Category Archives: Continents

Rappelling Off the Acropolis

Posted on 3/8/2006 by americasroof

Acropolis mountain climbing Kathimerini – Athens,Greece Archaeologists carrying out conservation work on Greece’s most prized monument have hit on a new extreme sport, one unlikely to feature in visitor tours … [stories about archeologists rappelling down the Acropolis to place … Continue reading →

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2006-02-24 Backcountry Accident Reports on Kilimanjaro, California, Colorado, Hawaii, UK, Utah

Posted on 2/24/2006 by americasroof

Backcountry Accident Reports at February 24, 2006

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2006-02-22 Backcountry Accidents in California, Colorado, Oregon, Virginia, Washington, Australia, Spain

Posted on 2/22/2006 by americasroof

Accident reports as of February 22, 2006

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8 Hour Everest Record Claim Holder Pemba Dorje Sherpa Jailed

Posted on 2/18/2006 by americasroof

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 … Continue reading →

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Claim of Record 13 Hour Aconcagua Climb

Posted on 2/16/2006 by americasroof

Peruvian Holmes Pantoja Bayona claims to have climber South America’s highest point in 13 hours:

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Surviving Ben Nevis Avalanche

Posted on 2/16/2006 by americasroof

Reports on five surviving avalanches on Ben Nevis:

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2006-02-16 Backcounty Accident Roundup: British Columbia, Spain, Maine, Montana, Russia

Posted on 2/16/2006 by americasroof

Backcountry accident reports on the wires on February 16, 2006.

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February 14, 2006 Backcountry Accident Reports

Posted on 2/14/2006 by americasroof

Backcountry accident reports through February 14, 2006.

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February 11, 2006 Linkage

Posted on 2/11/2006 by americasroof

State Highpoint News Warm weather records broken on Mount Washington Boston Globe – United States MOUNT WASHINGTON, NH –Talk about a warm winter — it’s been raining on top of Mount Washington. Tim Markle, chief meteorologist …

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85-Year-Old Mary Woodbridge’s Amusing Tale of Plans to Climb Everest

Posted on 2/11/2006 by americasroof

Here’s an amusing (tongue in cheek) tale of 85-year-old Mary Woodbridge to climb Everest with her dachsund Daisy.

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February 2, 2006 Linkage

Posted on 2/2/2006 by americasroof

State Highpoint News Mt. Hood snowpack 122 percent of average 05:34 PM PST on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 More than three times the amount of snow has fallen this year atop Mount Hood than last year, reaping benefits for Oregon … Continue reading →

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French Writer And Anti-Ski Lift Activist Pierre Chapoutot Killed in Avalanche

Posted on 1/24/2006 by americasroof

The alpinist and writer Pierre Chapoutot has been killed by an avalanche on the crête de Lachat in the Lauzière range close to the ski resort of Valmorel. A climber of considerable repute he had opened a number of routes … Continue reading →

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Man Seeks to Be First to Climb All Munros on Foot

Posted on 1/24/2006 by americasroof

34-year-old Steve Perry, from Yorkshire, set off on the 1st of December to tackle all of Scotland’s 284 mountains standing over 3,000 feet.

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Fatal 300 Foot Fall on Acheronte Waterfall in Italian Alps

Posted on 1/24/2006 by americasroof

Sarah Kathleen Ball died in a fall while ice climbing Acheronte waterfall in the Italian Alps.

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Fatal Fall on Lanin Volcano

Posted on 1/24/2006 by americasroof

Luis de Carlos, 60, from Naremburn in Sydney’s north, is believed to have blown off the Lanin volcano, near the border of Chile and Argentina in the Patagonian region.

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