Climbing

Iran's Rekabi latest female athlete at risk in home country

By Stephen Wade Oct. 21, 2022 11:59 AM EDT

FILE - Nathaniel Coleman, of the United States, competes during the bouldering portion of the men's sport climbing final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Sport climbing's popularity has risen in recent years as more climbers have turned out to scale walls indoor and out. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Sport climbing gets a boost with Olympic debut

By John Marshall Dec. 03, 2021 05:38 PM EST

FILE - First-place finisher Adam Ondra, of the Czech Republic, celebrates after the men's boulder finals at the climbing World Cup in Salt Lake City, in this May 22, 2021, file photo Climbing has always been a niche sport among outdoor enthusiasts. Inclusion in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics will take it mainstream and the world will see just how difficult it is clinging to tiny hand holds with fingers and toes. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

ITF Czech Republic F1, Men Singles

Jun. 29, 2021 12:24 PM EDT

Chinese climber Zhang Hong, 44, who became the first blind Asian to scale Mount Everest upon return from the mountain sits during an interview with the Associated Press at a hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 31, 2021.Zhang says he aims to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents and then travel to the North and South Poles. (AP Photos/Bikram Rai)

Chinese climber becomes 1st blind Asian to scale Everest

By Binaj Gurubacharya May. 31, 2021 08:10 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2016, file photo sightseeing buses and tourists are seen at a pullout popular for taking in views of North America's tallest peak, Denali, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. A climber was killed and another was significantly injured when they were hit by a falling block of glacier ice in Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve, an official said Friday, May 14, 2021. The two were hit by the hanging serac after it dislodged from a peak off the West Fork of the Ruth Glacier. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Risky, impatient climbers bring danger to US highest peak

By Jeffrey Collins May. 30, 2021 04:05 PM EDT

American climber Arthur Muir, 75, gestures to media as he arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 30, 2021. The retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, and a Hong Kong teacher who is now the fastest female climber of the world's highest peak, on Sunday returned safely from the mountain where climbing teams have been struggling with bad weather and a coronavirus outbreak. Arthur Muir, 75, scaled the peak earlier this month, beating the record by another American, Bill Burke, at age 67. (AP Photo/Bikram Rai)

Oldest American, fastest woman on Everest return safely

By Binaj Gurubacharya May. 30, 2021 01:40 AM EDT

FILE- In this Nov. 12, 2015 file photo, Mount Everest is seen from the way to Kalapatthar in Nepal. A year after Mount Everest was closed to climbers as the pandemic swept across the globe, hundreds are making the final push to the summit with only a few more days left in the season, saying they are undeterred by a coronavirus outbreak in base camp. (AP Photo/Tashi Sherpa, File)

Virus fails to deter hundreds of climbers on Mount Everest

By Binaj Gurubacharya May. 29, 2021 12:06 AM EDT

President Joe Biden leaves with first lady Jill Biden after speaking at Sportrock Climbing Centers, Friday, May 28, 2021, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden marks vaccine progress, thanks troops ahead of holiday

By Alexandra Jaffe And Jonathan Lemire May. 28, 2021 01:00 PM EDT

Veteran Sherpa guide Kami Rita who returned from the mountains on a helicopter arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. The record-holding Sherpa climber halted his attempt to scale Mount Everest for a 26th time because of a bad dream but plans to try again next year. (AP Photos/Bikram Rai)

Bad dream stopped Everest guide from climbing peak 26th time

By Binaj Gurubacharya May. 25, 2021 03:44 AM EDT

FILE- In this Nov. 12, 2015 file photo, Mt. Everest is seen from the way to Kalapatthar in Nepal. A Swiss climber and an American have died on Mount Everest in the season's first casualties on the world's highest mountain, expedition organizers said Thursday. (AP Photo/Tashi Sherpa, File)

Guide: Over 100 virus cases on Everest despite Nepal denials

By Binaj Gurubacharya May. 22, 2021 06:25 AM EDT

In this aerial photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, base camp is seen on May 25, 2020. China will draw a “separation line” atop Mount Everest to prevent the coronavirus from being spread by climbers ascending from Nepal's side of the mountain, Chinese state media reported Monday, May 10, 2010. (Purbu Zhaxi/Xinhua via AP)

China to draw 'separation line' on peak of Mount Everest

May. 10, 2021 04:08 AM EDT

ADDS DATE AND NAME OF PHOTOGRAPHER - In this photo taken by Vadim Kuklov and provided by the U.S. National Park Service, climbers camp on a big wall on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, Calif., on June 24, 2019. The park said Friday, May 7, 2021, it would require climbers to get permits if they spend the night while climbing the granite walls of El Capitan, Half Dome and other iconic granite features. (Vadim Kuklov/National Park Service via AP)

Yosemite climbers face new obstacle: overnight permits

By Brian Melley May. 07, 2021 07:56 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 16, 2020, file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese surveyors hike toward a higher spot from the base camp on Mount Qomolangma at an altitude of 5,200 meters. China has opened the spring Everest claiming season from the northern approach amid strict measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. A total of 38 people have been issued permits to climb the world’s highest peak, known as Qomolongma in Tibetan, between March 31 and May 20, state media reported Friday, May 7, 2021. (Jigme Dorje/Xinhua via AP, File)

China opens Everest's north side to 38 virus-tested climbers

May. 07, 2021 02:22 AM EDT

Lukas Furtenbach, an ace mountain guide speaks during an interview with Associated Press in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, April 23, 2021. Furtenbach became the first to test positive for COVID-19 in Mount Everest base camp. Erlend Ness told The Associated Press in a message Friday that he was confirmed infected on April 15 and was flown to Kathmandu. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Norwegian climber 1st to test positive on Mount Everest

By Binaj Gurbacharya Apr. 23, 2021 05:24 AM EDT

From left, Warren Harding, Wayne Merry and George Whitmore wave their handkerchiefs in elation at scaling the unclimbed face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in 1958. The picture was taken by Fresno Bee staff photographer Loyal Savaria within a few minutes after they walked up to the summit. Whitmore, a member of the first team of climbers to scale El Capitan in Yosemite National Park and a conservationist who devoted his life to protecting the Sierra Nevada, has died. He was 89. Whitmore died on New Year's Day from complications caused by COVID-19, said his wife, Nancy. (Loyal Savaria/Fresno Bee Archive via AP)

George Whitmore, legendary climber of El Capitan, dies at 89

By Jocelyn Gecker Jan. 04, 2021 06:43 PM EST

Zoom call puts couple on path to marriage during a pandemic

By Patty Machelor Jan. 03, 2021 08:10 AM EST
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The first time he saw her face? It was not at a crowded party. Or even in a cafe, or a bar. ...

FILE - Sky Brown, 11, celebrates after maxing out her time on her first run during the women's skateboard park qualifier round at the X Games in Minneapolis, in this Friday, Aug, 2, 2019, file photo. It’s understandable if names such as skateboarder Sky Brown, Denver Nuggets center Bol Bol or French Open champion Iga Swiatek don’t ring an instant bell. Just wait, though. By the time 2021 ends, they could be making an even bigger name for themselves. (Nicole Neri/Star Tribune via AP, File)

The name game: A few athletes primed for breakouts in '21

By Pat Graham Dec. 30, 2020 02:32 PM EST

FILE - In this May 27, 2020, file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a member of a Chinese surveying team sets up a survey equipment on the summit of Mount Everest also known locally as Mt. Qomolangma. China and Nepal have jointly announced on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, a new height for Mount Everest, ending a discrepancy between the two nations. (Tashi Tsering/Xinhua via AP, File)

China, Nepal say Everest a bit higher than past measurements

By Binaj Gurubacharya Dec. 08, 2020 05:26 AM EST

A Nepalese mountain guide uses his phone at the Seven Summit trekking agency in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. Nepal has reopened its peaks and trails for foreign adventurers in hopes of providing much needed income for hundreds of thousands of guides, porters and workers who have been unemployed for months because of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Facing pandemic economic woes, Nepal reopens to adventurers

By Binaj Gurubacharya Nov. 03, 2020 12:00 AM EST

FILE - In this photo Sept. 16, 2020 file photo, provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Gov. Whitmer says movie theaters and other entertainment venues can reopen after nearly seven months of closure during the coronavirus pandemic. She also has lifted a cap so more people in Michigan can attend funerals and other indoor events. The governor also issued an order Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, requiring all preK-12 students to wear masks in classrooms, beginning Oct. 5. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP File)

Whitmer OKs theaters, bigger crowds; requires masks in K-5

By David Eggert Sep. 25, 2020 04:22 PM EDT