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Spiderman Alain Robert arrested in Sydney for scaling skyscraper
The man known as 'Spiderman', Alain Robert, was arrested in Sydney earlier today for scaling a 41-storey skyscraper, The Royal Bank of Scotland tower, with only his hands and his courage, as about 200 people... Scottish avalanche kills 3
As freak weather hits Europe three climbers have been killed by an avalanche in the Scottish highlands. Although it is uncommon for climbers to be killed by avalanches in Britain they are not uncommon in the... Teenage climber killed in Alps fall
A teenager has been killed while attempting to climb the French Alps, Swiss media is reporting. He apparently made a mistake while climbing and was airlifted to a hospital in Geneva, where he died."An 18-year-old man fell 160 feet to his death while climbing in the French...K2 disaster evacuation hindered by bad weather
Poor weather hampered the efforts of the evacuation on the world's second highest mountain today. Clouds were built up near K2's advance base camp, so helicopter crews were waiting for them to clear before they... Two rescued after 11 Killed in K2 Avalanche
UPDATE Aug. 4, 2008:Two Dutch climbers have been airlifted from the site of a K2 ice avalanche that killed 11 climbers over the weekend."GILGIT, Pakistan (AFP) — Helicopters airlifted two frostbitten Dutch... 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...
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Snow capped Everest turning into rocky mountain
The glacier cover in mountain regions worldwide has decreased significantly in recent years as a result of warming trends, according to a latest report conducted by the International Center... Yet Another Climber Scales New York Times Building
When George Willig scaled the South Tower of the World Trade Center, he motivation was "because it's there". The motivation behind the man who climbed the side of the New York Times building seems to have been...Everyone has an Everest...Karen's is losing weight.
"Everyone has an Everest...Karen's is losing weight. (I planned to write, well, finish and post, my thoughts on Mallory & Irvine's summit day today, but it needs a bit more work, and frankly I've been swamped. So, that'll have to wait till next week. But, in the...US climber scales Everest for 10th time
An American national David Hahn, 46, of Taos, New Mexico, have become the first non Nepalese climber to reach Mount Everest for tenth time. The record for largest number of climbs of the world's highest mountain is held by Appa, a Sherpa guide who earlier this month... British woman, 24, plunges to death in French Alps in climbing accident
A 24-year-old British woman, from Kent and has not been named, slipped on a patch of black ice while scaling the 13,000 foot Tour Rond peak near Chamoix, has died in a climbing accident in the French Alps. She... Eggs for Everest: One Woman's Dream
"Eggs for Everest: One Woman's Dream Eleanor Roosevelt once said: The future belongs to thosewho believe in the beauty of their dreams.How true that statement is, and it is a message I share with audiences...An eloquent argument about the upcoming Olympics in Beijing
"An eloquent argument about the upcoming Olympics in Beijing As nearly everyone who even occasionally watches the news, listens to the radio, or glances at a newspaper knows, there is quite a bit of...Everest: Closed for Business, Part II
"Everest: Closed for Business, Part II "If our democracy is to flourish, it must have criticism; if our government is to function it must have dissent. - Henry Commager " Nepal:... Everest Closed for Business
"Everest Closed for Business
Without reasonable explanation, the Chinese authorities have officially close the north, or Tibetan, side of Mount Everest to all expeditions this spring, save for their...
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