EverestNews via NepalNews reports that Pemba Dorje Sherpa, 28, who claims to have climbed Everest in a record 8 hours 10 minutes was thrown in jail after he went to the police to compalin of being harrassed claimed the record in 2004.
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Snowmobilers are calling for the resignation of John Sacklin is Yellowstone’s lead planner on the winter-use environmental study that examines the effects of snowmobiles in the park after he forwarded a snowmobile joke to them.
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The new $33 million lodge on Mount Magazine is the fifth largest ongoing construction project in Arkansas and the the state park system’s biggest project ever.
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Police report they have recovered a 30 foot high 3-ton climbing wall that was stolen in Memphis from Outdoors Inc. but was recovered at the airport. The wall had been taken in tact and not broken apart.
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Mountaineers are offering memorabilia on ebay in a charity fundraiser:
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Peruvian Holmes Pantoja Bayona claims to have climber South America’s highest point in 13 hours:
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Reports on five surviving avalanches on Ben Nevis:
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Here’s a rundown on plans to open the Fourteeners back up:
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Backcountry accident reports on the wires on February 16, 2006.
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Download our Google Earth tour of Brokeback Mountain locations here
You of course need the free program Google Earth installed and a high bandwidth internet connection.
This was all prompted by the most popular thread ever when we discussed whether there are any Brokeback Mountains in the country.
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