Mountain climbing

Hong Kong chef Richard Ekkebus on mountain climbing to keep his weight down

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Hong Kong chef Richard Ekkebus on mountain climbing to keep his weight down

When we speak in June, Ekkebus has just returned from a mountaineering expedition – a three-week trip in Ecuador to climb Chimborazo and Cotopaxi, the latter an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, whose summits are 6,263 metres (20,547ft) and 5,897 metres above sea level respectively. Chef Richard Ekkebus on Cotopaxi, Ecuador, during a recent … Read more

American mountaineer found mummified in Peru 22 years after vanishing

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American mountaineer found mummified in Peru 22 years after vanishing

LIMA, Peru —  The preserved body of an American mountaineer — who disappeared 22 years ago while scaling a snowy peak in Peru — has been found after being exposed by climate change-induced ice melt, police said Monday. William Stampfl was reported missing in June 2002, aged 59, when an avalanche buried his climbing party … Read more