The New York Times – Travel:
When it comes to designing terrain and the learning experience, resorts have finally started thinking about beginners, with the idea of getting them to keep coming back.
Category: Mountains
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Is Rock Climbing the Future of Tourism in Malawi?
The New York Times – Travel:
The small country in southeastern Africa is leveraging its little-known rock cliffs and boulders to develop local interest in climbing — and to draw adventure tourists.
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Body of U.S. Mountaineer, Hilaree Nelson, Found After Avalanche in Nepal
The New York Times – Sports:
Hilaree Nelson was apparently blown off a cliff while she was skiing down Manaslu, the world’s eighth-highest peak.
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At a Wilderness Resort in Canada, Getting There is the Only Hard Part
The New York Times – Travel:
No roads lead to Shadow Lake Lodge, in the backcountry near Banff, and reaching it requires an eight-mile hike. The payoff: solitude, adventure and ease.
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A Long Walk in a Fading Corner of Japan
The New York Times – Travel:
As is true throughout rural Japan, many of the once-vibrant villages on Honshu’s Kii Peninsula are aging into nothingness.
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Meet the Athlete Challenging Ideas About What Is Possible
The New York Times – Travel:
Vasu Sojitra lost his right leg at 9 months. Now 30, he recently completed what is believed to be the first disabled ski descent of Denali. He hopes to encourage others to follow.
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A Cross Country Skiing Trip Through Maine’s Wilderness
The New York Times – Travel:
An effort to conserve the state’s 100 Mile Wilderness has created one of the best lodge-to-lodge cross-country ski routes in the United States.