“On May 22, a 7-year-old reached the summit of El Capitan. Why are so many climbers upset about it?”
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How Everest Has Changed Since Into Thin Air
“Scaling the world’s highest mountain is a very different experience than it was when I climbed it.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: a father’s grief; a commuter’s concern; a decision’s consequences; a teen’s hobby; and a sports fan’s hidden haven.
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Sea of Nightmares: My Son Died Climbing. Now, I Wrestle With ‘What If.’
“The questions, hypotheticals, and past haunting me as the father of Balin Miller, who fell to his death in October.”
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Can this Sherpa Change Mountain Climbing Forever?
“Last year, at age 18, Nima Rinji Sherpa became the youngest climber to summit the world’s 14 tallest peaks. His next challenge is even trickier.”
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In the Shadow of the Mountain
“One British family produced two legendary climbers whose summitted mountains in the Alps and the Himalayas. This is their story.”
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Worth the Weight?
“Every loss creates an irreplaceable void. The fabric of a community is altered forever.”
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An Ice Climbing Disaster on Mount Katahdin. A Desperate Race to Save Lives.
“It was a mild winter day in 1974 when six climbers set out on a route no one had ever attempted. Then came Pamola’s Fury.”
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What We Search For
“What they searched for wouldn’t look like a body, not anymore.”
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A Mountain and a Range of Memories
“After Lathrop died, I could not bring myself to delete his phone number.”