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Highest Mountains in the World: The 8,000-Meter Peaks
The world’s 14 highest mountains are an exclusive club of peaks whose summits tower more than 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) above sea level.The Eight Thousanders all lie in the Himalayan and Karakoram ranges in central Asia. The Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum
The Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum is devoted to mountains and climbers with lots of exhibits and displays on mountain culture, geography, geology, and climbing. Colorado's Fourteeners
Colorado offers 54 Fourteeners or 14,000-foot mountains for climbers to ascend. Learn all about Colorado's Fourteeners and how to climb them. List of Colorado's Fourteeners
Colorado, the roof of the Rockies, offers 54 Fourteeners or peaks above 14,000 feet for climbers. Here is a complete listing of all the Fourteeners, their elevations, and their mountain ranges. Climbing Mount Sherman, Colorado
Information and a route description for climbing Mount Sherman, one of Colorado's Fourteeners. The Seven Summits
The Seven Summits, a well-known mountaineering objective, are the highest peaks on each of the seven continents. Learn here about these seven mountains and climbing them. Bleau.info: Bouldering at Fountainbleau
A good on-line guide to bouldering at Fountainbleau, perhaps the best bouldering area in the world. The Bleau lies just south of Paris, France. Joshua Tree Climb
A comprehensive guide to climbing at Joshua Tree National Park by Todd Gordon, master climber and mayor of J-Tree. |
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