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...typical assault on Everest requires each climber to do as many as 10 traverses through the icefall, both for acclimatization purposes and to help carry the immense amount of equipment required for an ascent. After Erik's accident, the rest of the National Federation of the Blind (N.F.B.) team discussed letting him stay up in Camp 1, equipped with videotapes and food, while the rest of the team and the Sherpas did his carries for him. No way, said Erik. No way was he going to do this climb without being a fully integrated and useful member of the team...
Moreover, Coach Weiss has brought together an excellent coaching staff, one that has been a key factor in Harvard's recent ascent. Joining him are veteran team of assistant coaches that includes former Soviet National Coach Granit Taropin and former Harvard All-Americans Dustin DeNunzio '99 and Andy McNerney...
Academic work was never Waddle's strength, and he had to push himself hard to get through his bookwork both at school and during his time at the Academy. But no effort was too great if it meant earning the respect and praise of others. His ascent was spectacular. Very soon after he passed his engineer's exam in the Navy in 1985 and returned to his ship, the Trident submarine U.S.S. Alabama, the captain, Garnett Beard, said he was sending the regular engineer on leave and putting Waddle in charge of the nuclear reactor plant that powers the submarine...
...after the protracted labor strike two years ago, and with a new stock of superstars, the future looks promising. Allen Iverson has stepped up his game, reached a workable relationship with Larry Brown, and has emerged as the preeminent superstar in the league. The result has been the dramatic ascent of the Sixers this year, primed and ready for a championship run with the finger-wagging Motumbo patrolling the middle and a cast of role players to complement their star...
Several senior officers on the submarine testified that they thought Waddle was going through the emergency-ascent routine too quickly but did not want to challenge him with civilians present in the control room. During the inquiry, Rear Admiral Albert Konetzni, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet submarine force, looked over at Waddle in the courtroom and said, "He is like my brother, if not my son. I'd like to go over there and punch him for not taking more time." But Waddle rigorously defended the procedures onboard the Greeneville, denying that he had cut corners on safety...