Erbesfield-Raboutou: 5.14a at Age 45 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:09:00 -0500 8/27/08 - Fifteen years ago Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou was the third woman to climb 5.14. Now she's just completed another 5.14a (8b+) near her summer home in France. Avalanche Near Mont Blanc Claims 8 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:16:00 -0500 8/25/08 - Eight climbers are missing and believed dead after an ice avalanche swept across the climbers' trail on the slopes of Mont Blanc du Tacul in France early Sunday morning. Italian Duo Completes 21-pitch 5.13 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:05:00 -0500 8/22/08 - After three seasons of work, Matteo Della Bordella and Fabio Palma have completed Coelophysis, a 21-pitch 5.13c on the 2,000-foot-high Mahren sector of Switzerland's Wendenstocke cliffs. Rain Heavily Damages Castleton Trail Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:58:00 -0500 8/21/08 - A cloudburst on August 7 has badly damaged the climbers’ trail to the base of Castleton Tower, the iconic sandstone pinnacle near Moab, Utah. New Route on Lower 48's Biggest Rock Face Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:32:00 -0500 8/15/08 - Kelly Cordes and Justin Woods made a one-day ascent of the rarely climbed north face of Mt. Siyeh in Glacier National Park, completing a new route with about 3,000 feet of loose technical climbing in just 11 hours.
Climb for a Cure - Information on the organization's upcoming and past trips to Denali (organization benefits breast cancer research)
Meta Description: [ Climb for a Cure is an expedition in May of 2001 on 20,320 ft Denali (Mt. McKinley), in order to raise money and awareness for the fight against Cancer ]
International Porter Protection Group - About the organization. Newsletter. Guidelines for working with porters. Photos. (organization aims to improve health and safety for porters)
Meta Description: [ Working for the safety of the mountain porter. ]
Mountain Club of South Africa - Trip reports and photos. Local climbing news. Contact information. Links to local chapters. Links to online guides to climbing South Africa. (South Africa)
The Himalayan Club - Organization with worldwide membership is dedicated to disemminating information about the Himalaya. Includes newsletters, event schedule, and membership information.
The Survivor Fund, Climb for Courage - Information about the group's plan to climb Denali to raise funds for survivors of torture.
Meta Description: [ The Survivor Fund will sponsor the Climb
for Courage, an ascent of Alaska's Mount McKinley (Denali), to raise funds
to benefit survivors of torture. ]
