Word: everest
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Guinier is doing very well for a man out of his element. I feel great empathy for him." Kilson said. "It's like taking a fish out of the water and putting him on Mt. Everest. He belongs at Harvard about as much as I belong on the moon...
...million bond issue, promptly bought by a brokerage syndicate, will pay for the Broadway and Everest Street Garages, the Science Center's cooling system, and the renovation of the old Continental Hotel at 29 Garden Street...
...coach at Everett, but he returned to Harvard for a masters degree at the School of Education. After a summer of hitchhiking through Europe, he accepted a teaching position at Lunenburg High School. "I felt bad about leaving the strong relationships I had made with the kids at Everest, but I still go back and see them," he said...
Mountain climbing is a symbol of man's loftiest aspirations: a test of mettle, a purification of the soul, a reach for the heavens. George Leigh Mallory, asked why he wished to climb Mount Everest, solemnly replied, "Because it is there." If asked the same question, the most recent adventurers to tackle the peak would probably respond differently: "Because we want to beat the guy from the other country...
...final, saddening comment was provided by the Iranian, Mischa Saleki who informally decamped via the supply helicopter: "It is better for one nation to go up a mountain." Indomitable Everest, looking on in silent disdain must surely have agreed...