A general view of the Dortmund stadium. A man who climbed under the roof of the Dortmund stadium during Germany’s European Championship round of 16 match on Saturday was masked and carrying a large rucksack, according to video footage. Marcus Brandt/dpa The man who climbed under the roof of the Dortmund stadium during Germany’s Euro […]
FILE- Nizamuddin, manager of Adventure Tours Pakistan, displays a picture of Japanese climber Atsushi Taguchi, who went missing while he and another climber were scaling the Spantik Peak, also known as Golden Peak, on his laptop at his office in Skardu, Pakistan, June 16, 2024. Rescuers have called off a search for the Japanese mountaineer […]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Japanese climber has died while trying to scale one of the highest mountains in northern Pakistan and a search is still underway to find his missing colleague, officials said Saturday. Karrar Haidri, who is the secretary of the Alpine Club of Pakistan, said that rescuers retrieved the body of one […]
A professional rock climber who assaulted a woman three times during a weekend hiking trip to California’s Yosemite national park in 2016 has been sentenced to life in prison. Charles Barrett, 40, had been accused of using his fame as a rock climber to lure the woman to the park, and then making hundreds of […]
A professional rock climber was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison in the 2016 sexual assault of a woman at Yosemite National Park, federal prosecutors said. Charles Barrett, 40, was sentenced for two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of abusive sexual contact, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney for the Eastern […]
Four women, at times tightly holding hands, could barely contain their cries of relief as a Sacramento federal judge sentenced a prominent professional climber and guidebook author to life in prison for sexually abusing women and wielding his authority to threaten victims if they came forward. Charles Barrett, 40, snatched away freedom and ability to […]
Jun. 2—Two climbers are doing OK after an accident on the Sandias Saturday that resulted in a woman falling about 50 feet. They are doing “very well,” an Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council Search and Rescue Facebook post states. According to an Albuquerque Fire Rescue Facebook post, one climber reportedly “experienced a significant fall” and had […]
DENALI PARK, Alaska (AP) — A Malaysian climber likely died of exposure and altitude-related illness earlier this week after sheltering for days in a snow cave with minimal survival gear near the top of Denali, North America’s tallest mountain in Alaska, park officials said Saturday. Zulkifli Bin Yusof, 36, likely died Wednesday in a 19,600 […]
Jun. 1—One climber stranded near the summit of Denali since Tuesday was rescued by helicopter Friday morning, the National Park Service said, but his climbing partner died awaiting rescue and his remains have now been recovered. Clouds and high winds prevented park authorities from reaching the men until about 6 a.m. Friday. The park service’s […]
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – An Indian climber who was evacuated from Mount Everest after he fell ill last week has died, taking the number of deaths this season on the world’s highest peak to five, officials said on Wednesday. Banshilal, 47, was brought down without reaching the summit after falling sick and was […]
Editor’s note: This is one of several feature stories The Advocate is publishing this graduation season about Licking County graduates. For more, visit newarkadvocate.com. Casey Laughbaum is always reaching higher — literally. Laughbaum has been a competitive rock climber since her freshman year, an activity she picked up after stepping away from competitive gymnastics because […]
A climber died on Monday after falling while trying to traverse North America’s tallest peak solo. The latest fatality is one of at least two recent deaths as the summer climbing season in the US kicks off. Park officials at Denali national park and preserve in Alaska said that the fallen climber was attempting to […]