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British woman skydiver conquers Everest
A British woman was among three skydivers who became the first yesterday to freefall at extreme altitude through the skies above Mount Everest. A British woman was among three skydivers who became the first yesterday to freefall at extreme altitude through the skies above Mount... more
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Everest? That's cake
"It may be loved by clowns and jugglers, but the unicycle would hardly be the vehicle of choice for anyone tackling Mount Everest.
Except for extreme unicyclist Steve Colligan... who intends to do just that to get into the record books.
The father of two will have to overcome 5,000m (16,400ft) mountains, minus 15°C temperatures and negotiate the world's largest downhill ride, all on one wheel.
His 1,000km (600-mile) ride across the roof of the world will take him along the backbone of the Himalayas from Lhasa in Tibet to Kathmandu in Nepal, via Everest base camp." "It may be loved by clowns and jugglers, but the unicycle would hardly be the vehicle of choice for anyone tackling Mount Everest... more -
Space Shuttle Astronaut Climbs Everest and remembers his friends
US Astronaut Scott Parazynski and climbing partner Adam Janikowski leave mementos of fallen astronauts and cosmonauts on the Earth's highest peak. US Astronaut Scott Parazynski and climbing partner Adam Janikowski leave mementos of fallen astronauts and cosmonauts on the Earth... more
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Sir Edmund Hillary’s ascent of Mt Everest Celebration at Google.com
Google has put up a special logo on its homepage to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s ascent of Mt Everest.
New Zealand-born Sir Ed, who died in January, was with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay the first to reach the peak of the world’s highest mountain.
The logo is only visible on the Google homepages today
Google periodically changes its logo to celebrate special events and anniversaries, such as the invention of the first laser, Earth Day, or February 29th.
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Olympic torch scales Everest
The Olympic flame reached the top of the world Thursday morning, carried to the summit of Mount Everest by climbers wearing oxygen masks to breathe in the thin air of the earth's highest point.
A 23-year-old Tibetan woman, Tsering Wangmo, carried the flame atop the peak. She was the last of five climbers -- three Tibetans and two Han Chinese -- to pass the torch to each other near the summit.
Once there, the mountaineers removed their masks so television cameras could record their faces and so they could shout and cheer their feat.
The climbers, braving gusty winds and freezing windchill, relayed the flame -- ignited from the main Olympic flame, now making a course across China en route to host city Beijing -- to the summit by 9:18 a.m. (9:18 p.m. ET Wednesday), about two hours ahead of schedule.
"They were very motivated; they were very excited," journalist Tomas Etzler said from the Everest base camp at 5,200 meters (17,060 ft). The Olympic flame reached the top of the world Thursday morning, carried to the summit of Mount Everest by climbers wearing oxygen mas... more -
China closes its side of Mount Everest
China is denying mountaineers permission to climb its side of Mount Everest this spring, a move that reflects concerns by the communist government that Tibet activists may try to disrupt its plans to carry the Olympic torch up the world's tallest peak. China is denying mountaineers permission to climb its side of Mount Everest this spring, a move that reflects concerns by the communis... more
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Dr. King Remixed to Rocky
Joe Sabia put together this great video featuring Dr. King giving his inspiring "Mountaintop" speech on April 3, 1968, the night before his assassination. It features Dr. King, Rocky, and footage from the top of Mount Everest.
I mixed King's speech with a great Remix to the Rocky Song arranged by the very talented Ronald Jenkees. The full text to King's phenomenal speech to striking sanitation workers at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee can be found at http://www.afscme.org/about/1549.cfm Joe Sabia put together this great video featuring Dr. King giving his inspiring "Mountaintop" speech on April 3, 1968, the n... more -
Off Roading In Tibet
Adrian Baschuk and Jaron Gilinsky go on an off roading adventure from Lhasa, Tibet to Mt. Everest.
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