International Business News - Climber http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A French daredevil who climbed the outside of The New York Times' skyscraper has been sentenced to community service. Forty-five-year-old Alain Robert pleaded guilty Monday to disorderly conduct and was told to perform community service at the Gay Men's Health Crisis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/ny-times-skyscraper-climber-pleads-guilty.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:33:25 EST A 33-year-old-woman has died while ascending California's Mount Shasta with other climbers who tried to help. A sheriff's spokeswoman, Susan Gravenkamp, says the woman slipped and fell 600 feet to 1,500 feet while climbing Friday with two men. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/calif-climber-dies-after-fall-on-mount-shasta.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:14:02 EST A 27-year-old Oregon climber who survived five days on southern Washington's Mount Adams with a broken ankle told rescuers he ate centipedes and drank water from creeks as he tried to crawl to safety. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081018/missing-climber-found-alive-on-wash-mountain.htm Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:12:14 EDT A man who climbed The New York Times building over the summer to promote the fight against malaria has been indicted on criminal charges. Renaldo Clarke was indicted Tuesday on three counts related to his June 5 stunt. If he is convicted of the most serious--a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment--he could go to prison for a year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/man-who-climbed-nyt-building-faces-charges.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:51:56 EDT A 55-year-old physician who had scaled Mount Hood was killed by falling rock that struck him on his way down, authorities said. Dr. Gary Lee, an experienced climber, was with his son Sunday afternoon when a rock "dislodged from the ice above" and hit him at about 9,000 feet on the 11,239-foot peak, the Hood River County sheriff's office said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/falling-rock-kills-climber-on-oregons-mount-hood.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:17:28 EDT A renowned Italian mountain climber is missing and believed dead after falling into a crevasse on one of the world's deadliest peaks in the western Himalayas, rescuers said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/italian-climber-missing-in-pakistan.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:08:32 EDT A self-proclaimed expert on al-Qaida climbed part-way up the New York Times' 52-story building early Wednesday to publicize his activism against the terrorist organization, citing two previous climbers as inspiration. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/man-scaling-the-new-york-times-headquarters.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:52:34 EDT A 20-year-old climber died shortly after reaching the top of North America's highest peak, just days after another adventurer became the first known person to die at the summit, park officials said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/2nd-mount-mckinley-climber-dies-in-a-week.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:02:02 EDT Officials at Denali National Park say a climber has collapsed and died on the summit of Mount McKinley. Fifty-one-year-old James Nasti of Naperville, Ill., died of unknown causes Friday after his seven-person climbing party reached the top of North America's highest peak. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/mount-mckinley-climber-dies-buried-at-summit.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:37:54 EDT A heart transplant survivor has added another first to her long string of mountaineering feats since getting a new heart 13 years ago--a dangerous 2 1/2-day climb up the sheer, 2,000-foot face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park's famed granite monolith. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/82046-transplant-climber.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080628/transplant-recipient-completes-yosemite-ascent.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080628/transplant-recipient-completes-yosemite-ascent.htm Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:42:58 EDT A Manhattan skyscraper that is home to The New York Times became the site of twin daredevil stunts Thursday, with two men scaling the 52-story office tower within a matter of hours. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/65021-skyscraper-climber.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/skyscraper-hosts-daredevil-stunts-day.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/skyscraper-hosts-daredevil-stunts-day.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:50:24 EDT A Manhattan skyscraper that is home to The New York Times became the site of twin daredevil stunts Thursday, with two men scaling the 52-story office tower within a matter of hours. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/64740-skyscraper-climber.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/french-daredevil-scales-new-york-times-building.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/french-daredevil-scales-new-york-times-building.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:28:44 EDT