Sun, 27 May 2012 Provisions: Great climbs and dry duds | READ | Book: "Fred Beckey's 100 Favorite North American Climbs" | www.patagonia.com, $79.95, 350 pages | The climbing legend, well into his 80s, provides the inside scoop on his favorite climbing spots, including Bastille Buttress at Lone Pine Peak in the Sierr... | Home-grown trio conquer Everest JAYESH THAKER Jamshedpur, May 26: Three climbers from Jharkhand reached an ... Home-grown trio conquer Everest | JAYESH THAKER | Jamshedpur, May 26: Three climbers from Jharkhand reached an enviable height of success today. | Rajendra Singh Pal (53), Meghlal Mahto (30) and Binita Soren (25) scaled the Mt Everest summit early this morning, one year... | UPDATE: Rescue crews rope man to safety in Blodgett Peak drama | A high-angle drama lasted nearly two hours before rescue crews reached a climber clinging to a tree branch on Blodgett Peak Saturday. | Rescuers were called to the peak just after 2:30 p.m. when hikers reported spotting a climber in trouble on the side of the 9,423-fo... | Everest 2012 Climbing Season Ends, 150 Summit Friday And Saturday Posted: May 26, 2012 | Mt. Everest climbing season has officially ended, with 240 successful summits, and six deaths in five days. About 150 people reached the summit on Friday Saturday alone, despite warnings of a possible bottleneck in the death zone (above 8,000 mete... | Stranded climber roped down to safety in Colorado Springs | COLORADO SPRINGS — A high-flying drama lasted nearly two hours before rescue crews reached a climbing clinging to a tree branch on Blodgett Peak saturday. | Rescuers were called to the peak just after 2:30 p.m. when hikers reported spotting a climber i... | BREAKING NEWS: Rescuers headed to Blodgett Peak | Colorado Springs firefighters have been called to Blodgett Peak, where a hiker has slipped, according to emergency radio traffic. | Reports said climber fell at the 6,500 foot level. Firefighters and search and rescue crews were rushing to help. | Blodgett Peak is in ... | | |
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