Story in The UK's Independent: Into the Death Zone

tommy.klinefelter@gmail.com — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:17:51 +0100

This story ran a few days ago in the British newspaper, The Independent.
Jonathan Brown describes the effort of 17 climbers to rescue
Inaki Ochoa, and suggests the attempt "has redeemed a sport once known for its selfishness". In the article, Sir Chris Bonington is quoted: "This was the community of mountaineers � the world's serious climbers � who have a terrific common spirit ... everyone did everything in their power to help and this is something we would like to see e [...]

Challenging Times

arlene@calpinist.com — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:00:00 +0100

Over the last few weeks I've endured some of the most challenging moments of my life. My repeated attempts to sufficiently articulate myself in words have mostly ended with the delete key, typing the opening lines of this dispatch over and over- but I've finally managed to get out a few thoughts...

First, I am deeply saddened by Inaki's [...]

Dispatches - June 2008

Story in The UK's Independent: Into the Death Zone

Challenging Times