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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...
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... 
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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1710 views | 11 recommendations | 9 comments
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 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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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...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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733 views | 7 recommendations | 8 comments
