that lives deep within us. When life throws all kinds of curve balls at us, I believe that 90% of the outcome has to do with how we react.

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We Choose to Climb Series 3

Andrea Metcalf | Posted 10.05.2011

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Andrea Metcalf

A group of amazing women have take on the challenge of climbing Mount Kilamanjaro in celebration of life and survival. I want to share with you their amazing stories of hope, passion, and appreciation for life.

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Climbing Mt. Everest For The Women And Children Of The Congo

Georgina Miranda | Posted 09.07.2011

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Georgina Miranda

When I embarked on Everest, I had five of the seven summits behind me, but everything about this mountain, both physically and emotionally, was on a whole other level.

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Lucas Kavner

Scaling 150-Feet For Wind Power

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 08.02.2011

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Chris Bley, the son of an engineer and a school psychologist, remembers what his life was like right after he graduated from college -- he sat at his ...

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Sir Edmund Hillary Built His First Sherpa School 50 Years Ago; Now There Are 63

James M. Clash | Posted 08.01.2011

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James M. Clash

This week not only marks the 58th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary's first ascent of Everest, but the 50th anniversary of the Khumjung School, the first of many educational institutions Hillary built for the Sherpa people.

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Mount Kenya -- Is This the Most Beautiful Mountain in Africa?

Ben Colclough | Posted 06.14.2011

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Ben Colclough

Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. That fact alone guarantees its popularity. Largely ignored, just a couple of hundred miles away, lies Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest peak.

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2,507 Feet Above Ireland: A St. Paddy's Climb up Croagh Patrick

Patty Hodapp | Posted 05.25.2011

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Patty Hodapp

2011-03-17-mount.jpgAs I stood at summit, I asked myself what I had climbed for. It wasn't only about me. It was about the mountain.

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The Headlamp Made Me Do It

Jenny Block | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jenny Block

I knew that the trip to Joshua Tree would change my life. But I never even imagined that the gear would too.

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