climber

An elite climber stands atop a summit in the Himalayas after a tough ascent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Her husband’s return to that deathly mountain in his 50s as a climber, director and film subject put him too much in the line of fire, she says in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Once conditions improved, a CHP helicopter took an Inyo County search-and-rescue team to Iceberg Lake, where they “navigated snow and ice to reach the climber, whose remains were covered in snow.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The body of a missing climber was found, covered in snow, on Mt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

When field marshals picked their men I was snapped up 'cause I was an ace dodger and tree climber.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Unlike some climbers, Krakauer can wax poetic while staying honest about the stakes.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

So he then deployed climbers from Achill Island Coast Guard's cliff rescue team who abseiled down the cliff to pluck the couple out of the rising tide.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

They come months after a special anniversary edition of “Into Thin Air,” Jon Krakauer’s bestselling book about a 1996 blizzard that killed eight Everest climbers, hit shelves earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

“All of a sudden you had an added soap opera narrative of leaving climbers behind to die; people putting Sherpa climbers in danger.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

For a great many climbers, the record shows, stealing time away from the daily grind has not been an insurmountable obstacle, nor has the hefty outlay of cash.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer