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...worst, Erik fears, it is. Casual observers don't understand what an achievement his Everest climb was, or they assume that if a blind guy can do it, anyone can. And indeed, improved gear has made Everest, at least in some people's minds, a bit smaller. In the climbing season there's a conga line to the top, or so it seems, and the trail is a junkyard of discarded oxygen tanks and other debris. But Everest eats the unready and the unlucky. Almost 90% of Everest climbers fail to reach the summit. Many--at least 165 since...
...submitted it to Marc Maurer, president of the National Federation of the Blind. Maurer immediately pledged $250,000 to sponsor the climb. (Aventis Pharmaceuticals agreed to sponsor a documentary on the climb to promote Allegra, its allergy medication; Erik suffers from seasonal allergies.) For Erik, who already had numerous gear and clothing sponsors, this was the greatest challenge of his life. If he failed, he would be letting down not just himself but all the blind, confirming that certain activities remained the preserve of the sighted...
...worst, Erik fears, it is. Casual observers don't understand what an achievement his Everest climb was, or they assume that if a blind guy can do it, anyone can. And indeed, improved gear has made Everest, at least in some people's minds, a bit smaller. In the climbing season there's a conga line to the top, or so it seems, and the trail is a junkyard of discarded oxygen tanks and other debris. But Everest eats the unready and the unlucky. Almost 90% of Everest climbers fail to reach the summit. Many?at least 165 since...
Business is pitching in too. Wild Birds Unlimited, a chain that sells birdseed, feeders, binoculars and other birding gear, has joined with the National Wildlife Federation to sponsor a Habitat Stewards program that teaches people how to turn their backyards into wildlife refuges. N.W.F. president Mark Van Putten notes that birders are one of the biggest groups in his membership. "They are only beginning to be mobilized," he says. "They could be a real force...
...unveil their apartment last October. "In the future, if the culture of working from home sets in, then this will be very useful," Ashley says with a smile. For now, her boss wants to see her in the office every day and friends don't have the same communications gear at home. "You need the other person who wants to communicate with you," Raymond says...