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Death in the mountains...Is it what you want even though...
Dougald MacDonald - a great writer, climber, and all-around guy - wrote a brilliant post yesterday about the tragic passing of climber Craig Luebben. In it, he discusses at length the commonly-heard phrase: "Well, at least he died doing what he loved."
In his post,... Craig Luebben, Climber and Inventor, Killed on Mount Torment
Craig Luebben, rock climber, instructor, writer, inventor, and father, was killed in a mountaineering accident on Mount Torment in Washington State. With his background in mechanical engineering, Craig Luebben is... Yosemite Search and Rescue releases 2008 report
YOSAR 2008 report Hundreds of large-scale, alpine-area search and rescue (SAR) operations are mounted every year, all over the world. A common misconception is that most of these rescues are aimed at... 906 views | 34 recommendations | 6 comments
9-year-old rock climber's act of kindness
This is a piece of news which, as a non-profit organization, really means a lot to us. Timmy Dolan, a 9-year-old from Boulder, CO, found The Mountain Fund in an internet search. Timmy is a competitor in the... Lorenzo Gariano Completes Seven Summits
Lorenzo Gariano has just summited Vinson Massiv on Antarctica, thus completing the Seven Summits challenge - climbing the highest mountain on each of the world's continents - and making him only the second Italian... A child play area at Delhi airport
Travellers landing at Indian capital New Delhi's airport have often complained of problems. Situation is slowly improving after a private company Delhi International Airport Limited took over the management of the... Naked swimmer evades police in Tokyo palace moat
" A bald, naked man who said he was a British tourist went swimming in the moat of Japan's Imperial Palace on Tuesday, climbing the palace wall, throwing rocks and splashing water at police before being taken... Climbing Brandberg Mountain in Namibia
On the 6th of July Kobus Alberts, Steffen Oesterle, Volker Mohrholz and Toralf Heene started the climb to Königstein.We left at 14:00, with the aim to overnight in the area near to Springbokwasser. (Just to... Cat Man - the human 'tiger' who enjoys climbing trees and eats raw meat every...
"As obsessions go this has to be one of the weirdest known to man - someone who would voluntarily file his teeth, split his lip and undergo extensive facial surgery - to turn himself into a 'human tiger'.Dennis...Boy who plunged from seventh floor flat was caught up in drugs turf war
"A boy of 16 who plunged 60ft to his death from a tower block while fleeing a knife-wielding gang was caught up in a drugs turf war and was not the intended target, it was claimed today. Friends said Ahmed Benyermak was being chased by a gang of violent hoodies because the...Oil rises to $116 on Russia-US tension
After falling from its record peak of $147.27 a barrel last month, Price of crude oil has shot up again. Price of crude have been steadily gaining from below $20 in early 2002. Price rise was fueled by growing demand and...A 'corpse' woke up in a morgue as doctors were preparing to perform a post-mo...
Crowd control is poor in India and stampedes are common. Maybe there were many lives could be saved if the procedure of this sort incident was improved by the authorities. Just like the survivor said the victims...
created by sweet east pearl | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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1211 views | 7 recommendations | 3 comments
Two Pakistanis Scale the 'Killer Mountain' - Nanga Parbat
Just a few days ago an Italian climber lost his life and two others were rescued by a Pakistani military helicopter from the Nanga Parbat. The notorious mountain has probably swallowed up other ambitious climbers...
created by rumana husain | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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309 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Magic Waterproof Coating Allows Gadgets To Work Underwater
In maritime circles there has been a battle raging for at least one thousand years; water vs equipment. This dilemma was magnified when electrical components where first brought aboard ship requiring electricity...
created by unofficialsquaw.com | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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551 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Routes to climb Mount Everest - part 2.Drogi do celu. cz.2. /Version polish a...
The one of the normal routes to climb Mount Everest : North Col - North East Ridge Route Base Camp: 17,000ft — ABC: 21,300ft — Camp 1: 23,000ft — Camp 2: 24,750ft — Camp 3: 25,600ft — Camp 4: 27,400ft...
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