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The waiting game

  • Post author:billibierling
  • Post published:September 4, 2007
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Three American extreme skiers set out on an amazing journey that took them to several gigantic peaks in the Himalaya. http://www.mountainreport.ch/eng/2/2_nangpa.php

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A New Everest Mess

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  • Post published:June 14, 2007
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An article giving insight into the high death toll on the north side of Everest in 2006. Read this article on the National Geographic Adventure Magazine website.

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Flying over the top of the world

  • Post author:billibierling
  • Post published:May 17, 2007
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British adventurer Bear Grylls takes his paraglider to new heights and flies higher than the top of the world. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6666889.stm

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Swiss attempts new route on Annapurna

  • Post author:billibierling
  • Post published:May 4, 2007
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Swiss climber Ueli Steck is set to climb a new route on the treacherous south face of Annapurna http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/feature/detail/Swiss_attempts_new_route_on_Annapurna_I.html?siteSect=108&sid=7776856&cKey=1178120151000

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Plight of Bhutanese refugees

  • Post author:billibierling
  • Post published:April 25, 2007
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About one sixth of the Bhutanese population remains in refugee camps in Nepal, and they have been there for more than 16 years. http://www2.dw-world.de/southasia/Top_Story/1.221211.1.html

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Back from the death zone

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  • Post published:July 23, 2006
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A Sherpa survives night near the top of the world. Read the full article in the Nepali Times.

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I’m doing this for all Muslim women

  • Post author:billibierling
  • Post published:May 26, 2005
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In spring 2005, two Iranian women became the first Muslim female climbers to reach the top of Mount Everest. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/may/26/everest.iran

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