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Milestones
Mountain Spirit expresses its condolences to the family, friends, and fellow staff at North Carolina Outward Bound, of Matthew Lizotte of Aspen, Colorado, 25, who died Sunday while leading a group up...
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Milestones: Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn, 1922 - 2010 Howard Zinn, historian, author, and activist passed away last week at the age of 87. Perhaps best known for his highly influential book A People’s History of the United...
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Milestones: Ron Verblauw, 1933-2009
By D.R. Richards Good Friend and Mountain Man, Ron Verblauw Unexpected friends come into one’s life, sometimes for a brief time, but leave an indelible mark. Ron Verblauw was one of those people in my...
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Marty Schmidt & Son killed on K2
Denali and Marty Schmidt, Mountain Guides Extraordinaire A New Zealand father and son’s tent has been found wrecked and vital climbing tools left abandoned, confirming fears they have been swept away...
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Life & Death in the Mountains
At What Cost?By R. Richards Vinton-Boot in Chamonix If you live in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, and have anything to do with climbing, the name Jamie Vinton-Boot pops up all the time. New hard...
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We’ve Lost a Good One.
This post is dedicated to the late Maria Figueroa Norabuena, who I consider the heart of my Peruvian Family. The matriarch, she died recently of complications while in Lima getting medical treatment,...
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