Outdoor Recreation
Mountaineer who helped Hillary conquer Everest dies
Mar 22, 2013 00:40 EDT
New Zealander George Lowe, the last surviving climber from the expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary that conquered Everest in 1953, has died aged 89.
Mountaineer who helped Hillary conquer Everest dies
Mar 21, 2013 18:44 EDT
New Zealander George Lowe, the last surviving member of the expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary that conquered Everest in 1953, has died aged 89, reports said Friday.
New film revives Soviet hikers' death mystery
Mar 19, 2013 12:13 EDT
A new film by a Hollywood director has revived a mystery of how a group of Soviet hikers met their grisly deaths on a Russian mountainside in unexplained circumstances more than 50 years ago.
Naked Peruvian cyclists protest for bike-friendly streets
Mar 09, 2013 15:35 EST
Dozens of naked and half-naked cyclists rolled through Lima Saturday to press for more bike-friendly streets.
Eagle-eye Tseng hovers at HSBC Women's Champions
Feb 28, 2013 03:35 EST
World number one Yani Tseng eagled her last hole at Singapore's star-studded HSBC Women's Champions on Thursday as she shot up the leaderboard and put pressure on first-round leader Azahara Munoz.
Egypt PM orders probe into deadly balloon crash
Feb 27, 2013 01:19 EST
Egypt's prime minister has ordered an investigation following the deaths of up to 19 tourists in a fiery hot-air balloon crash during a sunrise flight over the ancient temple city of Luxor.
US couple missing in Peru
Feb 26, 2013 15:54 EST
US and Peruvian authorities are hunting for a young American couple who have been missing for a month after setting off on a bike tour of South America, a US official said Tuesday.
Two Britons, one UK resident die in Egypt balloon crash
Feb 26, 2013 11:12 EST
Two Britons and a British resident were among up to 19 tourists killed when a hot air balloon exploded in the Egyptian city of Luxor on Tuesday, Britain's Foreign Office said.
Third Briton dies after Egypt balloon crash
Feb 26, 2013 09:01 EST
A third British tourist has died after a hot air balloon exploded in the Egyptian city of Luxor on Tuesday, killing up to 19 people, tour operator Thomas Cook said.
Two Britons killed, two hurt in Egypt balloon accident
Feb 26, 2013 06:38 EST
Two British tourists were killed and another two were injured when a hot air balloon exploded in the Egyptian city of Luxor on Tuesday, killing up to 19 people, tour operator Thomas Cook said.
Nepal woman scales Mount Everest twice within days
Feb 25, 2013 06:19 EST
A Nepalese climber was confirmed on Monday as the first woman to scale Mount Everest twice in a single season, Guinness World Records said, after she made the second summit within days of the first.
'Frustrated' US police study fugitive scuba video
Feb 12, 2013 14:04 EST
Los Angeles police admitted Tuesday they were "frustrated," as a massive manhunt for fugitive alleged cop killer entered its sixth day without a result.
Wild weather strands Shackleton adventurers
Feb 09, 2013 02:20 EST
Two adventurers attempting to recreate an epic 1916 Antarctic expedition by Ernest Shackleton were on Saturday stranded on a plateau above a glacier after wild weather hit the final leg of their journey.
Madrid exhibition shows off Impressionist outdoor works
Feb 04, 2013 16:35 EST
An exhibition showing off colourful open-air artworks by major Impressionist painters such as Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet is set to open its doors in Madrid on Tuesday.
Pakistan plans 'amusement city' for bin Laden town
Feb 04, 2013 06:27 EST
Pakistan is planning to build a $30 million amusement park with a zoo and adventure sports facilities in the town where Osama bin Laden was killed by US special forces, officials said Monday.
Google Maps makes Grand Canyon virtual trek
Jan 31, 2013 11:44 EST
Google Maps opened a virtual path to the wonders of the Grand Canyon on Thursday by adding panoramic images gathered by hikers with Android-powered camera systems strapped to their backs.
British teenager drowned after night out in the Alps
Jan 30, 2013 16:00 EST
An English teenager who was working the winter season in the French Alps drowned in an outdoor swimming pool following a night out in the Alpe d'Huez ski station, police said Wednesday.
British teenager drowned after ski resort night on the tiles
Jan 30, 2013 15:18 EST
An English teenager who was working the winter season in the French Alps drowned in an outdoor swimming pool following a night out in the Alpe d'Huez ski station, police said Wednesday.
Britain's Thomson takes Vendee Globe third
Jan 30, 2013 05:29 EST
Britain's Alex Thomson on Wednesday arrived in Les Sables d'Olonne, western France, to take third place in the Vendee Globe round-the-world yacht race.
French yachtsman hails 'miracle' rescue
Jan 22, 2013 13:53 EST
A French sailor adrift for three days in the remote Southern Ocean stepped onto dry land Tuesday, hailing his second chance at life and feeling fragile but his features lit with gratitude.
