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...those of you who haven’t spent too much time around the labor movement, this is the equivalent to a mountaineer who’s just failed to summit Mt. McKinley telling a friend he thinks he’ll give Everest a go. But Chris was completely serious, and the more he talked the more it made sense...
Harvard’s own pint-sized Mount Everest is located in the basement of Claverly Hall. Tackling this wall is definitely more exciting than monotonously running along the river and certainly safer than swimming in it. Also, no experience is necessary—the mats below will soften your fall...
...forestry and vegetable cultivation. She wrote a book about her work, and soon she'll hit the big screen in a documentary called Climb Higher. The film follows her, Kronenberg and six teenagers from the Lhasa school as they accompany Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind climber to summit Mount Everest, on a three-week climb of Lhakpa Ri, a 7,000-m peak north of Everest. Says producer Sybil Robson Orr: "This isn't just about mountain climbing; it's about proving to the world what blind people can do." Says Tenberken: "There should be no limits for the blind...
...eyes, the finest vantage point lies near the northern Indian hill station of Darjeeling. The ridge of Sandakphu is the only place on earth from which you can see four of the five tallest mountains: 8,848-m Everest, 8,586-m Kangchenjunga (pictured), 8,511-m Lhotse and 8,463-m Makalu. (K-2, the second tallest at 8,611 m, is over the western horizon in Pakistan...
...minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Sandakphu is the only place on earth from which you can see four of the five tallest mountains: 8,848-m Everest, 8,586-m Kangchenjunga (pictured), 8,511-m Lhotse and 8,463-m Makalu. (K-2, the second tallest at 8,611 m, is over the western horizon in Pakistan.) Sandakphu is itself pretty high up at 3,638 m, and the easiest access is by one of Darjeeling's famous vintage...