Outdoor Sports

German film to showcase the extreme adventure of scaling Nanga Parbat

karachinews.net     29-Aug-2008          

Muzafarrabad (PoK), Aug 29 : To showcase the natural beauty and the adventurism of Pakistan's Northern Areas (NA), a German team has announced the production of a film based on a true story of two brothers who climbed...                    

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Seeking renewal by scaling new mountain peaks

ft.com     28-Aug-2008   3 related          

Having scaled one mountain in the asset management industry, Roger Yates revealed that he was stepping down as chief executive of Henderson to climb two more – this time real ones on the other side of the Atlantic. As Mr...                    

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Iowan climbed Everest, now ready for Channel

cnn.com     28-Aug-2008   5 related          

Charlie Wittmack climbed the 29,035-foot Mount Everest five years ago He's set to dive into the Channel at 10 a.m. on Aug. 29 If successful, he'll be the first American to achieve both feats DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Five...                    

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Go girls! Alpha female adventures ’08

msn.com     28-Aug-2008   1 related          

From ice-climbing in Canada to surf safaris in Mexico, 10 female-only forays Alala! Women's Mountain Adventures offers an intensive ice-climbing trip with expert guides in the Canadian Rockies March 2-5, 2009 ($1,100). “I...                    

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Defining Walks, Hikes and Scrambles

bellaonline.com     28-Aug-2008          

We were about a third of the way up Prairie Mountain in Kananaskis Country (just west of Calgary, Alberta) when my friend let out a sigh of disgust. “You said this was a walk,” she grumbled. “This isn’t a walk – it’s a...                    

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Photos: Kilimanjaro Education Foundation (KEF) Annual Charity Climb Held For This Fall

prnewswire.com     28-Aug-2008          

Photos: Kilimanjaro Education Foundation (KEF) Annual Charity Climb Held For This Fall NEW YORK, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kilimanjaro Education Foundation (KEF) announces that its second annual charity climb...                    

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Breaking camp around region

baltimoresun.com     28-Aug-2008          

Maryland and its neighbors offer great sites for pitching a tent this fall It's still warm outside, but not quite as warm as it has been. There aren't so many bugs buzzing. And as the days are getting shorter, the crowds...                    

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Camp Muir: A quick altitude adjustment

nwsource.com     28-Aug-2008          

Mount Rainier's base camp makes for a popular day-hike destination. A camp for the ages DURING HIS 1888 CLIMB OF MOUNT RAINIER, naturalist John Muir chose a site he felt was perfect for setting up camp before his party...                    

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Stranded teen hikers rescued from peak east of Granite Falls

heraldnet.com     28-Aug-2008   7 related          

By Jackson Holtz Herald Writer VERLOT -- "The good news is that we found all three of them alive," Snohomish County sheriff's spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said. A rescue helicopter tried several times Wednesday to find a...                    

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Hiking, camping hints include preventing, treating injuries

thenewstribune.com     28-Aug-2008          

In his seven years as a backcountry ranger in North Cascades National Park, Tom Corbett saw a lot of injured hikers and campers. “Most of the injuries were related to bad decisions,” said Corbett, who now runs a Boy Scout...                    

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