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Friday, May 09, 2008

Climbing News Feeds


OutdoorNewswire Climbing News

Emily Harrington, Matt Segal Join North Face Team
Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:31:16 PST
Climbers join team of over 40 athletes.
Lisa Rands Makes First Female Ascent of The Mandala
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:26:03 PST
California climber: "It felt easy."
Sir Edmund Hillary Dead at 88
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:50:34 PST
Iconic climber was first to summit Everest.
Vail's Teva Games Land '08 World Cup Climbing
Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:56:42 PST
Colorado festival named one of eight tour stops.
Huber Bros. Set New Speed Record for El Cap
Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:39:55 PST
German duo scales Yosemite icon in 2 hours, 45 minutes.
World Climbing Champions Crowned
Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:54:37 PDT
Russian climbers lead medal count; no Americans win.
Speed Climbers Put on Show in Colorado
Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:28:21 PDT
Brian Gallant, Aaron Simmons highlight the Go Fast Games.
Reel Rock Film Tour Kicks Off Sept. 5th
Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:21:10 PDT
Sixty cities scheduled; new Chris Sharma movie featured.
Climber Sets New Speed Record for Seven Summits
Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:08:44 PDT
Ireland's Ian McKeever started in Antarctica, finished in Alaska.
Throwback Expedition Summits Everest
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:00:31 PDT
Conrad Anker's team free-climbs Second Step, records the latest spring summit.


Topix Climbing

Michigan man rescued after falling 80 feet while climbing
Thu, 08 May 2008 15:32:21 GMT

A Michigan man is hospitalized in good condition after falling about 80 feet while he was climbing with a friend in Boulder County. via KJCT

Over 200 participants for mountain climbing contest
Wed, 07 May 2008 14:44:44 GMT

New Delhi News.Net Wednesday 7th May, 2008 Over 200 mountaineers including an NRI woman will participate in a national level mountain climbing contest to be held at Girnar mountain May 10 here. via New Delhi News.Net

The Architecture of Ascent
Tue, 06 May 2008 04:51:42 GMT

"The framework was to be erected first, and the residences conceived and built by the inhabitants inserted into the voids of the structure."

In what would merely have been an article about camping equipment in almost any other situation, revamped Italian architecture magazine Abitare recently took a fascinating look at portable mountain climbing ... via BLDGBLOG

Johan Jaaffar: Adnan and his Beijing dream
Sun, 04 May 2008 04:39:17 GMT

Johan Jaaffar: Adnan and his Beijing dream By : Johan Jaaffar AN article in one of the newspapers dated April 26, 1991, had this heading: "Teacher kicks smoking and takes up running". Adnan Osman was a ... via New Straits Times

Nepal slashes fees for mountaineering expeditions in off season
Fri, 02 May 2008 04:19:47 GMT

"Without changing the royalty for the Spring season, we have cut royalties by 50 per cent for autumn and 75 per cent for monsoon and winter seasons"

Nepal has slashed fees for expeditions attempting to climb popular peaks in the Nepalese Himalayas during the off season and completely waived royalties for lesser peaks, media reports said Thursday. via Earth Times

Iran: Iranian Leader and mountain climbing
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:16 GMT

Recent Links also in Middle East & North Africa>> Khbarnegar Osoolgara has published a photo of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , Iranian Leader,in mountain. via Global Voices Online

Rescuers hunt for priest on wayward flight
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:45:57 GMT

"Rescuers scoured the waters off Brazil's southern Atlantic Coast yesterday looking for a Roman Catholic priest who disappeared after floating into the sky strapped to hundreds of helium-filled party balloons. via The Toronto Star

Stillwater family turns grief into purpose
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:34:41 GMT

"We provide hope. There is hope that you can find your loved one even though the authorities are not able to"

After losing their son in a mountain climbing accident, a Stillwater family is now helping other families of missing persons. via KSAX

Teens stuck in Scarborough Bluffs rescued
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:06:52 GMT

"It's dangerous rockclimbing unless you have proper equipment and proper ropes"

Two teens who were stuck in the ravines of Scarborough Bluffs are happy to be safely home after a thrilling afternoon rescue effort today. via The Toronto Star

Mountain climbing prisoner surmounts jail wall
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:50:37 GMT

"It was far too easy and went far too quickly"

Guards at a prison in Malmo have come in for sharp criticism after a mountain climbing detainee managed to scale the jail wall and make good his escape in January this year. via The Local - Sweden's News in English


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