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Climate change may leave Mount Everest ascent ice-free, say climbers
26-09-2011
Mission launched to measure change in Himalayas as anecdotal evidence grows of melting ice on mountain's southern approachClimbers and custodians of Everest say that rapid climate change could soon make...
Kenya's road to recovery: Can the parks be saved?
26-09-2011
When violence flared in the wake of Kenya's disputed presidential elections last December, tourist areas were largely unaffected, but tourism took a downturn.Back in early December much of the talk here...
Fallout on the Fu
26-09-2011
After a major volcanic eruption, what will become of South America’s top whitewater river?Well before the volcano erupted, and almost since they "discovered" the region 20 years ago, gringo environmentalists...
Everest Gets Torched
26-09-2011
How the Olympics ruined a peaceful spring at the top of the worldFor all the controversy surrounding the Olympic torch's journey to Beijing this spring, perhaps the greatest relay-related hullabaloo happened...
Remembering Italian Mountaineer Walter Bonatti, 1930-2011
25-09-2011
By David Roberts; Map of 1954 Italian route up K2 by Computer Terrain MappingIn December 2003, hailing the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of K2, I traveled to Dubino, Italy, to interview Walter Bonatti...
Wingsuit Daredevil Jeb Corliss Will Fly Through a Mountain Cave in China
25-09-2011
On Saturday (which works out to be 1 am EST on Friday) Jeb will jump from a helicopter hovering at around 6,000 feet and fly through a cave located on top of Tianmen Mountain in the Hunan Province, China...
The break-up of the Petermann Glacier 26-09-2011
Himalayan sherpas bugged by the sight of house flies at 5,000m 26-09-2011
Climate change may leave Mount Everest ascent ice-free, say climbers 26-09-2011
Kenya's road to recovery: Can the parks be saved? 26-09-2011
Fallout on the Fu 26-09-2011
The Gathering Storm 26-09-2011
Those Wily Russians! 26-09-2011
Everest Gets Torched 26-09-2011
Remembering Italian Mountaineer Walter Bonatti, 1930-2011 25-09-2011
Wingsuit Daredevil Jeb Corliss Will Fly Through a Mountain Cave in China 25-09-2011
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