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4º Circuito Pro Adventure - Ribeirao Claro
Ribeirao Claro saw around 200 sportists trekking, padling and cycling (mountain bike) in their backyard. The city is famous for its crystal waters of the Xavantes Dam and the surrounding valleys and cliffs. This...
VII KFG – 7th Krakow Mountain Film Festival. /Version eng-pl/
Mark your calendars! 4th to 6th December 2009 in Krakow, Poland. VII KFG – 7th Krakow Mountain Film Festival. The 7th Krakow Mountain Festival (KFG) starts in a month (4-6 December 2009). As always, the most important part of the festival are guests and mountain films. We... Construction Starts On Grouse Mountain Wind Turbine
Construction on a 65-metre (213 feet) tall wind turbine is set to start on Wednesday, according to the newspaper Metro. The turbine was approved by the District of North Vancouver in October 2008 in a close vote which ended 4-3. The project was delayed in July due to safety... Taiwan: Mudslide Village Rescue Efforts Continue, Helicopter Down
At least 400 people are feared dead after typhoon Morakot buried the village Shiao Lin in Taiwan under mud. The mudslide crashed into the village on Monday, leaving only one or two houses unharmed. The bridge...
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Of tribes and times
Of tribes and timesBindu Gurtoo, CNS Sikkim, that tiny outcrop in the eastern Himalayas, is a little jewel that makes an interesting contribution to the bewildering cultural and ethnic diversity of India. On the face of it, Sikkim has always seemed an idyllic, lost- in- the... Windsor, Ontario Going to Waste
July 30, 2009 The Transformation Has BegunMowing, or should I say, threshing and baling of the tall grass in city parks, as well as garbage and recycling pick up has begun. It will likely take a couple of weeks... Does Obama's energy policy leave out Nuclear waste?
President Obama has put forward his budget for the new energy policy, but critics say that he hasn't put any money aside to decide what to do with the the highly toxic nuclear waste that currently exists. ""The... A heroic man and an eminent snow mountain
On January 11, I was on my tour to the Xiling Snow Mountain, a scenic resort located in the west of Chengdu in southwestern China, which is called "Oriental Alps" by some people. There I heard a moving story... Vancouver 2010 One Year Away
As the countdown clock ticked past 365 days Wednesday night celebrations began across the lower mainland and Whistler. The IOC and VANOC planned several events centered around the 2010 Games to... Official: 10 killed in Turkish avalanche
This tragedy is still recent and not all of the information is available according to Turkish government sources. " An avalanche killed at least 10 people as they hiked on a mountain in northeastern Turkey on Sunday, the region's governor said. There were... Microfinance in Cusco, Peru :: The Aynikuy Program 2009
Of the 300,000 people in Peru, 37.7% live on less than US$1 per day. The typical salary in Peru is about $150 per month. Families cannot live on so little income, so many families have started very small... Our New Health Clinic :: Ausangate, Peru
Ausangate, PERU - The Mountain Fund is building a new, lost-cost health care clinic. Access to health care, while improving in many areas, is still limited in many parts of Peru. This is especially true... New Safe House for Women :: Kathmandu, Nepal
In Kathmandu, Nepal, many married and some unmarried women are abused on a daily basis. A recent Foreign Policy news report, dated May 2008, has published a list of "The Worst Places to be a Woman," where... Monastery Resoration Project :: Thulo Syabru, Nepal
The Gho-Ngag Dhargye Mangche Gompa Monastery was built 350 years ago by solely one man: Garwang Rinpoche. It took him 12 years to build it. It sits a little ways off from the village proper of Thulo Syabru, Nepal,... British doctor drops trousers on Everest
At 27,559ft in winds blowing above 20-knots a British doctor drops his trousers not out of any sexual need to expose his privates to the elements on the highest mountain in the world but in the name of medical...
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