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Mountain treks need peak coverage
Posted in climbing, insurance on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mount Everest is the world’s tallest peak at 29,035 feet.
It’s the ultimate challenge – braving an atmosphere with very little oxygen to climb to the top of the world.Mount Everest is the world’s tallest (29,035ft) and one of the most dangerous peaks to climb. Despite this, between 1922 and 2006, Everest has been climbed by almost 3,000 people from [...]
Ice climbing enthusiasts slip under the radar
Posted in climbing, land on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
BY CALEB SHEAFFER
Michael Miscavage knows the best places for ice climbing in the Wyoming Valley, but he’s not talking about any of them. Miscavage, owner of Top of the Slope Ski Shop in Wilkes-Barre, even has a picture of a nearby wall of ice he climbed in 1994, a 200-foot cliff with [...]


