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The second stage of the Ski Mountaineering World Cup 2018 took place at Villars-sur-Ollon in Switzerland last weekend. France's Xavier Gachet and Laetitia Roux won the Individual race, ahead of Robert Antonioli and Axelle Mollaret, second, and Michele Boscacci and Victoria Kreuzer, third. The Sprint ...

Fred Beckey is the original American “dirtbag” – one who abandons societal norms and material comforts in pursuit of a nomadic mountaineering lifestyle. Beckey wrote numerous climbing and mountaineering books about the Cascades. He kept meticulous personal journals where he mused on everything ...

Three climbers have been killed and four others injured after they fell from a mountain ridge in central Japan, local media report. The seven climbers who were roped together are believed to have fallen about 100 metres as they headed towards the 2805-metre peak of Mount Amida in the Yatsugatake ...

Mountain sports are still in their infancy in China, and in addition to experienced native mountain climbers, there's also a lack of corresponding safety standards. ... Fighting against these wrongs is the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA), by defining binding safety standards, awarding safety labels ...

Building an information security organization and effective security plan is like planning to climb a mountain. You need to plan for the ascent and descent, and the latter is much more involved and difficult than the former. You need the right team supporting your entire business to succeed.

Vibram used to make mountaineering soles for actual hikers, but today the brand is being tapped for some of the coolest sneakers in the market. Over the past 18 months, the world of menswear has been dominated by two overlapping trends: bulky, oversize footwear, and apparel that blurs the line between ...

So a Mexican professional mountain climber can only find employment by entering the USA illegally? — Moonbeam Mike (@MrMoonbeamMike) March 14, 2018. Trump looking at the border wall just called Mexicans “professional mountain climbers” Oh and don't forget “rapists,” So “professional mountain ...

Last September, federal contractors began building prototypes of President Trump's long-promised border wall between the United States and Mexico. Throughout the months that followed, the eight models were built outside of San Diego in Otay Mesa. President Trump didn't miss his chance to see his ...

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If you want to learn how to properly climb a mountain you might want to sign up for Yakima Valley College's Mountaineering course. Yakima Valley College will be offering a basic mountaineering course this spring in partnership with Central Washington Mountain Rescue. President at Central Washington Mountain Rescue ...

These are like professional mountain climbers, they're incredible climbers. They can't climb some of these walls,” Trump told reporters during a tour of border wall prototypes. Trump viewed eight such prototypes during his California visit and noted that a wall with “see-through capability” would be beneficial ...

On Tuesday, Trump visited prototypes of the wall in California, where he mentioned "professional mountain climbers" who might attempt to breach it. It's not immediately clear who Trump is referring to, or why a concrete wall would deter them—they're professionals, after all—but the mountaineering ...

Engulfed in a blizzard at 6,000 metres, Denis Urubko screamed into the vast darkness on Pakistan´s “killer mountain” – then, through the wind came a woman´s faint reply, setting up a daring late-night rescue. Denis Urubko and climbing partner Adam Bielecki scrambled toward the cry, hoping to encounter ...

Search underway for Agassiz mountain climber, partner, missing in Alaska. Harrison Mooney More from Harrison Mooney. Published on: March 9, 2018 | Last Updated: March 9, 2018 3:49 PM PST. Visitors to the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area are shown at the edge of a sandbar, with Mendenhall ...

A group of USAFA cadets in the Mountaineering Club put their training into practice when they saved two lost hikers on a 14,000-foot mountain last October. ... But for Matthew Olsen, the opportunity came during his first year of college, when he and 10 others in the U.S. Air Force Academy Mountaineering ...

Josh is out of control. Beneath gray skies and peaks shrouded in lightly falling snow, the splitboarder from Calgary, Alberta is accelerating face first down-slope, two hands firmly planted on his ice axe but unable to gain purchase in the 40-degree pitch. A Brazilian Jui-Jitsu instructor, he's familiar with ground ...

JACKSON HOLE, WYO –The Jackson Hole High School Mountaineering Club just completed building a climbing wall in the old wrestling room at the high school. Students, parents and teachers helped construct four MoonBoards to complete the high-tech climbing wall. MoonBoards are cost effective, ...

For the third winter in a row, the Mountaineer has had to cancel its annual backcountry ski festival due to a lack of snow. The Keene Valley store had planned to hold the festival this weekend. As usual, a variety of backcountry ski tours and clinics were on the schedule. Ironically, the region is seeing some ...

YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park is hosting the 3rd Annual Family Mountaineering Weekend this week March 1-4. It's a great event for families and there are lodge rooms & cabins available, as well as day passes. Activities include family snowshoe hikes, outdoor winter survival trainings, winter ecology ...

In Himalayan mountaineering, there are three major categories of “firsts”: the first ascent, the first ascent without supplemental oxygen, and the first ascent in winter, when conditions are at their worst. All of the world's 14 mountains with peaks that stretch more than 8,000 meters above sea level have been ...

The European Ski Mountaineering Championships 2018 get underway today on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy. The competitions take place on the North Face of the volcano from 22 - 24 February. The ISMF competitions are back in the foothills of Mount Etna in Sicily with the European ...

Jim Bridwell, a flamboyant — and, some said, reckless — climber who took daring routes up incredibly daunting mountains in Alaska, the Andes and, especially, Yosemite National Park, died on Friday in Palm Springs, Calif. He was 73. The cause was kidney failure and hepatitis C, said his son, Layton, ...

(Newser) – Veteran Polish climber Krzysztof Wielicki was leading an expedition up the renowned Himalayan K2 summit in January when he got word by satellite phone that two climbers were in trouble—on another mountain. The 68-year-old Wielicki tells Outside that he saw only one choice: He needed to ...

The best mountaineering tents aren't one-trick ponies. Traditional single-wall tents might not be be versatile enough to keep climbers comfortable and dry during the long haul. Conditions change dramatically from approach to high camp. This is where heavier, burlier, and more weatherproof double-wall ...

The climbers were attempting to tackle a new route in Alaska. The pair were reported missing earlier this month after failing to return from a climb on a seven-peaked mountain not far from Alaska's capital city. A pair of experienced mountain climbers reported missing earlier this month are presumed dead, ...

Hundreds of climbers flock to Everest each year hoping to reach the top of the world. But most attempt it during a narrow window of calm weather between late April and May. Mountaineering is a major revenue-earner for impoverished Nepal, which is home to eight of the world's 14 peaks over 8,000m.