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7/30/10 - A Lead Climbing World Cup will take place in the United States for the first time in about two decades in the fall of 2011, according to a provisional schedule of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC).

Last weekend we drove up to Ninos Italian Restaurant (formerly Pastaria) at 720 Mississippi Ave. on Signal Mountain. It had been several years since we had been there in fact, it was still Pastaria (same owner) at that time.

SEATTLE A Seattle man who died from a fall into a crevasse on Mount Rainier was a beloved climber well known in the citys climbing circles for his spirited energy on mountains. Lee F. Adams, 52, was part of a four-man crew descending the mountain on Emmons Glacier at

A WOMAN has been airlifted from the side of Mt Warning south of the Queensland-NSW border after falling while climbing the mountain.

Scaling a mountain, producing a short film or starting your own business sound like lofty ambitions for anyone, but according to the Girl Guides these are goals that all girls should hope to accomplish by the age of 15.

Organizers of Saturday's Butte 100 mountain bike endurance race say the annual event is gaining momentum, with about 130 racers

Mianshan Mountain is the birthplace of national intangible cultural heritage -- the Chinese Qingming/Hanshi Festival. It is located in Jiexiu City of central Shanxi Province, 137 kilometers south of Taiyuan and 125 kilometers north of Linfen.

A memorial service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, July 30 at the Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel for Peter Topp, a Colorado Springs resident who died Monday while climbing in the San Juan Mountains. Topp, 59, an avid rock climber who had summited 45...

A retired Army colonel and experienced mountain climber from Colorado Springs died Monday in a rock slide while climbing between two 14,000-foot peaks in the San Juan Mountains. Peter Topp, 59, was killed about 11:30 a.m. when rocks and boulders...

Mountain biker Hailey Swirbul stands atop the podium after receiving her gold medal at the USA Cycling National Championships.