Read more mountain climber stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/33353/mountain-climber.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:19:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65202/american-japanese-climbers-die-on-mt-fuji.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn American climber and his Japanese colleague have been found frozen to death on Mount Fuji, AP reports. Authorities believe the men, reported missing last weekend, perished on their way down from the summit. The deaths on the famous mountain follow those of ten elderly hikers who died of exposure...http://www.newser.com/story/65202/american-japanese-climbers-die-on-mt-fuji.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 4:33:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61786/2-die-in-mt-mckinley-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo experienced climbers died this week trying to summit Mount McKinley, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The pair plunged at least 2,000 feet from the 20,320-foot mountain, North America’s tallest peak. Officials say it’s unclear whether the men reached the summit before their fall on Thursday or why...http://www.newser.com/story/61786/2-die-in-mt-mckinley-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 13 Jun 2009 7:40:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60505/olympic-snowboarder-dies-in-climbing-accident.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer Olympic snowboarding champ Karine Ruby of France died yesterday after she and two fellow climbers tumbled into a glacial crevasse while descending Mont Blanc in France. One of her companions survived the fall, but sustained serious injuries and was air-lifted to the hospital. The 31-year-old Ruby, who won a...http://www.newser.com/story/60505/olympic-snowboarder-dies-in-climbing-accident.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 May 2009 7:57:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35970/survivors-tell-of-k2-disaster.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter braving a challenge that trumps Everest—one that claimed the lives of 11 fellow mountaineers—the survivors of this month's K2 disaster tell Andrew Buncombe of the Independent about their harrowing descent. Battling frostbite, Italian guide Marco Confortola watched helplessly as his friends died, while Dutch climber Wilco van...http://www.newser.com/story/35970/survivors-tell-of-k2-disaster.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 Aug 2008 14:36:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35720/search-called-off-for-8-mont-blanc-climbers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe search for eight mountaineers swept away by an avalanche yesterday on Mont-Blanc du Tacul in the French Alps has been called off because of hazardous conditions on the mountain, the Telegraph reports. The five Austrians and three Swiss nationalists are presumed dead. Ten other climbers, suffering from broken bones...http://www.newser.com/story/35720/search-called-off-for-8-mont-blanc-climbers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 25 Aug 2008 7:01:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35662/10-missing-in-mont-blanc-avalanche.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTen climbers are missing after an avalanche early this morning sheered off a snow slope on the north face of Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain. Helicopters, dogs, and rescue workers were searching today for survivors, which included Swiss and Austrian climbers. Eight people injured in the avalanche were being treated...http://www.newser.com/story/35662/10-missing-in-mont-blanc-avalanche.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 24 Aug 2008 8:44:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34254/atop-deadly-k2-climbers-hit-perfect-storm-of-tragedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThis weekend’s disaster on K2, in which 11 climbers lost their lives on the world’s second-highest peak, was one of the climbing’s greatest tragedies. Though “the weather was perfect” when climbers set off Friday, the New York Times takes a look at how the treacherous slopes, a collapsing glacier, and...http://www.newser.com/story/34254/atop-deadly-k2-climbers-hit-perfect-storm-of-tragedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 Aug 2008 8:18:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34066/10-climbers-dead-3-missing-after-k2-avalanche.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt least 10 climbers were killed and three were missing after an avalanche on the world’s second-highest mountain in the Himalayas this weekend, Reuters reports. Teams of climbers reached K2’s peak, but at least two died on the way. An avalanche later killed five more and knocked out the ropes...http://www.newser.com/story/34066/10-climbers-dead-3-missing-after-k2-avalanche.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 Aug 2008 3:52:33 CDT