http://www.newstin.com/us/outdoor-sports Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57592414 Keith Cowing Friday, May 16, 2008 - The Caller ID simply says "Out of Area" i.e. Nepal, Everest Base Camp. In contrast, on Everest, Scott will be exerting himself to the limits of what his body is capable of doing. EVA To The Summit Scott says that he expects to leave Everest Base Camp tomorrow... Fri, 16 May 2008 16:59:19 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57592414 2008-05-16T16:59:19Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57644278 It was an afternoon of fun that ended tragically for a Salt Lake man. 23-year-old Robert Clayton plummeted 30 feet to his death after falling off a rope swing in Ferguson Canyon. It's an accident that rescuers worry will happen again as more Utahns get outside this summer. It's not the first time... Fri, 16 May 2008 23:36:44 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57644278 2008-05-16T23:36:44Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57596640 Accessible Hiking in Parque Nacional Los Glaciares Mt Fitzroy, a peak of 3,375m, is the highest in this impressive massif surrounded by hanging glaciers, sub-antarctic forest and deep blue lakes. Declared a Patrimony of Humanity by UNESCO in 1981, the northern sector of Parque Nacional Los... Fri, 16 May 2008 17:28:51 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57596640 2008-05-16T17:28:51Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57646775 The summit of Kilimanjaro, at 20-thousand feet is the highest point in Africa. A patch of ice under the sizzling sun that has beckoned generations of climbers. Including, just this month, Binghamton Financial Advisor Scott Freeman. His 20-year climbing career started in the Adirondacks, moved up... Fri, 16 May 2008 20:40:21 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57646775 2008-05-16T20:40:21Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57647999 Professional skier and alpinist, Chris Davenport of Aspen, Colo., completed his quest to ski four of the highest and most famous peaks in the Alps: Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn, Monte Rosa and the Eiger. Davenport, who famously skied all 54 of Colorado_s 14 thousand foot peaks last year, completed... Fri, 16 May 2008 21:22:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57647999 2008-05-16T21:22:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57617775 Welcome to Appalachian Ski & Outdoors (Appoutdoors.com), the adventure source for quality outdoor clothing and equipment since 1974. We carry the following products within our online store; hiking boots, sleeping bags, tents, rock & ice climbing equipment, water filters & purifiers, child... Fri, 16 May 2008 20:06:11 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57617775 2008-05-16T20:06:11Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57638848 Scotland's oldest mountaineering club for women will today mark its 100th anniversary by climbing one of the country's most famous peaks in costumes from throughout its century. The Ladies Scottish Climbing Club (LSCC) was founded in 1908 by three middle class women frustrated at being excluded... Fri, 16 May 2008 22:58:35 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57638848 2008-05-16T22:58:35Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57623574 A family from a small community north of Toronto is making progress climbing the highest mountain in the world and will attempt to reach the summit next week. The Mallorys of Utopia, just west of Barrie, started their journey up Mount Everest about a month ago and have faced a number of... Fri, 16 May 2008 19:07:53 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57623574 2008-05-16T19:07:53Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57647069 MOUTAINEERING began as a sport in 1854, when Sir Alfred Wills climbed the Wetterhorn (3,701m), in the Swiss Alps. Mind you, a woman named Marie Paradis had got to the top of Mont Blanc (4,801m) 46 years earlier. However, early male climbers were determined to keep the mountains to themselves and... Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57647069 2008-05-17T00:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57584980 KATHMANDU: Nepal will celebrate 'International Everest Day' on May 29, the date mountaineers Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary scaled the world's highest peak. It was some 55 years ago on the same date that the two conquered the 8,848-metre peak for the first time. Nepal Tourism Board... Fri, 16 May 2008 16:10:03 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57584980 2008-05-16T16:10:03Z