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Gas prices skyrocket overnight across Canada
Welcome to Reality!"Gas prices skyrocket overnight across CanadaCanwest News ServicePublished: Saturday, June 07, 2008Gas prices across the country shot up as much as six cents on Saturday morning as the cost of...Sherpa first to climb Everest from Nepal this season
Climbers have succeded in reaching to the peak of Mount Everest for this season. Total of 9 people from US, Canada & UK have reached the summit today morning. All expeditions from Tibet side is closed so there is...
Olympic torch lit on Everest summit
UPDATE: 8:00p.m. May 7, Chinese climbers brings Olympic torch to summit."Chinese television showed the climbers, carrying special high-altitude torches, reaching the summit at 0920 local time (0100GMT).Huddled... China Limits Media Coverage Of Olympic Torch's Everest Ascent
Yeah, I'm sure it's the weather that's forced China to alter their media coverage plans.Do they really expect that anyone is buying into this disinformation campaign? "BEIJING — China is altering plans for...Canada: Going Blue-Has Prof's Seeing Red
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorUniversity Students looking at getting into the Halls of Political Power join Fraternities, The Conservative Club and it's Blue Banner of Tory Conservativism, which... I DID NOT LEAVE A CLIMBER TO DIE ON EVEREST.. HE WAS BEYOND SAVING
I just posted a related article on NowPublic, but wanted to follow up with this one which explains the story of David Sharp's death this spring in a bit more detail. Again, it shows that, as Russell points out,... Eric Shipton: Mapping the Blank
"Eric Shipton: Mapping the Blank The territory west of the Shaksgam river in northern Pakistan—the Sarpo Laggo and Shimshal valleys, the Baltoro, Biafo, Hispar, and Braldu glaciers, and the Aghil range—is Shipton country, severely contoured, and with the highest...Teamwork Revisited
"Teamwork Revisited I have written about teamwork in past posts here, and it is a critical component in my keynote presentation Climb Your Everest. Since it is such an essential component to success on Mount Everest...Guillermo Mateo lost on Ama Dablam after a winter summit
"Guillermo Mateo lost on Ama Dablam after a winter summit10:02 am EST Jan 22, 2007 (MountEverest.net) Spanish climber Guillermo Mateo (47) fell to his death while descending from the summit of Ama Dablam on January...South Face of Lhotse in Winter
"South Face of Lhotse in Winter By Dougald MacDonald A six-member team of Japanese climbers, assisted by a Korean expedition and Sherpa climbers, completed the steep South Face of Lhotse in Nepal but could not reach...Bradford Washburn, father of modern Museum of Science, dies at 96
"I heard the sad news of Bradford Washburn's passing this morning via a friend, and posted it on The MountainWorld Blog as well as NowPublic, but wanted to add this important remembrance from the Boston Globe. An amazing man he...Major New Link-Up on Cerro Torre
"Major New Link-Up on Cerro Torre By Dougald MacDonald Cerro Torre's southern flank. The 1994 Marsigny-Parkin line follows obvious ice gullies to the saddle left of the tower, the Col of Hope. From there, the 1974 Ragni di Lecco route climbs steep ice to the top. Cordes and...Out of Thin Air
"Out of Thin Air By David Roberts For 75 years, mountaineering’s greatest mystery has lingered: Did the doomed George Mallory and Andrew Irvine reach the summit of Everest 29 years before the first confirmed ascent? The stunning discovery of Mallory’s body helps answer...IMG Gurla Mandhata 2006 Expedition
"Back home safely Not a quick journey, but after driving 3 days across Tibet, bumping across the border in Zhangmu, catching up with the world and modern life in Kathmandu, and then flying some 8500 miles across the globe, we are all finally back home to spouses, friends, and...
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