A report on Snowboard Club UK states that a Swiss company (Nidecker) was found not to be at fault for the 2002 death of a young woman on Mount Bachelor.
The trial centered on the snowboard’s bindings. Unlike ski bindings, which automatically release in a fall to prevent injury, snowboard bindings do not release and were, […]
TWO Iranians yesterday became the first Muslim women to conquer Mount Everest as the early season expedition took advantage of a rare weather window to reach the world’s highest summit.
Farkhondeh Sadegh, 36, a graphic designer, and Loleh Keshavarz, 26, a dentist, hoisted their country’s tricoloured flag on the summit together with six Iranian men at […]
The Karakorams in Pakistan are some of the most spectacular mountains in the world, including Laila Peak (6614 m) - said to be the most beautiful mountain in Asia.
Fredrik Ericsson and Jörgen Aamot will, this summer, attempt the first ski descents of the steep slopes of Laila Peak. If they succeed they will continue […]
On Monday, the South Korean government officially approved the 2014 Winter Games bid of PyeongChang County, Kangwon Province, according to this report in The Korea Times .
The host of the 2014 Winter Olympics will be determined at the IOC general assembly in June 2007, and competition is expected to be fierce.
Currently, several European cities are […]
