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Austrian climber loses thumb on El Capitan

An Austrian rock climber in Yosemite National Park has hit a snag in his attempt to conquer El Capitan. That snag nearly cost him a digit.

In the Media by Gar Swaffar

Climber finds six bodies in French Alps

The bodies of six mountaineers were found in the French Alps, roped together in groups of three, by a British climber on Sunday morning.

In the Media by Lynn Curwin

Climber plunges 1,000 feet from mountain summit and survives

Glasgow - A climber that slipped and plunged 1,000 feet from a mountain summit in Scotland was discovered by a helicopter rescue crew standing and reading a map on a cliff that broke his fall.

In the Media by William Charles Baker

Climber falls 1000ft off a mountain and just walks away

Fort William - It may sound like the kind of incident only a character from a Roadrunner cartoon could survive, but a climber in the Scottish highlands fell over 1,000 feet down a mountain and was then found by rescuers standing up and reading a map.

In the Media by Kev Hedges - 9 comments

Hikers find body of climber who died 21 years ago

The body of a climber who went missing 21 years ago has been found on a glacier in Alberta. The body had been carried down the mountainside by melting snow and ice.

In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 1 comment

Paralyzed British Veteran Climbs El Capitan

El Capitan in Yosemite National Park is not an easy climb for anyone. Consider the job of climbing the 2,900 ft grainite monolith as a paralyzed athlete.

In the Media by Gar Swaffar - 11 comments

Third Climber In Just Weeks Scales The New York Times Building

For the third time in just weeks a man scaled the New York Times building to unfurl a banner of Usama bin Laden over the T in the Times portion of the signage.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 1 comment

Ill Timed Rock Thrown Kills Climber

47-year-old Pete Absolon was an experienced climber and the Rocky Mountain Regional Director of the National Outdoor Leadership School. He was climbing near Lander Wyoming last weekend when a rock thrown from a cliff above him struck and killed him.

In the Media by wiccania - 2 comments

World Record on Mt. Everest: Can You Hear Me Now?

A Mount Everest climber will place the first cell phone call from the top of Mount Everest, setting a world record when he does.

In the Media by Lisa Angotti - 3 comments

I Did Not Leave a Climber to Die on Everest, He Was beyond Saving

[i]IT was a little after midnight when David Sharp woke from a fitful sleep in Mount Everest's notorious Death Zone. This is the area above 26,000ft where the brain is disabled by lack of oxygen and the body begins to consume its own muscle tissue to s...

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 5 comments

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Watch: Mt. Everest Deaths: More Climbers at Risk?

Death of four climbers blamed on mountain "traffic jam."

Saskatchewan climbers to attempt treacherous Yukon peak

Flatland climbers in Saskatchewan - the flattest province in the country - will attempt to climb a towering mountain in Yukon.

Everest rescue helps Israel-Turkey thaw

Israeli climber's Everest rescue breaks ice with Turkey

Everest Crowding Could Be Fatal

An estimated 200 mountaineers will attempt the summit of Mt. Everest today and Saturday. But veteran climbers fear overcrowding will create treacherous circumstances that could lead to more deaths. The warning comes one week after four climbers died on the world’s tallest peak. They died...

VIDEO: Everest Olympic medal pledge

A British climber is preparing to honour an Olympic pledge by taking a very special gold medal to the summit of Mount Everest.