Ginkgo may be just the ticket, but not all mountaineers are rushing to the supermarket. |
While climbing Mount Everest might be out of the question, this camp will give aspiring mountaineers a taste of the climbing experience. |
These guys who were out there doing really serious ski descents were also world-class mountaineers, while I was just a hiker scrambler. |
Earlier this year, he was one of a group of mountaineers who climbed 15 previously unclimbed peaks in Greenland. |
Until that point, the action has centred on two mountaineers who have come adrift from each other after conquering a peak never climbed before. |
But I came from a clan of travelers, mountaineers and wanderers, and the idea of escape occurred naturally to me. |