"Everyone has an Everest...Karen's is losing weight. (I planned to write, well, finish and post, my thoughts on Mallory & Irvine's summit day today, but it needs a bit more work, and frankly I've been swamped. So, that'll have to wait till next week. But, in the...
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"Did Mallory & Irvine make it to the summit of Everest?
I've posted quite a bit on this blog about the enduring mystery of Everest pioneers George Mallory & Andrew Irvine, and have been fortunate enough to take an active role in the story, going to Everest in 1999,...
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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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"The Sherpas (and sherpas) of Everest
It's that time of year again - another Everest season has begun, and the presses are churning. (Be sure to visit Explorer's Web for coverage and information.) For me, I am...
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"Nursing shortage
Professor goes the distance for nurses
Patrick Hickey is set to follow in the boot steps of Mount Everest pioneer George Leigh Mallory. But unlike Mallory, he isn’t climbing the mountain “because it’s there.” He’s doing it to let people know about...
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I just came across this the other day - my immediate reaction on May 3, 1999, to our discovery 2 days earlier of George Mallory's remains at 27,000 feet on the North Face of Everest. I made the call in to our...
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"Feature article on Jake Norton in Nikon World Magazine
I am quite honored to have been featured in the Winter 2007 issue of Nikon World Magazine in an article entitled Jake Norton: Top of the World. The article,...
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"Tuesday, January 23, 2007
FQ's with Professional Mountain Climber Jake Norton
Welcome to another installment of Five Questions where interesting people are asked, well, FQ's. Today's guest Jake Norton is not only...
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"Mallory & Irvine Everest mystery - Phil Summers: Intentions, Climbing and Sightings10:54 am EST Mar 10, 2006
(MountEverest.net) What can we say. Everest researchers have hijacked us. Originally, we had only intended to provide a forum for the scientists to air their...
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"Mallory & Irvine Everest mystery - Phil Summers: Intentions, Climbing and Sightings10:54 am EST Mar 10, 2006
(MountEverest.net) What can we say. Everest researchers have hijacked us. Originally, we had only intended to provide a forum for the scientists to air their...
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"The Search for Andrew Irvine, 2004
Each year, I have the opportunity to re-tell the story of famed Everest pioneers Mallory & Irvine to audiences around the world. I was fortunate enough to be a part of the...
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"Cheshire hero set to conquer Hollywood
Dan McMullanTHE life of a legendary mountaineer who was raised in Cheshire and died on the slopes of Everest looks likely to be turned into a Hollywood blockbuster.
Mobberley-born George Mallory is thought by some to have been the first...
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"I find it more than hard to believe, but Expedition News is reporting in their latest newsletter that Bill Warren found a 1924 Everest film at a yardsale...and the film shows Mallory & Irvine reaching the...
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"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...
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"March 7, 2007
Climbing Everest
Speaker: Jake Norton - www.jakenorton.com
At age 31, Jake Norton is one of only a few people to reach the summit of Everest twice – via the Northeast and Southeast Ridges – in...
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