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Remembering Ed Webster: Climber, Adventurer, Historian, Writer, and Photographer
Ed Webster, desert rat, rock climber, and pioneer of a bold new route on Everest's Kangshung Face, has passed away at age 66.
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Satyabrata Dam: India's Greatest Mountaineer
A visit with Satyabrata Dam, India's foremost mountaineer, climber, and world traveler.
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New Garden of the Gods Sign Explains the Mysteries of Climbing
A new sign at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs explains the mysteries of rock climbing to the park's millions of annual visitors.
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The Black Canyon: Colorado's Deepest Gorge
One of my favorite places is the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in western Colorado. It's a forbidding, elemental place of raw nature, a...
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![Remembering Mark Hesse: Climber and Trailbuilder](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/396ca8_17598735afc946189957e4fb7250a1a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/396ca8_17598735afc946189957e4fb7250a1a0~mv2.webp)
Remembering Mark Hesse: Climber and Trailbuilder
I've been thinking about my friend Mark Hesse, a long-time Colorado climber, who passed away after a freak fall and accident at the...
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Rock Climbing at Acadia National Park
I spent almost four months in 1999 working on the first edition of my book Rock Climbing New England, a select guide to 20 or so areas...