It was a tough day on May 17, 1999. After 17 years of dreaming and two months of grueling effort on the Mount Everest, I was finally on my first summit bid. It was the culmination of years of climbing, success...
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"Motivation through Hardship
Sometimes, the best lessons and the strongest motivations come from our hardest experiences in life.
My friend Quinn Simons and I met in college in Colorado, became fast friends, and...
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"JG Ian Barker's debrief on Vinson rescue: Three very long days in Antarctica
11:46 am EST Feb 15, 2007
(ThePoles.com) "We are under the tent, we have no stove, we have some with frostbite. Our situation is desperate, please, please come and get us. I can't move them by...
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