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Death in the mountains...Is it what you want even though...

Dougald MacDonald - a great writer, climber, and all-around guy - wrote a brilliant post yesterday about the tragic passing of climber Craig Luebben. In it, he discusses at length the commonly-heard phrase: "Well, at least he died doing what he loved." In his post,...

opinion by jakedai | 3 years ago
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The Hardest Part of an Everest Expedition

July 01, 2009 The Hardest Part of an Everest Expedition NOTE: This is a blog entry I wrote during this spring's First Ascent "Return to Everest" expedition. It never ran on the blog though, so I thought I'd post it here as it speaks from the heart - or at least from my...

opinion by jakedai | 3 years ago
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TD-EV-0661: Dave Hahn climbing on Mount Everest, Tibet. © Jake Norton/MountainWorld Productions. All Rights Reserved.

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Vote for Dave Hahn for the ESPY!!

OK, if the truth be known, I don't get ESPN, nor do I pay much attention to sports - or TV for that matter. But today it came to my attention that my good friend, Dave Hahn, has been nominated for an ESPY. What...

created by jakedai | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Everyone has an Everest...Karen's is losing weight.

"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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Eggs for Everest: One Woman's Dream

"Eggs for Everest: One Woman's Dream Eleanor Roosevelt once said: The future belongs to thosewho believe in the beauty of their dreams.How true that statement is, and it is a message I share with audiences...

created by jakedai | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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An eloquent argument about the upcoming Olympics in Beijing

"An eloquent argument about the upcoming Olympics in Beijing As nearly everyone who even occasionally watches the news, listens to the radio, or glances at a newspaper knows, there is quite a bit of...

created by jakedai | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Everest: Closed for Business, Part II

"Everest: Closed for Business, Part II "If our democracy is to flourish, it must have criticism; if our government is to function it must have dissent. - Henry Commager " Nepal:...

created by jakedai | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Everest Closed for Business

"Everest Closed for Business Without reasonable explanation, the Chinese authorities have officially close the north, or Tibetan, side of Mount Everest to all expeditions this spring, save for their...

created by jakedai | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed

"High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed As any of you who visit The MountainWorld Blog know, ethics on Everest is a very important topic to me and one I've written about at length here...

created by jakedai | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Picture Perfect: 10 Tips to Take Better Expedition Photos

" Picture Perfect: 10 Tips to Take Better Expedition Photos This article will appear in a shortened version in the December, 2007, edition of Expedition News. If you're not a subscriber, subscribe now and keep up with all that is happening in the expedition world! It’s...

created by jakedai | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Did Mallory & Irvine make it to the summit of Everest?

"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,...

created by jakedai | 5 years ago
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Everest Rocks Trekker Net

The following is a post I put together to prepare trekkers on the Love Hope Strength Foundation's Everest Rocks trek to Everest Basecamp this autumn to raise money for cancer support and research. The article gives some basic information and background on Nepal...enjoy!"Some...

created by jakedai | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Bear Grylls - Adventure...or not?

In an ongoing expose of Bear Grylls, Natalie Clarke of the Daily Mail looks into the self-proclaimed adventure man's claims. On his Discovery Channel show Man vs Wild, Grylls is seen weekly engaging in amazing feats of adventure around the world. But now these feats are...

created by jakedai | 5 years ago
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In Memoriam: Michael Reardon

"In Memoriam: Michael Reardon Tragic news hit the climbing community yesterday when reports trickled in that famed solo climber Michael Reardon had been killed. Famous for his at-times audacious free-solos of hard climbs around the world (free soloists climb without ropes or...

created by jakedai | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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The peak of morality

In today's Ottawa Sun, reporter Laura Czekaj comes back to the subject of ethics and morality on the slopes of Everest. In reading the well-written article, I had some reactions to elements of the story and...

created by jakedai | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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