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...military-science classrooms at MIT than anywhere else. People show up late. They are disheveled and fighting off sleep. “I’m definitely tired. That’s where this comes in,” says one midshipman, toasting with a can of Mountain...
...summer, visitors are welcomed into Kyrgyzstan's yurts, traditional nomadic tents pitched by shepherds in high mountain pastures, or jailoos. The round, domed dwellings hold a special place in the national consciousness, with the families of many of the country's five million citizens having rolled theirs up not so many generations...
...would-be Marco Polos, the road from Kyrgyzstan to Kashgar, which passes through some of the world's wildest mountain scenery, provides yet another incentive. The trip used to cost several hundred dollars and require special permission to traverse the Torugart Pass. This year, the Irkeshtam Pass was opened, which is cheaper and requires less paperwork. Both the budget-oriented Edelweiss Travel, tel: (996-312) 280 788, and the more upmarket Celestial Mountains, tel: (996-312) 212 562, will haul you from Bishkek to the bazaar in four-wheel-drive vehicles. Unless, of course, you'd rather spend...
That it can match up well against top-ranked non-conference teams? Harvard already beat Holy Cross, then went down to Lehigh and almost snapped the Mountain Hawks’ 27-game home winning streak before losing by a point...
...He’s still got it,” Skey said. “He’s still trucking up and down the river in the single. He beats some of the team in our annual triathlon that we do. He goes to Switzerland and does mountain ranges, [and] the Mount Washington cycling race each year with former alumni. He’s just showing that he’s still...