Word: ascent
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...while it may be hard for most of us to believe that happiness springs from a leg-searing, mind-scrambling, hours-long ascent into the heart of the Alps, a quick glance at Armstrong?s face on July 17th during his first break for the lead was pretty compelling evidence. Sidling up beside Ullrich, Armstrong grimaced as if in pain, then moved just a bit past his adversary, turned and fixed his gaze on the German?s reflective sunglasses. For a full beat, the two men stared at one another...
...most remarkable feature of her ascent is the fact that the same coalition that united to stop her taking the presidency after she received the most votes in the last election has now decided to back her. Is she being set up to fail by rivals who will challenge her at the next election...
...Late in the day we hike up a steep ascent into the quiet shadows of a stand of pines. The name of the path?Leading the Ox Up By Its Nose?exactly describes the gradient. A statue of Kannon with a horse's head commemorates the pack animals whom no amount of nasal persuasion could keep from collapse. That night we stay in Hosokute at a wooden inn, last rebuilt in 1880. Swallows nest inside the doorway, as they have for generations. The floor flexes under our feet as we step gingerly across knotholes and gaps in the boards...
Blind climber Erik Weihenmayer's ascent of Mount Everest was a great achievement, the product of strength of character and a lifetime of determination [ADVENTURE, June 18]. He is an inspiration to all of us because he has not only lived with a disability but has pushed his boundaries, developed his strengths and excelled at physically challenging endeavors. He shows us that none of us, disabled or otherwise, should settle for mediocrity. We should strive to be the best we can be. JOHANNA NG Manila...
...battle of Kosovo; 525 years later, a young Serbian nationalist assassinated Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand, lighting the fuse for World War I. And it was on St. Vitus' Day, 1989, that Milosevic whipped a million Serbs into a nationalist frenzy in the speech that capped his ascent to power...