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Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (simplified Chinese: 玉龙雪山; traditional Chinese: 玉龍雪山; pinyin: Yùlóng Xuěshān; Naxi: Jingv'lv or Ngv'lv bbei jjuq) is a mountain massif or small mountain range in Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang, in Yunnan province, China.
For people in the Lower 48 states, a mountain climbing hobby can cause life insurance premiums to increase $3.50 for every $1,000. In other places, it can increase premiums by $5 or more per ...
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In mountaineering, the death zone refers to altitudes above which the pressure of oxygen is insufficient to sustain human life for an extended time span. This point is generally agreed as 8,000 m (26,000 ft), where atmospheric pressure is less than 356 millibars (10.5 inHg; 5.16 psi). [ 1 ]
Via ferratas allow newbie mountain climbers to reach epic heights.
During the fifth year of the challenge, the walking practice is punctuated by what many consider the most daunting phase of the process. The ascetic monk must go for nine days [1] without food, water, or rest of any kind. He sits in the Temple and recites the Fudō Myōō mantra constantly. Two monks accompany him, one on either side, to ensure ...
Yasuko Namba (難波 康子, Nanba Yasuko, February 7, 1949 – May 11, 1996 [1]) was the second Japanese woman (after Junko Tabei [2]) to climb the Seven Summits. [3] Namba worked as a businesswoman for Federal Express in Japan, but her hobby of mountaineering took her all over the world.
A growing number of skiers, weary of high prices and long lift lines at crowded resorts, are turning to the solitude of backcountry slopes. But the avalanche dangers are real, and skiers should go ...