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Friday, July 03, 2009

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Adventure Travel To Armenia As It Kicks Off Climbing Festival
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:22:04 GMT

Armenia, which recently has made headlines as an adventure travel destination because of numerous mountains and cheap prices yesterday started it's first international mountain climbing festival called Arev.

Mighty Mayo Mountain Challenge
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:16:08 GMT

COULD you climb the three highest peaks in Mayo Mweelrea, Croagh Patrick and Nephin in one day? Well, if yes is your answer then here's your chance to prove it.

If there's a mountain, climb it
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:55:49 GMT

Many people try to start businesses. And there are those who try to climb mountains.

Mountain Climbing: Pelister
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:17:23 GMT

Location In the South of Europe, on the Balkan, in Macedonia, a small country with lots of mountains with great beauthiful landscapes.

Ready to ride: Brentwood boys, cousin trek across America on bikes
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:14:01 GMT

After going only 1,100 miles of the approximately 4,400 planned over 18 days, they had to put their trip on hold for a few days due to illness, but Brentwood residents Jay and Sam Wilcox and their cousin Ben Wilcox from the suburbs of Chicago plan to be back on the road Saturday to complete their bicycle ride across America.

Teen Becomes Youngest to Set Mountain-Climbing Record
Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:57:52 GMT

When Johnny Strange climbed the 29,035 feet of Mt. Everest, he not only reached the highest point in the world, he scaled the tallest peak on his sixth continent.

Tacoma Climbing Teacher Falls During Mt. Baker Climb
Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:07:49 GMT

A Tacoma mountain climbing teacher is in the hospital after a fall during a climb on Mt.

Mountain-climbing sailor survives by wits, luck
Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:50:14 GMT

BREMERTON, Wash. a ' Chris Bruce had no trouble climbing Mount Adams. Getting down was another story.

Horsebytes: Letter VII - Long's Peak
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:56:39 GMT

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Andrew Swanson 'the real deal'
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:53:52 GMT

Andrew Swanson's casket is removed from First Presbyterian Church in Mankato, where Thursday services were held for the 36-year-old Mankato physician.

RepriseMe: Number 26 - Sara Wiezorek - Manager, Business Development
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:29:08 GMT

A Welcome to Number 26 in our continuing series profiling the men and women who put the extra coat of shellac on the woodworking class project that is Reprise Media .

Boulder's newest gym unites climbing and fitness
Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:23:57 GMT

Donell Humphrey, assistant manager of Boulder's new Movement Climbing and Fitness gym, applies texturing to a climbing wall at the 2845 Valmont Road complex, which is set to open July 25.

Brit climber falls to death in Italy
Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:01:00 GMT

A BRITISH woman who extended her mountain climbing holiday by a DAY fell 300ft to her death just hours before she was due to fly home.

Young athletes participate in rock climbing competition
Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:29:36 GMT

Young athletes competed in Southwest Divisional, the state's largest indoor rock climbing contest, Saturday in Harker Heights.

Services: International Mountain Climbing School
Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:25:07 GMT

International Mountain Climbing School offers mountaineering courses in rock and ice climbing.

San Mateo County man climbing Mount Rainier to raise money for diabetes outreach
Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:02:20 GMT

Almost one year ago to the day, weather forecasts were potentially treacherous on Washington's Mount Rainier when a Menlo Park man attempted to reach its highest peak to raise money for diabetes outreach in San Mateo County.

2 Mount McKinley climbers fall to their deaths
Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:48:20 GMT

Two experienced climbers fell more than 2,000 feet to their deaths on Alaska's Mount McKinley, raising this year's death toll on the mountain to four, officials said Friday.

Climbing ... Major Phil takes a break
Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:45:19 GMT

HERO Phil Packer is writing an exclusive blog for The Sun so we can track his progress.

Mountaineer to be laid to rest
Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:35:31 GMT

MOUNTAINEER Mick Parker will be farewelled at his funeral in Melbourne today. Parker, 36, died in Nepal last Thursday, June 4, two weeks after scaling Makalu, the world's fifth-highest mountain, without the aid of oxygen.

Everest climb remains a mystery
Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:33:52 GMT

It's one of mountaineering's greatest mysteries: Did George Mallory and formner Shrewsbury School pupil Andrew Irvine conquer Everest in 1924? Somewhere high on the slopes of Everest lies the undiscovered body of a former Shropshire schoolboy whose remains may yield proof that he was the first person to conquer the world's highest peak.


Topix Hiking

Get out your hiking boots
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:04:39 GMT

Hikers will now have better access to two tracts in the White Springs area owned by the Suwannee River Water Management District.

Boy, 16, found dead on Alaska's Mount McGinnis
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:02:28 GMT

A teenager reported missing on Mount McGinnis has been found dead. Megan Peters, spokeswoman for the Alaska State Troopers, says the body of the 16-year-old boy was discovered late Wednesday, but retrieval efforts were put off until Thursday because of poor weather on the 4,228-foot mountain.

Best 5 Hiking Boots for Women
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:03:00 GMT

Summer is here and everyone is planning their summer camping trips with some fun hikes in the great outdoors.

What to send tweens and teens at camp
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:59:51 GMT

My son sent a single postcard home his first time at sleep-away camp. 'Send a juggling ball and fun toys,' was just about all it said.

Gov. Sanford uses hiking as an alibi
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:16:57 GMT

Are you as upset as I am over Gov. Sanford's alibi for his affair? I really don't care about his sex life; that's between him and his close ones.

Swiss Aerial Tram Touts Naked Attractions
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:06:51 GMT

An aerial tramway company in eastern Switzerland is advertising its Alpine rides with a new scenic attraction: there's a chance you might see a naked hiker.

Trail wisdom: Lessons learned while hiking the Appalachians
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:25:18 GMT

After spending all this time in the woods and getting from it only a strange foot fungus and a rash that can best be described as uncomfortable, I sat on a moist thinking rock the other day and thought hard about what I have gained mentally from the trail thus far.

New handheld hiking GPS devices: Garmin Dakota and Foretrex
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:23:57 GMT

Continuing its state-based naming for its latest generation products, Garmin has introduced a new handheld hiking GPS line today called Dakota.

San Diego girl missing north of Mammoth Pool
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:09:08 GMT

Madera County sheriff's deputies are searching for a 16-year-old San Diego girl missing since Thursday morning.

New attraction in Switzerland: naked hikers
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:39:16 GMT

A A National spectacles Nearly 400 national parks can be found all across America, and feature breathtaking vistas, rock formations millions of years old, and more.

South Carolina governor who took hiking trip to return to work
Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:03:37 GMT

In this April 3, 2009 file photo, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford fields questions during a news conference in Columbia, S.C. Sanford's wife Jenny said, Monday, June 22, 2009, she did not know the location of the two-term Republican chief executive.

Weather hampers search for Everett man missing on hiking trip
Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:44:13 GMT

Rangers on Saturday set out looking for a 22-year-old Everett man who didn't return from a hiking trip in the North Cascades National Park, said Kerry Olson with the park.

9-year-old boy found in Utah forest left clues for searchers
Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:06:38 GMT

A lost boy's granola bar wrapper, pieces of his jacket tied to trees and his black backpack helped searchers find him after a night in the forest.

Naked Hiking Day tomorrow
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:23:44 GMT

Prepare to cover your eyes today as nudist across the country plan to shed their clothes for a naked hike.

A whole lot of fun between sunrise and sundown
Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:53:43 GMT

Sunday, the first full day of summer, is the longest day of the year, which inspires the question: "How much fun can you have with 15 hours, 56 minutes of daylight?" To get a rough idea, we grabbed our boots, bikes, fishing poles, snow shoes, etc., and headed out June 8, the 26th longest day of the year with 15 hours, 50 minutes of daylight.

Nude hiking buffs ready to shed as solstice nears
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:44:47 GMT

Every year on the first day of summer, a few outdoor enthusiasts nationwide expose virtually all of themselves to insects, scrapes and thorns for the pleasure of bonding with nature au naturel.They call it Naked Hiking Day."There's no way to explain it until you experience it," said Andrew Williams, 28, a machinist from Warren, Pa., who first hiked ...

'Hut-to-hut' hiking offers comfort between daily treks
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:15:57 GMT

No roughing it allowed: Lunch is set up on the patio at Paradise Lodge. Food, beds and showers are provided on the hikes.

Severed foot found at Washington state construction site
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:26:03 GMT

A severed foot was found inside a hiking boot earlier this month at a construction site in Kitsap County, Washington.

ERSKINE: Finding your landscape
Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:11:09 GMT

As I sat down to write about another hike at another park, a memory from long ago swept over me.

Hiker dies on Italy climbing trip
Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:48:18 GMT

A British woman fell to her death while hiking in the Dolomite mountains in northern Italy, it has been reported.