Mojibake

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxO1TM3a_5ubwqPmX4SkjSL0hzwa6T4DmsVlB7W4IYLb2zasuZT8yZiKOyyklyqvC93f64BVANQs_Rf0lZ0eazAM-aRrcygGgwqsZqpmwZcneKXfYx4prER50AkosvzRjRjf5_2it3Ro/s1600/500px-Mojibakevector-721922.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6151040086466593794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxO1TM3a_5ubwqPmX4SkjSL0hzwa6T4DmsVlB7W4IYLb2zasuZT8yZiKOyyklyqvC93f64BVANQs_Rf0lZ0eazAM-aRrcygGgwqsZqpmwZcneKXfYx4prER50AkosvzRjRjf5_2it3Ro/s320/500px-Mojibakevector-721922.png"></a></p><p><b>Mojibake</b> <span>(<span lang="ja" xml:lang="ja">文字化ã'</span>)</span> (<small>IPA: </small><span title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[modÍ¡Ê'ibake]</span>; lit. "character transformation"), from the Japanese 文字 (moji) "character" + 化ã' (bake) "transform", is the garbled text that is the result of text being decoded using an unintended character encoding. The result is a systematic replacement of symbols with completely unrelated ones, often from a different writing system. This display may include the generic replacement character � in places where the binary representation is considered invalid. A replacement can also involve multiple consecutive symbols, as viewed in one encoding, when the same binary code constitutes one symbol in the other encoding. This is either because of differing constant length encoding (as in Asian 16-bit encodings vs European 8-bit encodings), or the use of variable length encodings (notably UTF-8 and </p>

Mojibake

Mojibake ( 文字化ã' ) ( IPA:  [modÍ¡Ê'ibake] ; lit. "character transformation"), from the Japanese 文字 (moji) ...

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PBS

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMn5navgzj_6CL_2DVvMnleEtjA-mh587bZiwMqUBfF79xV0cAu51X_djOjCTw-PDUMSpLJO-qEbkuc04NcwmJQ1URxMVczCorF8CjmoVDfYDCieMdkTZbfZRlmcZRwhwK9ai0bNZZeBE/s1600/500px-PBS_Logo.svg-721541.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6151024625873912194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMn5navgzj_6CL_2DVvMnleEtjA-mh587bZiwMqUBfF79xV0cAu51X_djOjCTw-PDUMSpLJO-qEbkuc04NcwmJQ1URxMVczCorF8CjmoVDfYDCieMdkTZbfZRlmcZRwhwK9ai0bNZZeBE/s320/500px-PBS_Logo.svg-721541.png"></a></p><p>The <b>Public Broadcasting Service</b> (<b>PBS</b>) is an American public broadcaster and television program distributor. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, PBS is an independently operated non-profit organization and is the most prominent provider of television programs to public television stations in the United States, distributing series such as <i>NOVA</i>, <i>Sesame Street</i>, <i>PBS NewsHour</i>, <i>Masterpiece</i>, <i>Nature, American Masters</i>, <i>Frontline</i>, and <i>Antiques Roadshow</i>.</p> <p>Since the mid-2000s Roper polls commissioned by PBS have consistently placed the service as the most-trusted national institution in the United States. However, PBS is not responsible for all programming carried on public television stations, a large proportion of which (including most specials aired during multi-annually pledge drives) come from third-party sources, including member stations (such as WGBH, WETA-TV, WNET, WTTW National Productions), American Public Televisi</p>

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National Geographic (magazine)

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8trJNI384wHZQ5Mg6thNnxLbAiyeneIkTwIfJoiodTlOqzPZMHl8ZBoWO-rsLzfMRaRwJ0_BhcWadiI4OOyNNaaTe6GttA_AvUMgSjj2kuSx8R8MqXKoojgKU5mW5xeLwZGQNSe4DhiQ/s1600/National_Geographic_March_2009-722154.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6151016897361811762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8trJNI384wHZQ5Mg6thNnxLbAiyeneIkTwIfJoiodTlOqzPZMHl8ZBoWO-rsLzfMRaRwJ0_BhcWadiI4OOyNNaaTe6GttA_AvUMgSjj2kuSx8R8MqXKoojgKU5mW5xeLwZGQNSe4DhiQ/s320/National_Geographic_March_2009-722154.jpg"></a></p><p><i><b>National Geographic</b></i>, formerly <i><b>The National Geographic Magazine</b></i>, is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its thick square-bound glossy format with a yellow rectangular border and its extensive use of dramatic photographs.</p> <p>The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions. It is available in a traditional printed edition and through an interactive online edition. On occasion, special editions of the magazine are issued.</p> <p>As of 2015, the magazine is circulated worldwide in nearly 40 local-language editions and had a global circulation of 6.8 million per month. Its U.S. circulation is around 3.5 million per month.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Administration">Admi</span></h2>

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPY-71CBdotWqqi9_IEcphDO1EXvla_KprYfkkbjsQDn9gNvsizLSXWCWctMTYkbJjyUdUHqzfXEph6XtirWntVzLeJny_aJFOGn0NbsuAQQc3kQsVMCsbRcUqMaAucHXhEO4-FNrbWjg/s1600/500px-ABC_Mobile_Studio_Caravan-720875.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6151009160603579554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPY-71CBdotWqqi9_IEcphDO1EXvla_KprYfkkbjsQDn9gNvsizLSXWCWctMTYkbJjyUdUHqzfXEph6XtirWntVzLeJny_aJFOGn0NbsuAQQc3kQsVMCsbRcUqMaAucHXhEO4-FNrbWjg/s320/500px-ABC_Mobile_Studio_Caravan-720875.jpg"></a></p><p>The <b>Australian Broadcasting Corporation</b> (<b>ABC</b>) is Australia's state-owned and funded national public broadcaster. It plays a leading role in the history of broadcasting in Australia. With a total annual budget of A$1.22 billion, the corporation provides television, radio, online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional Australia, as well as overseas through the Australia Network and Radio Australia and is well regarded for quality and reliability as well as for offering educational and cultural programming that the commercial sector would be unlikely to supply on its own.</p> <p>Founded in 1929 as the Australian Broadcasting Company, it was subsequently made a state-owned corporation on 1 July 1932, as the Australian Broadcasting Commission. The <i>Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983</i> changed the name of the organisation to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, effective 1 July 1983. Although funded and owned by the government, the ABC re</p>

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The New Yorker

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4WhT7ehlTxlRWmtqSkDgwUkbCCIYMBWevd0VrBVXDryW3OGe8Cwerse4YqbO-uGyy2f0avPhnhAEOayO2N7aYPs_2dfJOWtnz7oPwobYUrry3nQQ8EEEKZP_jZDHO-vtItC9k7Vwi4I/s1600/Original_New_Yorker_cover-721599.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6151001430335878306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4WhT7ehlTxlRWmtqSkDgwUkbCCIYMBWevd0VrBVXDryW3OGe8Cwerse4YqbO-uGyy2f0avPhnhAEOayO2N7aYPs_2dfJOWtnz7oPwobYUrry3nQQ8EEEKZP_jZDHO-vtItC9k7Vwi4I/s320/Original_New_Yorker_cover-721599.png"></a></p><p><i><b>The New Yorker</b></i> is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. It is published by Condé Nast. Started as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is now published 47 times annually, with five of these issues covering two-week spans.</p> <p>Although its reviews and events listings often focus on the cultural life of New York City, <i>The New Yorker</i> has a wide audience outside of New York. It is well known for its illustrated and often topical covers, its commentaries on popular culture and eccentric Americana, its attention to modern fiction by the inclusion of short stories and literary reviews, its rigorous fact checking and copyediting, its journalism on politics and social issues, and its single-panel cartoons sprinkled throughout each issue.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="History">History</span></h2><br><img title="The New Yorker" alt="The New Yorker" style="width:400px;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right

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Süddeutsche Zeitung

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIF_uj4VfckZkjPYCTw7oU0wycYV1fY_Bnbi1KhcvPUEnIY_GAywTEezGrFXAGb9IhxWzwd47noNkCEGwwUJgPe4acBAxSGxG571gc2i1kQlZwas9BcP-pckitRibk7pvpuUgQN3b-mVc/s1600/348px-Suddeutsche_Zeitung_090520_M-721643.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150993710010025458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIF_uj4VfckZkjPYCTw7oU0wycYV1fY_Bnbi1KhcvPUEnIY_GAywTEezGrFXAGb9IhxWzwd47noNkCEGwwUJgPe4acBAxSGxG571gc2i1kQlZwas9BcP-pckitRibk7pvpuUgQN3b-mVc/s320/348px-Suddeutsche_Zeitung_090520_M-721643.jpg"></a></p><p>The <i><b>Süddeutsche Zeitung</b></i> <span title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[ˈzyːtËŒdÉ"ʏtʃə ˈtsaɪtÊŠÅ‹]</span>, published in Munich, is the largest German national subscription daily newspaper.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="History">History</span></h2><br><img alt="Süddeutsche Zeitung" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Suddeutsche_Zeitung_090520_M.jpg/260px-Suddeutsche_Zeitung_090520_M.jpg" style="width:400px;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Süddeutsche Zeitung"><br> <p>On 6 October 1945, five months after the end of World War II in Germany, the <i>SZ</i> was the first newspaper to receive a license from the U.S. military administration of Bavaria. The first issue was published the same evening. The first article begins with:</p> <dl><dd>For the first time since the collapse of the brown rule of terror, a newspaper run by Germans is published in Munich. It is limited by the political ne</dd></dl>

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The Süddeutsche Zeitung [ˈzyːtËŒdÉ"ʏtʃə ˈtsaɪtÊŠÅ‹] , published in Munich, is the largest German national subscription daily n...

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James Ramsey Ullman

<p><b>James Ramsey Ullman</b> (1907 â€" July 5, 1971) was an American writer and mountaineer. He was born in New York. He was not a high end climber, but his writing made him an honorary member of that circle.</p> <p>The books he wrote were mostly about mountaineering and geography.</p> <p>His works include <i>Banner in the Sky</i> (which was filmed in Switzerland as <i>Third Man on the Mountain</i>), and <i>The White Tower</i> (which would star Glenn Ford and Lloyd Bridges). Also <i>Americans on Everest</i> by James Ramsay Ullman, page 195, published by J. B. Lippincott Company 1964, Library of Congress Catalogue #64-14475.</p> <p>He was the ghost writer for Tenzing Norgay's autobiography <i>Man of Everest</i> (originally published as <i>Tiger of the Snows</i>). <i>High Conquest</i> was the first of nine books for the J.B. Lippincott company coming out in 1941 followed by <i>The White Tower,</i> <i>River of The Sun,</i> <i>Windom's Way,</i> and <i>Banner in the Sky</i> which was a 195</p>

James Ramsey Ullman

James Ramsey Ullman (1907 â€" July 5, 1971) was an American writer and mountaineer. He was born in New York. He was not a high end cli...

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Herald Sun

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZHtasSwfakYTJh1AtCWtuq_rCjsPDW-0JJOHWJkpEpFQgBXkFpgW0SvcGo9Uqx52Wz2wFneZaYg4bFSHIrcvqn7qwv15K_kX9StCVTrupCaUqT5nBok3zkO9IwWaWl7FIWftJ50rdPo/s1600/Herald_Sun_front_page_12-12-2005-723210.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150978247391950706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZHtasSwfakYTJh1AtCWtuq_rCjsPDW-0JJOHWJkpEpFQgBXkFpgW0SvcGo9Uqx52Wz2wFneZaYg4bFSHIrcvqn7qwv15K_kX9StCVTrupCaUqT5nBok3zkO9IwWaWl7FIWftJ50rdPo/s320/Herald_Sun_front_page_12-12-2005-723210.jpg"></a></p><p>The <i><b>Herald Sun</b></i> is a morning tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia. It is published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of News Corp. It is available for purchase throughout Melbourne, regional Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and Southern New South Wales such as Queanbeyan, the Riverina and NSW South Coast. The <i>Herald Sun</i> primarily serves Victoria and shares many articles with other News Corporation paid daily newspapers, especially those from Australia.</p> <p>The <i>Herald Sun</i> is the highest-circulating daily newspaper in Australia, with a weekday circulation of 515,000 and readership of 1,500,000.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Origins">Origins</span></h2><br><img title="Herald Sun" alt="Herald Sun" style="width:400px;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/2008-10-0

Herald Sun

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Island Arc (journal)

<p><i><b>Island Arc</b></i> (print: ISSN 1038-4871, online: ISSN 1440-1738) is a peer-reviewed quarterly scientific journal that was established in 1992, covering "Earth Sciences of Convergent Plate Margins and Related Topics". It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Geological Society of Japan, in association with the Japan Association for Quaternary Research, Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences, Palaeontological Society of Japan and the Society of Resource Geology.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Abstracting_and_indexing">Abstracting and indexing</span></h2><br><img alt="Island Arc (journal)" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Location_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.JPG/220px-Location_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.JPG" style="width:400px;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Island Arc (journal)"><br> <p>The journal is abstracted and indexed in EBSCO databases, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, C</p>

Island Arc (journal)

Island Arc (print: ISSN 1038-4871, online: ISSN 1440-1738) is a peer-reviewed quarterly scientific journal that was established in 1992, ...

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JSTOR

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HJhO1vio7YMuBOmV2_GCCP0i8BTd9jCzn6h_Z_uAv7isfwB4Bal1cnWpiVV4H7_wWC0llsbDw7QG61_gDBg5P1LzcI1GIkEw2YOM0Zp7NVKWYWLSbRDv00OcvT38Sa6m8psiCAGT_O8/s1600/430px-Screenshot_of_JSTOR-722242.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150962779980277010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HJhO1vio7YMuBOmV2_GCCP0i8BTd9jCzn6h_Z_uAv7isfwB4Bal1cnWpiVV4H7_wWC0llsbDw7QG61_gDBg5P1LzcI1GIkEw2YOM0Zp7NVKWYWLSbRDv00OcvT38Sa6m8psiCAGT_O8/s320/430px-Screenshot_of_JSTOR-722242.png"></a></p><p><b>JSTOR</b> (pronounced <span title="English pronunciation respelling"><i><b><span><span><span>JAY</span></span></span></b>-stor</i></span>; short for <i>Journal Storage</i>) is a digital library founded in 1995. Originally containing digitized back issues of academic journals, it now also includes books and primary sources, and current issues of journals. It provides full text searches of almost 2,000 journals. More than 8,000 institutions in more than 160 countries have access to JSTOR; most access is by subscription, but some older public domain content is freely available to anyone. In 2012 JSTOR launched a program providing no-cost access to three items of older articles, for a period of fourteen days for individual scholars and researchers who register.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="History">History</span></h2><br><img title="JSTOR" alt="JSTOR" style="width:400px;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5a/Screens

JSTOR

JSTOR (pronounced JAY -stor ; short for Journal Storage ) is a digital library founded in 1995. Originally containing digitized back issues...

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Sagarmatha National Park

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczXT7uOPzSqlC0f0KmihWaKlvh8XrrVUiCqmwg7_zxn2uA4eoHrW5rDATM0CpHHqxjAdD9nuw4_1WQS-Cpa3xUdRw84CDxBxLgsBWo8EIPwUejD_qz__A7qaRvu9NEbq0b1plcc-juRE/s1600/Sagarmatha_NP_sign-721052.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150947310652887554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczXT7uOPzSqlC0f0KmihWaKlvh8XrrVUiCqmwg7_zxn2uA4eoHrW5rDATM0CpHHqxjAdD9nuw4_1WQS-Cpa3xUdRw84CDxBxLgsBWo8EIPwUejD_qz__A7qaRvu9NEbq0b1plcc-juRE/s320/Sagarmatha_NP_sign-721052.jpg"></a></p><p>The <b>Sagarmāthā National Park</b> (<i>sagaramāthā rāṣṭriya nikuñja</i>) is a protected area in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal that is dominated by Mount Everest. It encompasses an area of 1,148 km² (443 sq mi) in the Solukhumbu District and ranges in elevation from 2,845 m (9,334 ft) to 8,848 m (29,029 ft) at the summit of Mount Everest. In the north, it shares the international border with the Qomolangma National Nature Preserve of Tibet and extends to the Dudh Kosi river in the south. Adjacent to the east is the Makalu Barun National Park.</p> <p><i>Sagarmāthā</i> is a Nepali word derived from सगर् sagar meaning "sky" and माथा māthā meaning "head".</p> <p>The protected area has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International and is included in the Sacred Himalayan Landscape.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="History">History</span></h2><br><img title="Sagarmatha National Park" alt="Sagarmatha National Park" style="wid

Sagarmatha National Park

The Sagarmāthā National Park ( sagaramāthā rāṣṭriya nikuñja ) is a protected area in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal that is domin...

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Shelkar

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzXrcKpI7uxsrCPEHg258IbIok_sKPGwkYkbTyzR7uv555xoqpOVknycYV7DI0PJgm98es68i5Fi0WJPX1kr6oRXLl0aoHL_U2HrBJsv6BtKozUDO6RKcK1ofKDAcjEfYdoQ2w9FUHyI/s1600/500px-China_Tibet_location_map.svg-721016.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150931852815599650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzXrcKpI7uxsrCPEHg258IbIok_sKPGwkYkbTyzR7uv555xoqpOVknycYV7DI0PJgm98es68i5Fi0WJPX1kr6oRXLl0aoHL_U2HrBJsv6BtKozUDO6RKcK1ofKDAcjEfYdoQ2w9FUHyI/s320/500px-China_Tibet_location_map.svg-721016.png"></a></p><p><b>Shelkar</b> or <b>Shelkar Dzong</b> (Shelkhar = "white crystal"), also called "New Tingri", is the administrative centre for Tingri County, Shigatse Prefecture in southern Tibet.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Location">Location</span></h2><br><br> <p>The town lies 7 km off the Friendship Highway between Lhatse and Tingri, at the southern foot of 5,260 m high Gyatso La.</p> <h2><span id="Landmarks">Landmarks</span></h2><br><br> <p>Shelkar is famous for the Shelkar Chode Monastery, founded in 1266 by a Kagyu lama, but it has been a Gelugpa monastery since the 17th century, and formerly had some 300 monks. Although dismantled by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution, the assembly hall and been rebuilt, and there is an active branch monastery in Boudhanath, Nepal.</p> <p>The ruins of the old dzong are located on the hill behind the monastery.</p> <h2><span id="Gateway_to_Everest">Gateway to Everest</span></h2><br><br> <p>The early British expeditions to Mount Everest in 1921, 19</p>

Shelkar

Shelkar or Shelkar Dzong (Shelkhar = "white crystal"), also called "New Tingri", is the administrative centre for Ting...

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Friendship Highway (China-Nepal)

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcqBunqFgve3akcptE5xCzEarHJDDWfhyphenhyphenbzK6xs-nyP7ipXomQLxqfqaE1n7Ovv60d9DI8SyxThs_PFe7yPVd8niOtQoE4ZFp04Bu4kLImp0CsHhu8Xes6ccGLfyxRsGnrFxILsu_gSo/s1600/500px-Guodao318-721698.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150916390128674866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcqBunqFgve3akcptE5xCzEarHJDDWfhyphenhyphenbzK6xs-nyP7ipXomQLxqfqaE1n7Ovv60d9DI8SyxThs_PFe7yPVd8niOtQoE4ZFp04Bu4kLImp0CsHhu8Xes6ccGLfyxRsGnrFxILsu_gSo/s320/500px-Guodao318-721698.jpg"></a></p><p>The <b>Friendship Highway</b> (also known as the China-Nepal Highway,Chinese: <span lang="zh" xml:lang="zh">中尼公路</span>; pinyin: <i><span lang="zh-Latn-pinyin" xml:lang="zh-Latn-pinyin">Zhongni Gonglu</span></i>) is a 800 kilometres (500 mi) scenic route connecting the capital of Tibet, Lhasa, with the Chinese/Nepalese border at the Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge between Zhangmu and Kodari. It includes the westernmost part of China National Highway 318 (Shanghai-Zhangmu) and crosses three passes over 5,000m before dropping to 1,750m at the border.</p> <p>From Lhasa, the Friendship Highway follows the Kyi Chu river for about 60 km up to the confluence with the Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra) at Chushul. The main route continues along the Yarlung valley up to Shigatse, Tibet's second-largest city and formerly the home of the Panchen Lamas. A subsidiary branch crosses the Yarlung Tsangpo at Chushul and crosses the 4,800m high Gampa La, passes along turquoise Yamdrok Yutso l</p>

Friendship Highway (China-Nepal)

The Friendship Highway (also known as the China-Nepal Highway,Chinese: 中尼公路 ; pinyin: Zhongni Gonglu ) is a 800 kilometres (500 mi...

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Gyachung Kang

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6075zqWppF3Sl-ipVPUfUE9KwZPVDFJnWKzr3qx3cWBfMwLVOCcWVmt27r9vPcNOeBORUHrx9l_xMWlKF2H5MZliLVkp1dr5RYWjAkWqYesFrBomSMIqVHRN0n6j7VkgPA8gcLSzjIOs/s1600/500px-Gyachung_Kang-720980.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150908660353564194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6075zqWppF3Sl-ipVPUfUE9KwZPVDFJnWKzr3qx3cWBfMwLVOCcWVmt27r9vPcNOeBORUHrx9l_xMWlKF2H5MZliLVkp1dr5RYWjAkWqYesFrBomSMIqVHRN0n6j7VkgPA8gcLSzjIOs/s320/500px-Gyachung_Kang-720980.jpg"></a></p><p><b>Gyachung Kang</b> (Nepali: <span lang="ne" xml:lang="ne">ग्याचुङ्काङ</span>, <i>Gyāchung Kāng</i>; Chinese: <span lang="zh" xml:lang="zh">格重康峰</span>; pinyin: <i><span lang="zh-Latn-pinyin" xml:lang="zh-Latn-pinyin">Gézhòngkāng FÄ"ng</span></i>) is a mountain in the Mahalangur Himal section of the Himalaya, and is the highest peak between Cho Oyu (8,201 m) and Mount Everest (8,848 m). It lies on the border between Nepal and China. As the fifteenth highest peak in the world, it is also the highest peak that is not eight thousand metres tall; hence it is far less well-known than the lowest of the eight-thousanders, which are only about 100 m (328 ft) higher. The peak's lack of significant prominence (700 m) also contributes to its relative obscurity.</p> <h2><span id="Climbing_history">Climbing history</span></h2><br><img title="Gyachung Kang" alt="Gyachung Kang" style="width:400px;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" src="http:

Gyachung Kang

Gyachung Kang (Nepali: ग्याचुङ्काङ , Gyāchung Kāng ; Chinese: 格重康峰 ; pinyin: Gézhòngkāng FÄ"ng ) is...

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Chomo Lonzo

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NPsP2cSooBpvBtavldbv-pvDtJiCpKmXrwrbn9cpJs2rGrqmAqCy2HBJnyaJOA9CNz8A0bmIlnys1v10WPFAk2XQiNsZm_kH-jOF-lIGRNGVmmPsh0u9cdSujlk28u4SLW60JgR5A-U/s1600/500px-Chomolonzo_Peak%25252C_Kangshung_Glacier%25252C_Tibet-721408.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150870005635356994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NPsP2cSooBpvBtavldbv-pvDtJiCpKmXrwrbn9cpJs2rGrqmAqCy2HBJnyaJOA9CNz8A0bmIlnys1v10WPFAk2XQiNsZm_kH-jOF-lIGRNGVmmPsh0u9cdSujlk28u4SLW60JgR5A-U/s320/500px-Chomolonzo_Peak%25252C_Kangshung_Glacier%25252C_Tibet-721408.jpg"></a></p><p><b>Chomo Lonzo</b> (Chinese: <span lang="zh" xml:lang="zh">珠穆隆索峰</span>; pinyin: <i><span lang="zh-Latn-pinyin" xml:lang="zh-Latn-pinyin">ZhÅ«mùlóngsuÇ' FÄ"ng</span></i>) is a mountain in Tibet, 5 km northeast of Makalu in the Mahalungur (Mohalingor) or Khumbu Himalayas. Alternate spellings of the same name include Chomolonzo, Chomolönzo, Chomo Lönzo, Jomolönzo, and Lhamalangcho.</p> <p>Chomo-Lonzo has three distinct summits. The Southern, main peak (7804m) is joined via a ~ 7250m saddle to the Central peak (7565m), which is joined via a ~7050m saddle to a ~7200m North (or North West) peak.</p> <p>While from Nepal the mountain is overpowered by nearby Makalu, the fifth-highest peak in the world, the three peaks are a very impressive and dominating sight from the Kangshung valley in Tibet. The 3000 m high northeast face is an obvious challenge that is as yet unsolved. Chomo-Lonzo translates to “bird goddess” and from the East the mountain indeed brings to mind a 3</p>

Chomo Lonzo

Chomo Lonzo (Chinese: 珠穆隆索峰 ; pinyin: ZhÅ«mùlóngsuÇ' FÄ"ng ) is a mountain in Tibet, 5 km northeast of Makalu in the ...

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Karma

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwKLcQGGsOrlHp9ZeShaiKyA1isK7g2zlMbBJQgdu1n8rRCICh1g2EyWAWF3qXpcxpRfQgZazpEDvKeHLYtN7wFVNsBfKaauKveTp9G0J0QmyrdX0_kwwq5juF5O_tcXd9xa5Ijr6TW8/s1600/EndlessKnot03d-721711.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150862274555795890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwKLcQGGsOrlHp9ZeShaiKyA1isK7g2zlMbBJQgdu1n8rRCICh1g2EyWAWF3qXpcxpRfQgZazpEDvKeHLYtN7wFVNsBfKaauKveTp9G0J0QmyrdX0_kwwq5juF5O_tcXd9xa5Ijr6TW8/s320/EndlessKnot03d-721711.png"></a></p><p><b>Karma</b> (Sanskrit: <span lang="sa" xml:lang="sa">कर्म</span>; <small>IPA: </small><span title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[ˈkərmə]</span>; Pali: <span lang="pi" xml:lang="pi">kamma</span>) means action, work or deed; it also refers to the principle of causality where intent and actions of an individual influence the future of that individual. Good intent and good deed contribute to good karma and future happiness, while bad intent and bad deed contribute to bad karma and future suffering. Karma is closely associated with the idea of rebirth in some schools of Asian religions. In these schools, karma in the present affects one's future in the current life, as well as the nature and quality of future lives - or, one's saṃsāra.</p> <p>With origins in ancient India, it is a key concept in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Taoism.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Etymology">Etymology</span></h2><br><img title="Karma" alt="Karma" st

Karma

Karma (Sanskrit: कर्म ; IPA:  [ˈkərmə] ; Pali: kamma ) means action, work or deed; it also refers to the principle of causality...

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Nangpa La

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xKdJl8wdZ4z2gA5bmiFLwYTbIrT8AdoMkFowoaR0cNMqE25FeRMhwUY1-XQGrrRha4WpHHC7or5y2E1Yr7P9pKULjhUicH_z_QV9w-tCoSwoSbE4P7TKllfiRTrRR3bkXinLqQAH544/s1600/500px-NangpaLa-721320.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150839090946571106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xKdJl8wdZ4z2gA5bmiFLwYTbIrT8AdoMkFowoaR0cNMqE25FeRMhwUY1-XQGrrRha4WpHHC7or5y2E1Yr7P9pKULjhUicH_z_QV9w-tCoSwoSbE4P7TKllfiRTrRR3bkXinLqQAH544/s320/500px-NangpaLa-721320.jpg"></a></p><p><b>Nangpa La</b> (el. 5,806 m or 19,050 ft) is a high mountain pass crossing the Himalayas and the Nepal-Tibet Autonomous Region border a few kilometres west of Cho Oyu and some 30 km (20 mi) northwest of Mount Everest. A foot-trail over Nangpa La is the traditional trade and pilgrimage route connecting Tibetans and Sherpas of Khumbu. This was the location of the 2006 Nangpa La shootings.</p> <p>From this pass the Mahalangur section of the Himalaya extend east past Cho Oyu, Gyachung Kang, Everest, Ama Dablam and Makalu to the gorge of the Arun River. The Rolwaling Himalayas including Gauri Sankar and Melungtse rise west and southwest of the pass.</p> <p>In 2006, Chinese border guards of the People's Armed Police (PAP) opened fire on 75 unarmed Tibetan refugees as they traversed waist-deep snow in the Nangpa La shooting incident, killing 17 year old Buddhist nun Kelsang Namtso and leading to the disappearance of a further 17 refugees. Despite an attempted Chinese coverup, several</p>

Nangpa La

Nangpa La (el. 5,806 m or 19,050 ft) is a high mountain pass crossing the Himalayas and the Nepal-Tibet Autonomous Region border a few ki...

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Prostitution in Tibet

<p>According to the Tibetan government in exile, prostitution as an industry was virtually non-existent before the Chinese occupation of Tibet. According to the Tibetan Women's Association: "In the past, in Tibet there were no brothels". Tibetan lawyer Lobsang Sangay recognizes the existence of prostitution before the arrival of the Chinese, but he says that the phenomenon was minimal compared to its current extent. According to the British writer Christopher Hale, due to the practice of polyandry, many women were unable to find a husband and moved to villages and towns, where they fell into prostitution. Their clients came from the caravans crossing the Tibetan plateau, and also from the monasteries.</p> <p>Since the 1980s, prostitution in the People's Republic of China, though officially illegal, has been growing again. According to the French sociologist and religious historian Frédéric Lenoir, the traditional commercial quarter of Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, now co</p>

Prostitution in Tibet

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Vitor Negrete

<p><b>Vítor Negrete</b> (November 13, 1967 â€" May 19, 2006) was a prominent mountaineer and the first Brazilian to reach the summit of Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen.</p> <p>Negrete was also a prominent adventure racer beginning in 2001. Among many other adventures, he had crossed the Amazon Rainforest and traveled from São Paulo state to the southernmost part of South Americaâ€" Tierra del Fuego, Patagoniaâ€" on a bicycle. As a UNICAMP researcher in food engineering, he helped to introduce pre-industrialized food to poor communities in the Vale do Ribeira, south of São Paulo. Negrete first reached the summit of Mount Everest on June 2, 2005. He reached it again on May 18, 2006, this time without supplementary oxygen, but died on the climb down from the summit. He was 38 years old.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Death_on_Everest">Death on Everest</span></h2><br><br> <p>In May 2006, Negrete and his Brazilian teammate, Rodrigo Raineri, were attempting to climb Mount Everest f</p>

Vitor Negrete

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Crampons

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQErNOzXWuaxK1wVKyLgZWEhLzW9pwqn-pTXqi7doX9mU1Dsf4SzAkCg6XnR34ZwEAZH_CFinIyoKgLgt0A2RLIfA-AA3ri8pc7Xvi102uJSH-2cMXs49ESbvRsbmZjaz7c0pVt2lLPEk/s1600/500px-Crampon-722050.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150800429507003410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQErNOzXWuaxK1wVKyLgZWEhLzW9pwqn-pTXqi7doX9mU1Dsf4SzAkCg6XnR34ZwEAZH_CFinIyoKgLgt0A2RLIfA-AA3ri8pc7Xvi102uJSH-2cMXs49ESbvRsbmZjaz7c0pVt2lLPEk/s320/500px-Crampon-722050.JPG"></a></p><p>A <b>crampon</b> is a traction device that is attached to footwear to improve mobility on snow and ice during ice climbing. Not only are crampons used during ice climbing, but they are also used for secure travel on snow and ice, such as crossing glaciers, snowfields and icefields, ascending snow slopes, and scaling ice-covered rock. There are three main attachment systems for footwear: step-in, hybrid, and strap bindings. The first two require boots with welts, as a tension lever attaches the crampon to the heel. The last type (strap bindings) are more versatile and can adapt to virtually any boot or shoe, but often do not fit as precisely as the other two types.</p> <p>Oscar Eckenstein designed the first 10-point crampon in 1908, dramatically reducing the need for step cutting. This design was then made commercially available by the Italian Henry Grivel.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Characteristics">Characteristics</span></h2><br><br> <h3><span id="Materials">Materials</span></h3>

Crampons

A crampon is a traction device that is attached to footwear to improve mobility on snow and ice during ice climbing. Not only are crampons ...

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Jamling Tenzing Norgay

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGl8fCH0jw59LYTCgfWFOsoH86LyhTnrcPEcRdigElwwiyMnkHgx06yeGbL_OW1BCdwSjKd2nZ6568phPglJiv-vRyQB24ep4n0sx2J-wW5ZpY8fAJk-qBkgV3YGg2nwXAPbVzdA9eDZw/s1600/375px-Island_peak_summit-721517.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150792695660957954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGl8fCH0jw59LYTCgfWFOsoH86LyhTnrcPEcRdigElwwiyMnkHgx06yeGbL_OW1BCdwSjKd2nZ6568phPglJiv-vRyQB24ep4n0sx2J-wW5ZpY8fAJk-qBkgV3YGg2nwXAPbVzdA9eDZw/s320/375px-Island_peak_summit-721517.jpg"></a></p><p><b>Jamling Tenzing Norgay</b> (Nepali: <span lang="ne" xml:lang="ne">जम्लिंग तेन्जिंग नोर्गे</span>; born April 23, 1965) is a Nepalese Sherpa mountain climber.</p> <p>He is the son of Nepalese Sherpa mountain climber Tenzing Norgay (who first climbed Mount Everest in 1953 with Sir Edmund Hillary) and Daku, his third wife. Jamling Tenzing Norgay himself later followed in his father's footsteps and climbed Everest in 1996 with a team led by David Breashears that also included mountaineer Ed Viesturs and Araceli Segarra, an experience documented in the 1998 IMAX film, <i>Everest</i>. In 2002, he and Peter Hillary, the son of Edmund Hillary, were part of an expedition to climb Everest and commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first ascent.</p> <p>Norgay went on to write <i>Touching My Father's Soul</i>, a book documenting his experiences on the summit attempt. The book was notable for the frankness with which it discussed the relationship bet</p>

Jamling Tenzing Norgay

Jamling Tenzing Norgay (Nepali: जम्लिंग तेन्जिंग नोर्गे ; born April 23, 1965) is a Nepalese Sher...

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Rob Hall

<p><b>Robert Edwin Hall</b> <span>MBE</span> (14 January 1961 â€" 11 May 1996) was a New Zealand mountaineer best known for being head guide of a 1996 Mount Everest expedition in which he, a fellow guide, and two clients perished. A best-selling account of the expedition was given in Jon Krakauer's <i>Into Thin Air</i>. At the time of his death, Hall had just completed his fifth summit of Everest, more at that time than any other non-Sherpa mountaineer.</p> <p>Hall met his future wife, New Zealand medical doctor Jan Arnold, during his Everest summit attempt in 1990. Hall and Arnold climbed Mount McKinley for their first date, and later, the two married. In 1993, Rob Hall summited Everest along with Arnold. In the catastrophic 1996 season, Arnold would have accompanied Hall on his Everest expedition, but she was pregnant. Two months after Hall died on the descent from Everest she gave birth to Sarah, their daughter.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Mountaineering">Mountaineering</span></h2><br

Rob Hall

Robert Edwin Hall MBE (14 January 1961 â€" 11 May 1996) was a New Zealand mountaineer best known for being head guide of a 1996 Mount...

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Richard Bass

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS23bEn3aS5pca_624vv7-bJc5dCGlN-Y7hPss3tOTMoZe7u3ITVcc2q7Qgq4TkhMIkxNF2rFjcNlEXK1wFs4ohzdMkfK4sPSHcVHOTW1ZyRz_LuJNKAdm3mltW3n8UEFO0KbK4fsL2jA/s1600/500px-World_location_map_%252528equirectangular_180%252529.svg-722120.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150777239421492754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS23bEn3aS5pca_624vv7-bJc5dCGlN-Y7hPss3tOTMoZe7u3ITVcc2q7Qgq4TkhMIkxNF2rFjcNlEXK1wFs4ohzdMkfK4sPSHcVHOTW1ZyRz_LuJNKAdm3mltW3n8UEFO0KbK4fsL2jA/s320/500px-World_location_map_%252528equirectangular_180%252529.svg-722120.png"></a></p><p><b>Richard "Dick" Bass</b> (born 1929) is the owner of Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah and the first man to climb the "Seven Summits," the tallest mountain on each continent.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Early_life">Early life</span></h2><br><br> <p><br> Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1929, Bass moved with his family to Texas in 1932. After graduating from Highland Park High School, he enrolled at Yale University at 16 and graduated in 1950 with a degree in geology. After completing some graduate work at the University of Texas, Bass served two years with the U.S. Navy on board the aircraft carrier USS <i>Essex</i> during the Korean War. In 1953, he returned to Texas to join in the running of the family oil and gas business and ranching operations.</p> <h2><span id="Business_and_adventure">Business and adventure</span></h2><br><br> <p>In 1971, Bass opened the Snowbird Ski Resort. He became prominent in the industry due to his self-proclaimed “blanket curiosity, nonstop verbosity and hyper-</p>

Richard Bass

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David Breashears

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSIiEY7HOolLNqpSTM3ljXYCC8ePktwwnhjKyofYxqmiOcEvuh6ZeLSi0cKKfRnCWMqmoKSaIjIBGzgKSAeFvCDarn0HfqgFLKZfTXu7MqCqquGcA21ydSOOj-E15KBzmTJuwXF6DOj4c/s1600/408px-David_Breashears_2011-722798.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150769518589664834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSIiEY7HOolLNqpSTM3ljXYCC8ePktwwnhjKyofYxqmiOcEvuh6ZeLSi0cKKfRnCWMqmoKSaIjIBGzgKSAeFvCDarn0HfqgFLKZfTXu7MqCqquGcA21ydSOOj-E15KBzmTJuwXF6DOj4c/s320/408px-David_Breashears_2011-722798.JPG"></a></p><p><b>David Breashears</b> (born December 20, 1955) is an American mountaineer and filmmaker. In 1985, he became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest twice. He is perhaps most famous for guiding Richard Bass to the summit of Everest, thus completing Bass's ascent of the seven highest summits on each continent.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Background">Background</span></h2><br><br> <p>He has worked on feature films including <i>Seven Years in Tibet</i> and <i>Cliffhanger</i>, as well as on the award-winning documentary <i>Red Flag over Tibet</i>. In 1983 he transmitted the first live pictures from the summit of Mount Everest and in 1985 he became the first American to reach its summit more than once. He is the recipient of four Emmy awards for achievement in cinematography.</p> <p>Breashears has made eight expeditions to Everest, reaching the summit five times. He has climbed to the summit of 24,494 ft (7,466 m) Ama Dablam in the Himalayas, and is known in climbing cir</p>

David Breashears

David Breashears (born December 20, 1955) is an American mountaineer and filmmaker. In 1985, he became the first American to reach the summ...

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Commercialization

<p><b>Commercialization</b> or <b>commercialisation</b> is the process or cycle of introducing a new product or production method into the market. The term often connotes especially the entrance into the mass market as opposed to earlier niche markets, but it also includes a move from the laboratory into even limited commerce. Many technologies begin in the laboratory and are not practical for commercial use in their infancy. The development segment of the research and development spectrum requires time and money as systems are engineered that will make the product or method a paying commercial proposition. The launch of a new product is the final stage of new product development and the one where advertising, sales promotion, and other marketing efforts encourage commercial adoption of the product or method. Beyond commercialization (in which technologies enter the business world) can lie consumerization (in which they become consumer goods, as when computers went from the laboratory </p>

Commercialization

Commercialization or commercialisation is the process or cycle of introducing a new product or production method into the market. The term...

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Sled

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnjJjgpH8wJ1SVdz4D7qxlHFm6SmKqVX1jNuDLtjjre96Gst4C6tPztDvyzjuv57OHWDkwZkrf11OHRFWOYe6CQEzb2NrItHtnqozyFUtlY9OTSFNRU0VgfxjwL_pnT8rW09yfJTiPBE/s1600/500px-Uphill_Sleigh_Ride-721836.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150754050020150882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnjJjgpH8wJ1SVdz4D7qxlHFm6SmKqVX1jNuDLtjjre96Gst4C6tPztDvyzjuv57OHWDkwZkrf11OHRFWOYe6CQEzb2NrItHtnqozyFUtlY9OTSFNRU0VgfxjwL_pnT8rW09yfJTiPBE/s320/500px-Uphill_Sleigh_Ride-721836.jpg"></a></p><p>.</p> <p>A <b>sled</b>, <b>sledge</b>, or <b>sleigh</b> is a land vehicle with a smooth underside or possessing a separate body supported by two or more smooth, relatively narrow, longitudinal <b>runners</b> that travels by sliding across a surface. Most sleds are used on surfaces with low friction, such as snow or ice. In some cases, sleds may be used on mud, grass, or even smooth stones. They may be used to transport passengers, cargo, or both. Shades of meaning differentiating the three terms often reflect regional variations depending on historical uses and prevailing climate.</p> <p>In Britain <i>sledge</i> is the general term, and more common than <i>sled</i>. <i>Toboggan</i> is sometimes used synonymously with <i>sledge</i> but more often to refer to a particular type of wooden sledge with two runners. <i>Sleigh</i> refers to a moderate to large-sized, usually open-topped vehicle to carry passengers or goods, and typically drawn by horses or dogs. In Scandinavia particula</p>

Sled

. A sled , sledge , or sleigh is a land vehicle with a smooth underside or possessing a separate body supported by two or more sm...

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2008 Summer Olympics

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4OYeP6CgomvpU79DGFiyux_YpnKrNesjc5Gndn4jjYq1oKwqmDRjdvjujZ1vYfF0zjwTMR7DgVGve1wJzu4GwgbOcpYlIxeA76wNF2DZmXY266RkWQTCfnU1Y_BEXtnQzA7KINPciUs/s1600/367px-2008_Summer_Olympics_logo.svg-721657.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150738582964461554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4OYeP6CgomvpU79DGFiyux_YpnKrNesjc5Gndn4jjYq1oKwqmDRjdvjujZ1vYfF0zjwTMR7DgVGve1wJzu4GwgbOcpYlIxeA76wNF2DZmXY266RkWQTCfnU1Y_BEXtnQzA7KINPciUs/s320/367px-2008_Summer_Olympics_logo.svg-721657.png"></a></p><p>The <b>2008 Summer Olympic Games</b>, officially known as the <b>Games of the XXIX Olympiad</b> (Chinese: <span lang="zh">第二十九届夏季奥林匹克运动会</span>; pinyin: <i><span lang="zh-Latn-pinyin">Dì èrshíjiÇ" jiè xiàjì àolínpǐkè yùndònghuì</span></i>) and commonly known as <b>Beijing 2008</b>, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to 24, 2008. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 28 sports and 302 events (a total of one event more than the schedule of the 2004 Games). China became the 22nd nation to host the Olympic Games and the 18th to hold a Summer Olympic Games. It was the third time that the Summer Olympic Games were held in Asia, after Tokyo, Japan, in 1964 and Seoul, South Korea, in 1988. The equestrian events were held in Hong Kong, making it the third time the events of the same Olympics were held under the jurisdiction of two different NOCs, whi</p>

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games , officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (Chinese: 第二十九届夏季奥林匹克运动会 ; p...

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2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaE6sQDwXBDjglBzdaUpkrjesX_5Z2g9KQ4tZTYmYVY9NDnBu8649yZ5ONWVSoCK9L13XvQZkT6EJ3uvkbiBryN9JwnwqT99Y9OLee8eB9iGFAOdeL4Ztzfkv3vr5DB2VkIAKqnWIekY/s1600/500px-Everest_North_Face_toward_Base_Camp_Tibet_Luca_Galuzzi_2006_edit_1-721537.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150730869465336706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaE6sQDwXBDjglBzdaUpkrjesX_5Z2g9KQ4tZTYmYVY9NDnBu8649yZ5ONWVSoCK9L13XvQZkT6EJ3uvkbiBryN9JwnwqT99Y9OLee8eB9iGFAOdeL4Ztzfkv3vr5DB2VkIAKqnWIekY/s320/500px-Everest_North_Face_toward_Base_Camp_Tibet_Luca_Galuzzi_2006_edit_1-721537.jpg"></a></p><p>The <b>2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest</b> was the special route of the torch relay as part of the 2008 Summer Olympics taking place in China. Torchbearers reached Mt. Everest at 9.20 in the morning (local time) on May 8, in parallel with the Shenzhen route. Another name for the climb is the <b>Beijing Olympics Torch Relay Qomolangma Leg</b>.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Planning">Planning</span></h2><br><br> <p>The route taking the Olympic torch to the summit of the world's tallest peak was a side spur of the main relay, whilst the main relay continued elsewhere in China. It was the most technically challenging leg of the entire torch relay. Aside from the physical difficulty of scaling the mountain, the torch that was used for the climb had to be specially designed to burn in a frigid, windy, oxygen-thin environment.</p> <h2><span id="Preparation">Preparation</span></h2><br><br> <p>In April the Chinese government completed a blacktop highway to the Mount Everest base camp </p>

2008 Summer Olympics summit of Mt. Everest

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Lincoln Hall (climber)

<p><b>Lincoln Ross Hall</b> OAM (19 December 1955 â€" 20 March 2012) was a veteran Australian mountain climber, adventurer, author and philanthropist. Hall was part of the first Australian expedition to climb Mount Everest in 1984, which successfully forged a new route, and he reached the summit of the mountain on his second attempt in 2006, surviving the night at 8700 metres on descent.</p> <p>Hall was a founding Director of the Australian Himalayan Foundation. He was the author of seven books.</p> <p>In 1987 Hall was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to mountaineering and in 2010 he won the Australian Geographic Society's Lifetime of Adventure award. He was a life member of the Australian National University Mountaineering Club. He died of mesothelioma aged 56 on 20 March 2012.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Early_life">Early life</span></h2><br><br> <p>Hall was born in Canberra, Australia, and went to Telopea Park High School. He studied Zoology at the Australian Nat</p>

Lincoln Hall (climber)

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Russell Brice

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYmnDJziMFYPI6Zuc0kGV-40wz0dLyIAkusQYrrlwXkAjZ6enP5fYkK0hY2DzjTZnBg5rcEyXrqIpXP22Bbxx8B9s4Xfjy-dqL5YvCcApzh0bw_dDnegg6PL0iu8XReU2CZ1yWzF0SXk/s1600/RussellBrice-722429.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150699935463202178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYmnDJziMFYPI6Zuc0kGV-40wz0dLyIAkusQYrrlwXkAjZ6enP5fYkK0hY2DzjTZnBg5rcEyXrqIpXP22Bbxx8B9s4Xfjy-dqL5YvCcApzh0bw_dDnegg6PL0iu8XReU2CZ1yWzF0SXk/s320/RussellBrice-722429.jpg"></a></p><p><b>Russell Reginald Brice</b> (born 3 July 1952) is a New Zealand mountaineer. He is also the owner/manager of Himalayan Experience Ltd., a climbing expedition company. He has summited Cho Oyu 7 times, Himal Chuli and Mount Everest (May 1997, May 1998) twice, as well as other 8000m peaks, including Manaslu (where Himalayan Experience now takes expeditions) in October 2010, which was his 14th summit of an 8000m peak. In 1988, Brice and Harry Taylor were the first climbers to successfully climb The Three Pinnacles on Everest's Northeast Ridge. He has been leading expeditions to the Himalayas since 1974.</p> <p>Brice is best known for leading the 2006, 2007 and 2009 expeditions on Everest which were filmed by the Discovery Channel for three seasons of a series titled <i>Everest: Beyond the Limit.</i> The series touts Brice's experience, weather savvy, and professionalism compared to other groups on the mountain. Following the first season, Brice became part of a controversy over the de</p>

Russell Brice

Russell Reginald Brice (born 3 July 1952) is a New Zealand mountaineer. He is also the owner/manager of Himalayan Experience Ltd., a climbi...

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Discovery Channel

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Nv-kO6JVRokpJlrMijabsfhSk7DnlzE1nbQB8cT4FN2aO8EtEP0z788lU1zOvEL1E7AIerv2pzEKNpeG8fD27e23WOML_lwIWTwdkZt92PBJJ_lR0qSY6jUd0Aw3eJTbIn05_tCOkmQ/s1600/Discovery_Channel_Tamil_Logo-722101.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150684472265120898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Nv-kO6JVRokpJlrMijabsfhSk7DnlzE1nbQB8cT4FN2aO8EtEP0z788lU1zOvEL1E7AIerv2pzEKNpeG8fD27e23WOML_lwIWTwdkZt92PBJJ_lR0qSY6jUd0Aw3eJTbIn05_tCOkmQ/s320/Discovery_Channel_Tamil_Logo-722101.jpg"></a></p><p><b>Discovery Channel</b> (formerly <b>The Discovery Channel</b> from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply "Discovery") is an American basic cable and satellite television channel (which is also delivered via IPTV, terrestrial television and internet television in other parts of the world) that is the flagship television property of Discovery Communications, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. As of June 2012, Discovery Channel is the third most widely distributed cable channel in the United States, behind TBS and The Weather Channel; it is available in 409 million households worldwide, through its U.S. flagship channel and its various owned or licensed television channels internationally.</p> <p>It initially provided documentary television programming focused primarily on popular science, technology and history, but in recent years has expanded into reality television and pseudo-scientific entertainment. Programming on the flagship Discovery Channel in the U.</p>

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David Sharp (mountaineer)

<p><b>David Sharp</b> (15 February 1972 â€" 15 May 2006) was an English mountaineer and Cho Oyu summiter who died near the summit of Mount Everest. His death caused controversy and debate, because he was passed by a number of other climbers heading to and returning from the summit during his own solo attempt with no support or team.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Background">Background</span></h2><br><br> <p>Climbing solo without oxygen, Sharp had made an attempt to reach the summit during the late afternoon and, presumably having reached it, had descended during one of the coldest nights of the year.</p> <p>Sharp made no provisions for Sherpa or guide support for his summit bid. He also carried no radio with which to contact Asian Trekking, primarily because Asian Trekking lacked the capacity to effect any rescue operation. The following week three other climbers from Asian Trekking also died during summit attempts, Vitor Negrete, Igor Plyushkin, and Thomas Weber.</p> <h2><span id="Green_B</h2>

David Sharp (mountaineer)

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Mark Inglis

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8x5nc-Uj7bIj45u5hLQ3OwwaT7aG3rHA4cWbnJildr_NfLZDW_14_iDpBQo3j4bKvh5aCFUqQMPEaWQPcYRju-23ukZDZB4olRFbAersYX61KKso0qS6yu9PZE-ikOkqpO0QcwT0vKrU/s1600/375px-WasteMinz_Conference_2009_-_Mark_Inglis-723124.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150661282189494674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8x5nc-Uj7bIj45u5hLQ3OwwaT7aG3rHA4cWbnJildr_NfLZDW_14_iDpBQo3j4bKvh5aCFUqQMPEaWQPcYRju-23ukZDZB4olRFbAersYX61KKso0qS6yu9PZE-ikOkqpO0QcwT0vKrU/s320/375px-WasteMinz_Conference_2009_-_Mark_Inglis-723124.jpg"></a></p><p><b>Mark Joseph Inglis</b>, ONZM (born 27 September 1958) is a mountaineer, researcher, winemaker and motivational speaker. He holds a degree in Human Biochemistry from Lincoln University, New Zealand, and has conducted research on Leukaemia. He is also an accomplished cyclist and, as a double leg amputee, won a silver medal in the 1 km time trial event at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.</p> <p>In addition to being a goodwill ambassador for the Everest Rescue Trust, Inglis has created a New Zealand based charitable trust Limbs4All. He has also created a range of sports drinks and energy gels named PeakFuel. He is heavily criticized for passing a distressed David Sharp without offering any assistance. Sharp was in a grave condition and eventually died.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Life">Life</span></h2><br><img title="Mark Inglis" alt="Mark Inglis" style="width:400px;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Was

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Rotorcraft

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQB_rip_ZYVKqlHihonox10qCq-JvNyl_uehsZcS6FDsBV7YEYHpzrMF5WXg-5d5dRRZk7Y5WAHsfGUBivlg3Hwh9xy7yFDmDVAWj0g53yRP-0Bqik0-IcJpqCE36wExzkgW6Nma3af28/s1600/500px-AS32_Cougar_HongKong-723129.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150645821294441890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQB_rip_ZYVKqlHihonox10qCq-JvNyl_uehsZcS6FDsBV7YEYHpzrMF5WXg-5d5dRRZk7Y5WAHsfGUBivlg3Hwh9xy7yFDmDVAWj0g53yRP-0Bqik0-IcJpqCE36wExzkgW6Nma3af28/s320/500px-AS32_Cougar_HongKong-723129.jpg"></a></p><p>A <b>rotorcraft</b> or <b>rotary-wing aircraft</b> is a heavier-than-air flying machine that uses lift generated by wings, called rotary wings or rotor blades, that revolve around a mast. Several rotor blades mounted on a single mast are referred to as a rotor. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) defines a rotorcraft as "supported in flight by the reactions of the air on one or more rotors". Rotorcraft generally include those aircraft where one or more rotors are required to provide lift throughout the entire flight, such as helicopters, cyclocopters, autogyros, and gyrodynes. Compound rotorcraft may also include additional thrust engines or propellers and static lifting surfaces.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Classes_of_rotorcraft">Classes of rotorcraft</span></h2><br><img title="Rotorcraft" alt="Rotorcraft" style="width:400px;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/AS32_Cougar_HongKong.jpg/300

Rotorcraft

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Fédération Aéronautique Internationale

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonJevLdz1VcFrfXz6p0uVbC5sBXySwyH-sW5s6MgiT2AGcRlfJyJ6LoeqQOjkzVpQyVxaV0AOH8FDb3ZzgLWBHqgjoJq0dpIAxAYB_Culd468NUYua6AsylZ1P8hluAF4vDUQERO6-3Y/s1600/FederationAeronautiqueInternationaleLogo-722433.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150638095108321298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonJevLdz1VcFrfXz6p0uVbC5sBXySwyH-sW5s6MgiT2AGcRlfJyJ6LoeqQOjkzVpQyVxaV0AOH8FDb3ZzgLWBHqgjoJq0dpIAxAYB_Culd468NUYua6AsylZ1P8hluAF4vDUQERO6-3Y/s320/FederationAeronautiqueInternationaleLogo-722433.jpg"></a></p><p>The <b>Fédération Aéronautique Internationale</b>, FAI â€" The World Air Sports Federation, is the world governing body for air sports, aeronautics and astronautics world records. Its head office is in Lausanne, Switzerland. This includes man-carrying aerospace vehicles from balloons to spacecraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles (such as model aircraft and UAVs). It was founded on 14 October 1905.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="History">History</span></h2><br><img alt="Fédération Aéronautique Internationale" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d2/FederationAeronautiqueInternationaleLogo.jpg/150px-FederationAeronautiqueInternationaleLogo.jpg" style="width:400px;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Fédération Aéronautique Internationale"><br> <p>The FAI was founded at a conference held in Paris 12â€"14 October 1905, which was organised following a resolution passed by the Olympic Congress held in Brussels on 10 June 1905 calling for the crea</p>

Fédération Aéronautique Internationale

The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale , FAI â€" The World Air Sports Federation, is the world governing body for air sports, ae...

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Eurocopter AS350

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QC3yMc8mH_osPFKg7qYzMKbMQW7XsqDPicQRKmQfKJGcNC5ZEfiRYZJGW74dgcsWZStSpu5HoC88azM5lXTmY-G1xnrHcxAOAu8PPypwIGQnYB2h3r9cL9Ggosf8eShirZJDD-bITBM/s1600/500px-RAN_squirrel_helicopter_at_melb_GP_08-722599.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150630358294445778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QC3yMc8mH_osPFKg7qYzMKbMQW7XsqDPicQRKmQfKJGcNC5ZEfiRYZJGW74dgcsWZStSpu5HoC88azM5lXTmY-G1xnrHcxAOAu8PPypwIGQnYB2h3r9cL9Ggosf8eShirZJDD-bITBM/s320/500px-RAN_squirrel_helicopter_at_melb_GP_08-722599.jpg"></a></p><p>The <b>Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil</b> (<i>Squirrel</i>) is a single-engine light helicopter originally designed and manufactured in France by Aérospatiale (now Airbus Helicopters). In North America, the AS350 is marketed as the <b>AStar</b>. The AS355 Ecureuil 2 is a twin-engine variant, marketed in North America as the TwinStar. The Eurocopter EC130 is a derivative of the AS350 airframe and is considered to be part of the Écureuil single-engine family.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Design_and_development">Design and development</span></h2><br><img alt="Eurocopter AS350" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/RAN_squirrel_helicopter_at_melb_GP_08.jpg/300px-RAN_squirrel_helicopter_at_melb_GP_08.jpg" style="width:400px;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Eurocopter AS350"><br> <p>In the early 1970s, Aérospatiale began development to replace the aging Alouette II design. The result was the AS350 design. The first prototype, powered by a Ly</p>

Eurocopter AS350

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Didier Delsalle

<p><b>Didier Delsalle</b> (born May 6, 1957 in Aix-en-Provence, France) is a fighter pilot and helicopter test pilot. On May 14, 2005, he became the first (and only) person to land a helicopter, the Eurocopter AS350 Squirrel, on the 8,848 m (29,030 ft) summit of Mount Everest.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Career">Career</span></h2><br><img alt="Didier Delsalle" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/RAN_squirrel_helicopter_at_melb_GP_08.jpg/300px-RAN_squirrel_helicopter_at_melb_GP_08.jpg" style="width:400px;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Didier Delsalle"><br> <p>Didier Delsalle joined the French Air Force in 1979 as a fighter pilot. Two years later he became a helicopter pilot, participating in search and rescue operations for the next 10 years. Delsalle then worked for five years as a test pilot and instructor at the EPNER test pilot school in Istres, France. Delsalle was then hired by Eurocopter, the world's largest helicopter suppl</p>

Didier Delsalle

Didier Delsalle (born May 6, 1957 in Aix-en-Provence, France) is a fighter pilot and helicopter test pilot. On May 14, 2005, he became the ...

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Baltasar Kormákur

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CAxNeM4dNOrXnR_zay6Q0JypR6s3KZQ67LbWsXtKFyjgDQRLZzGC9H8BYIdWrpLjVOXgWLY0A7XRvDrjnyETaoxCKLuzm_0r2pY9NxAl6F9tzcE4PvWXh71zKZgoMTmVEq7-2AfaJDI/s1600/500px-Baltasar_Kormakur-722272.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150614897005280274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CAxNeM4dNOrXnR_zay6Q0JypR6s3KZQ67LbWsXtKFyjgDQRLZzGC9H8BYIdWrpLjVOXgWLY0A7XRvDrjnyETaoxCKLuzm_0r2pY9NxAl6F9tzcE4PvWXh71zKZgoMTmVEq7-2AfaJDI/s320/500px-Baltasar_Kormakur-722272.jpg"></a></p><p><b>Baltasar Kormákur Samper</b> (born 27 February 1966) is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is known professionally as <b>Baltasar Kormákur</b>. He is best known for directing the films <i>101 Reykjavík</i>, <i>Hafið</i>, <i>A Little Trip to Heaven</i> (starring Julia Stiles and Forest Whitaker), a film based on the book <i>Mýrin</i> <i>(Jar City)</i> by Arnaldur Indriðason, <i>Contraband</i>, and <i>2 Guns</i> (starring Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington). His father is the Spanish painter Baltasar Samper.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Career">Career</span></h2><br><img alt="Baltasar Kormákur" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Baltasar_Kormakur.jpg/220px-Baltasar_Kormakur.jpg" style="width:400px;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Baltasar Kormákur"><br> <p>For his film <i>Mýrin</i>, he won the Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2007. In December 2011, </p>

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Everest (2015 film)

<p><i><b>Everest</b></i> is an upcoming 2015 American 3D historical biography action adventure disaster thriller film edited and directed by Baltasar Kormákur and written by Justin Isbell, William Nicholson, Mark Medoff and Academy Award winner Simon Beaufoy. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley, Josh Brolin, Jason Clarke, Sam Worthington, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, and Naoko Mori.</p> <p>The film is set for a September 18, 2015 release date. It is based on the real events of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster and non-fiction novel <i>Into Thin Air</i> by Jon Krakauer. There were two expedition groups led by Scott Fischer (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) and Rob Hall (played by Jason Clarke) each, who tried to climb the mountain.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Plot">Plot</span></h2><br><img title="Everest (2015 film)" alt="Everest (2015 film)" style="width:400px;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/Into_Thin_Air.j

Everest (2015 film)

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Matt Dickinson

<p><b>Matt Dickinson</b> is a film-maker and writer who is best known for his award winning novels and his documentary work for National Geographic Television, Discovery Channel and the BBC. Dickinson was one of the climbers caught in the 1996 Mount Everest disaster. In 2003 he was the co-writer and director of Cloud Cuckoo Landâ€"an independent British movie.</p> <p>He was educated at Hemel Hempstead School up to the age of sixteen and Gresham's School in Norfolk where he did his A levels. He joined the BBC in 1984, training as a researcher and production manager and working on programmes as diverse as <i>Wogan</i> and <i>Ever Decreasing Circles</i>. Dickinson left in 1988 to pursue a freelance career as a production-director.</p> <p>Specialising in adventure documentaries, Matt Dickinson's credits include ITV's <i>Voyager</i>, BBC1's <i>Classic Adventure</i> and several hour-long films such as Channel 4's <i>Encounters</i>, <i>Equinox</i> and ITV's <i>Network First</i>.</p> <p>His p</p>

Matt Dickinson

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New Scientist

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTYXt1JRZlo-p9V9Yhp6MZkE7WQHxaAEX_DyK3o7sLkuuqqcl5w5lqBpYcttpTWNMOjZWrzU1WP5LQimJghF9n7JrLp8RfDQtLETvfq41zY_1KRnQ_URpbBdyip5zRNiNfGD5kR0GvxI/s1600/376px-New_Scientist_6_Feb_2010-723014.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150591702932425490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTYXt1JRZlo-p9V9Yhp6MZkE7WQHxaAEX_DyK3o7sLkuuqqcl5w5lqBpYcttpTWNMOjZWrzU1WP5LQimJghF9n7JrLp8RfDQtLETvfq41zY_1KRnQ_URpbBdyip5zRNiNfGD5kR0GvxI/s320/376px-New_Scientist_6_Feb_2010-723014.jpg"></a></p><p><i><b>New Scientist</b></i> is a UK-based weekly non-peer-reviewed English-language international science magazine, founded in 1956. Since 1996 it has also run a website.</p> <p>Sold in retail outlets and on subscription, the magazine covers current developments, news, reviews and commentary on science and technology. It also prints speculative articles, ranging from the technical to the philosophical. There is a readers' letters section which discusses recent articles, and discussions also take place on the website.</p> <p>Readers contribute observations on examples of pseudoscience to Feedback, and questions and answers on scientific and technical topics to Last Word; extracts from the latter have been compiled into several books.</p> <p><i>New Scientist</i> is based in London and publishes editions in the UK, the United States, and Australia.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="History">History</span></h2><br><img title="New Scientist" alt="New Scientist" style="width:400px;display:block

New Scientist

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University of Toronto

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSALFoDOVDUbjDF7CFltldZf3Mca8AW9S_WM8VEIxRZPJmnfwH9WRkDyIyJ4hXruSj2qMqT44BwEpp-CIjnAr6u_dOJZcaLP5DDVUusKUoAqn6WD1LtojnhN9ubPDOfmI_s734EvBS-K0/s1600/500px-Utoronto_coa.svg-724247.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150583982340048626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSALFoDOVDUbjDF7CFltldZf3Mca8AW9S_WM8VEIxRZPJmnfwH9WRkDyIyJ4hXruSj2qMqT44BwEpp-CIjnAr6u_dOJZcaLP5DDVUusKUoAqn6WD1LtojnhN9ubPDOfmI_s734EvBS-K0/s320/500px-Utoronto_coa.svg-724247.png"></a></p><p>The <b>University of Toronto</b> (<b>U of T</b>, <b>UToronto</b>, or <b>Toronto</b>) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as <i>King's College</i>, the first institution of higher learning in the colony of Upper Canada. Originally controlled by the Church of England, the university assumed the present name in 1850 upon becoming a secular institution. As a collegiate university, it comprises twelve colleges that differ in character and history, each retaining substantial autonomy on financial and institutional affairs. It has two satellite campuses located in Scarborough and Mississauga.</p> <p>Academically, the University of Toronto is noted for influential movements and curricula in literary criticism and communication theory, known collectively as the Toronto School. The university was the birthplace of insulin and stem cell research, and was the site of the first practical e</p>

University of Toronto

The University of Toronto ( U of T , UToronto , or Toronto ) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario situated on the grounds th...

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Outside (magazine)

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY013nTACWUHsOL-h0ttHy62TT-xBd4CdJQGksA57rq03BljBzl1Pe4qVBKy78XHJQIk3MfROGmyLzcy-oM7spwTB_EQBA559jpFIl5lPKgKCAXEOhaRt0_mjyNC9gp9k2y8B28v0Z2R0/s1600/Outside_%252528magazine_cover%252529-723146.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150576243127568914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY013nTACWUHsOL-h0ttHy62TT-xBd4CdJQGksA57rq03BljBzl1Pe4qVBKy78XHJQIk3MfROGmyLzcy-oM7spwTB_EQBA559jpFIl5lPKgKCAXEOhaRt0_mjyNC9gp9k2y8B28v0Z2R0/s320/Outside_%252528magazine_cover%252529-723146.jpg"></a></p><p><i><b>Outside</b></i> is an American magazine focused on the outdoors. The first issue was published in September 1977. Its mission statement is:</p> <blockquote class="templatequote"> <p>The mission of Outside magazine is to inspire participation in the world outside through award-winning coverage of the sports, people, places, adventures, discoveries, environmental issues, health and fitness, gear and apparel, style and culture that define the active lifestyle.</p> </blockquote> <p></p> <h2><span id="History">History</span></h2><br><img alt="Outside (magazine)" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e2/Outside_(magazine_cover).jpg" style="width:400px;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Outside (magazine)"><br> <p>Its founders were Jann Wenner (the first editor in chief), William Randolph Hearst III (its first managing editor), and Jack Ford (an assistant to founding publisher Donald Welsh and a son of former U.S. President Gerald Ford). Wenner sol</p>

Outside (magazine)

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2014 Mount Everest avalanche

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_TpSORCx0Q2VTJWAlkIFGlNKwovUkIqAWRx8swd_aBSpJZbL4edk3QGpNvs-0qpSHujv5Q283WJdhDXW8gLLPs-DPx7fRExwSikhYLyo3DpAVuRNAbzSNr1m6dK2mKU_Re1_FcYgXQQ/s1600/500px-KhumbuIcefall-722771.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150568515528153298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_TpSORCx0Q2VTJWAlkIFGlNKwovUkIqAWRx8swd_aBSpJZbL4edk3QGpNvs-0qpSHujv5Q283WJdhDXW8gLLPs-DPx7fRExwSikhYLyo3DpAVuRNAbzSNr1m6dK2mKU_Re1_FcYgXQQ/s320/500px-KhumbuIcefall-722771.jpg"></a></p><p>On 18 April 2014, an avalanche on Mount Everest near Everest Base Camp killed sixteen Nepalese guides. As of 20 April, thirteen bodies had been recovered. The search for the three remaining bodies was called off due to the difficulty and risk of retrieving them. Some Sherpa guides were angered by what they saw as the Nepalese government's meager offer of compensation to victims' families and threatened a "strong protest" or strike. On 22 April, the Sherpas announced they would not work on Everest for the remainder of 2014 as a mark of respect for the victims.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Background">Background</span></h2><br><img alt="2014 Mount Everest avalanche" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/KhumbuIcefall.jpg/250px-KhumbuIcefall.jpg" style="width:400px;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="2014 Mount Everest avalanche"><br> <h3><span id="Guide_employment_on_Mount_Everest">Guide employment on Mount Everest</span></h3> <p>A Mount E</p>

2014 Mount Everest avalanche

On 18 April 2014, an avalanche on Mount Everest near Everest Base Camp killed sixteen Nepalese guides. As of 20 April, thirteen bodies had b...

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Yuichiro Miura

<p><b>Yuichiro Miura</b> <span>(<span lang="ja" xml:lang="ja">三浦 雄一郎</span><span>,</span> <i>Miura Yūichirō</i>, born October 12, 1932)</span> is a Japanese alpinist who in 2003, at age 70, became the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. This record was later broken. However, on May 26, 2008, Miura once again successfully summited Mt Everest at the age of 75. On May 23, 2013 Miura again became the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 80.This achievement is listed in the <i>Guinness Book of Records</i>.</p> <p>He also became the first person to ski on Mount Everest on May 6, 1970. He descended nearly 4,200 vertical feet from the South Col (elevation over 8,000 m (26,000 ft)). This feat was documented in 1975, in the film <i>The Man Who Skied Down Everest</i>. The film won the Academy Award for best documentary, the first sports film to do so.</p> <p>Keizo Miura, Japanese skier, was his father. Gota Miura, freestyle skier and alpini</p>

Yuichiro Miura

Yuichiro Miura ( 三浦 雄一郎 , Miura Yūichirō , born October 12, 1932) is a Japanese alpinist who in 2003, at age 70, became the o...

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Apa Sherpa

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2ZSysYUuIbuKGO4jOGsjt1eJxszU5w2Y1IEZZ5V3SiOvHa-deHPR_F1a8J4GlFp9XIL9WQQ-XBjop-JMmMcsoZUFDKZJ8kd8-UAojkZt-pftO7v4jAJubIVLixXi3DXv3Nt4udj2J0M/s1600/500px-Apa_Sherpa-723003.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150545317180523762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2ZSysYUuIbuKGO4jOGsjt1eJxszU5w2Y1IEZZ5V3SiOvHa-deHPR_F1a8J4GlFp9XIL9WQQ-XBjop-JMmMcsoZUFDKZJ8kd8-UAojkZt-pftO7v4jAJubIVLixXi3DXv3Nt4udj2J0M/s320/500px-Apa_Sherpa-723003.jpg"></a></p><p><b>Apa</b> (born <b>Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa</b>; 20 January 1960), nicknamed "Super Sherpa", is a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer who, jointly with Phurba Tashi, holds the record for reaching the summit of Mount Everest more times than any other person. As part of The Eco Everest Expedition 2011, Apa made his 21st Mount Everest summit in May 2011.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Early_life">Early life</span></h2><br><img alt="Apa Sherpa" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Apa_Sherpa.jpg/220px-Apa_Sherpa.jpg" style="width:400px;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Apa Sherpa"><br> <p>Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa was born in Thame, a village in the Everest region of Nepal, near the Chinese border. Following his father's death when he was 12 years old, Apa had to take up the responsibilities of his family, consisting of his mother, two sisters and three young brothers. He dropped out of school and earned money working as a porter for mountaineering group</p>

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Apa (born Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa ; 20 January 1960), nicknamed "Super Sherpa", is a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer who, jointly with ...

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Jordan Romero

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQL5lAYzmIQ_NZKbElFs-E29lq0yh7MnKb1SqsC7rUqmpJJmivuIZeqjRNHeduzKwH8WXslhrxAcfJfJIDbwPvtT6TyHnzP7LRfENmBUfReNTzDEGMxXA77N3oZRpHk7WCGXoZou2J1E/s1600/500px-Everest_kalapatthar_crop-723563.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150537597692462754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQL5lAYzmIQ_NZKbElFs-E29lq0yh7MnKb1SqsC7rUqmpJJmivuIZeqjRNHeduzKwH8WXslhrxAcfJfJIDbwPvtT6TyHnzP7LRfENmBUfReNTzDEGMxXA77N3oZRpHk7WCGXoZou2J1E/s320/500px-Everest_kalapatthar_crop-723563.jpg"></a></p><p><b>Jordan Romero</b> (born July 12, 1996) is a US Citizen mountain climber who, on May 22, 2010, became the youngest person to climb Mount Everest. He was 13 years old when he reached the summit. Romero was accompanied by his father Paul Romero, his step-mother Karen Lundgren, and three Sherpas, Ang Pasang Sherpa, Lama Dawa Sherpa, and Lama Karma Sherpa. The previous record for youngest to climb Everest was held by Ming Kipa of Nepal who was 15 years old when she reached the summit in 2003. He was inspired to climb the tallest mountains of each continent when he saw a painting in the hallway of his school that had the seven continents' highest mountains. He climbed the Vinson Massif in December 2011, breaking the record of George Atkinson being the youngest climber in the world to complete the Seven Summits, at the age of 15 years, 5 months, 12 days.</p> <p>Romero is now trying to climb the highest point in each of the 50 US states.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Personal_life">Personal</span></h2>

Jordan Romero

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Christian Stangl

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbFzFELMw4Rk7_TdJdY4u9uyrrQbH_xK6POJaF1QoGVhj9Ytm-omXyBGX5_g92I7mZYgRZAW_TxzETFU5RGjrq51igUBHDPJqZ7Txq8K4ivN3_WEqa3G4Ehd2RwxKbItsEZUA7Gkfa54/s1600/500px-Christian_Stangl%25252C_Cho_Oyu_Summit_%252528flickr%252529-724194.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150529864098758386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbFzFELMw4Rk7_TdJdY4u9uyrrQbH_xK6POJaF1QoGVhj9Ytm-omXyBGX5_g92I7mZYgRZAW_TxzETFU5RGjrq51igUBHDPJqZ7Txq8K4ivN3_WEqa3G4Ehd2RwxKbItsEZUA7Gkfa54/s320/500px-Christian_Stangl%25252C_Cho_Oyu_Summit_%252528flickr%252529-724194.jpg"></a></p><p><b>Christian Stangl</b> (born on July 10, 1966 in Landl, Austria) is an alpine style professional mountain climber. He practices what he calls "skyrunning": rapidly climbing or running up very high mountains, directly from the base camp to the summit and back, alone, without supplementary oxygen, intermediate camps, resupplies by Sherpas, or other external help. Originally employed as an electrical technician, he became a professional climber in 2002 after having climbed Aconcagua in Argentina in 4 hours and 25 minutes. Between 2002 and 2007 he climbed the Seven Summits (Messner list) in what he called "The Seven Summits Speed Project"; he reported the total ascent time for the seven mountains from base camp to summit as a record 58 hours, 45 minutes. As part of this project, he climbed the north-east ridge of Mount Everest, alone and without oxygen, from Camp III (ABC) to the summit in the record time of 16 hours, 42 minutes; this involved an elevation difference of about 2400m and</p>

Christian Stangl

Christian Stangl (born on July 10, 1966 in Landl, Austria) is an alpine style professional mountain climber. He practices what he calls ...

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Erik Weihenmayer

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPsVfnthYobj3VwZSqK6iM24qL1LYm6JuNoYxMA3LkMSlxwHY_pS5XwiOk2zaqFniazyKPGf-K04M_cU93AmNUKX7O5zO_Whm2o2GVh1ZMvaTyMaUq1NPYt7lk23L54kW4hHIw2xZ3_Q/s1600/500px-Erik_Weihenmayer_presenting_on_stage.-724821.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150522141386464610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPsVfnthYobj3VwZSqK6iM24qL1LYm6JuNoYxMA3LkMSlxwHY_pS5XwiOk2zaqFniazyKPGf-K04M_cU93AmNUKX7O5zO_Whm2o2GVh1ZMvaTyMaUq1NPYt7lk23L54kW4hHIw2xZ3_Q/s320/500px-Erik_Weihenmayer_presenting_on_stage.-724821.jpg"></a></p><p><b>Erik Weihenmayer</b> (born September 23, 1968) is an American athlete, adventurer, author, activist and motivational speaker, and the only blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001. He was honored with a <i>Time Magazine</i> cover story. He also completed the Seven Summits in September 2002, joining 150 mountaineers at the time who had accomplished that feat, but the only climber who was blind. In 2008 he also added Carstenz Pyramid in West Papua New Guinea, the tallest peak in Austral Asia, thus completing the more respected Seventh Summit. Weihenmayer has also made noteworthy climbs up the Nose of El Capitan in Yosemite in 1996, and ascended Losar, a 2700-foot vertical ice face in the Himalayas which he ascended in two days and 3 hours, in 2008.</p> <p>He was a natural at scrambling up a face using his hands and feet to find holds. Then he attended Boston College and graduated with a double major in English and Communications. He became a middle-school </p>

Erik Weihenmayer

Erik Weihenmayer (born September 23, 1968) is an American athlete, adventurer, author, activist and motivational speaker, and the only blin...

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Davo Karničar

<p><b>Davorin "Davo" Karničar</b> (born October 26, 1962) is a Slovene alpinist and extreme skier.</p> <p>As an active mountain skier, Davo was a member of the Yugoslavian national mountain ski team between 1975 and 1982. An alpinist since 1980, he climbed in 1989 to Nanga Parbat in Pakistan and in 1993 to K2, which borders Pakistan and China. In 1995 he made his first ski descent from Anapurna in Nepal and in 1996 he made a ski descent from Shishapangma in Tibet, China. As of 2010 he has accomplished over 1,500 mountain climbs and ski descents. He was the first man to make a complete ski descent from the Seven Summits, less than one month after the first person (a woman) to do so, Kit DesLauriers. Davo was only 38 years old when he became the person to ski down from the summit of the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, on October 7, 2000.</p> <p>His Seven Summits descents were:</p> <ul><li>Mount Everest (8848 m) in Asia on October 7, 2000</li> <li>Kilimanjaro (5895 m) in Af</li></ul>

Davo Karničar

Davorin "Davo" Karničar (born October 26, 1962) is a Slovene alpinist and extreme skier. As an active mountain skier, Davo was...

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Lydia Bradey

<p><b>Lydia Bradey</b> is a New Zealand mountaineer. She is best known for becoming the first woman to summit Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen in 1988.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Early_life">Early life</span></h2><br><br> <p>Lydia Bradey was born to Royce and John Bradey in Christchurch, New Zealand. Her father was absent for most of her childhood, and she and her mother struggled financially. Bradey took up mountain climbing as a teenager; she went on her first wilderness expedition at the age of 14, and by 17 she had climbed to the summits of Mount Cook and Mount Aspiring. During this time she regularly climbed with her friend Rob Hall, and later met his business partner-to-be, Gary Ball. When she was 19, Bradey left New Zealand for a four-year international climbing trip, which included an attempt on Mount McKinley in Alaska and ten ascents of Yosemite's big walls, seven of which were the first ascents by a female.</p> <h2><span id="Mountain_climbing_career">Mountain climbin</span></h2>

Lydia Bradey

Lydia Bradey is a New Zealand mountaineer. She is best known for becoming the first woman to summit Mount Everest without supplemental oxyg...

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Jean-Marc Boivin

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskWlmkNTG2LRRF7JySTSCD-9e8Zrf74I3JG7rwW4CNbBIOcuhVNSFHRMSlwVFSMZsLBZax_ZCc1upRaoCyMtWKmmTcwBcDzKBVJcdABa321rgKVjDetX0xfii9cjYixzrkgfnlXBvJIM/s1600/Boivin_dvd-722609.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150491203750038818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskWlmkNTG2LRRF7JySTSCD-9e8Zrf74I3JG7rwW4CNbBIOcuhVNSFHRMSlwVFSMZsLBZax_ZCc1upRaoCyMtWKmmTcwBcDzKBVJcdABa321rgKVjDetX0xfii9cjYixzrkgfnlXBvJIM/s320/Boivin_dvd-722609.jpg"></a></p><p><b>Jean-Marc Boivin</b> (6 April 1951 â€" 17 February 1990) was a French mountaineer, extreme skier, hang glider and paraglider pilot, speleologist, BASE jumper, award-winning film maker, and author. The holder of several altitude records for hang gliding and paragliding, the creator of numerous first ascents and first ski descents in the Alps, a member of the team that broke the record for a sub-glacial dive and the first person to paraglide from the summit of Mount Everest, Boivin was a pioneer of extreme sports. He died from injuries incurred after BASE jumping off Angel Falls in Venezuela, the highest waterfall in the world.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Early_life">Early life</span></h2><br><img alt="Jean-Marc Boivin" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bc/Boivin_dvd.jpg/200px-Boivin_dvd.jpg" style="width:400px;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Jean-Marc Boivin"><br> <p>Boivin was born in Dijon in 1951. He went to secondary school in Dij</p>

Jean-Marc Boivin

Jean-Marc Boivin (6 April 1951 â€" 17 February 1990) was a French mountaineer, extreme skier, hang glider and paraglider pilot, speleo...

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Junko Tabei

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dHJDXGzow1Nn08NDGIosIalDsJBKNeXsSRNH3P7UfEwAYzMwYH9m02s4-8iZaW-7GipArZs_GCtiv6jeYqtOEV0ZneAYRuesVxt1zoFlCBhHjB1Qbce11IKVQpf-hWchY_tXND78qFg/s1600/376px-Junko_Tabei-724802.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6150483478571991938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dHJDXGzow1Nn08NDGIosIalDsJBKNeXsSRNH3P7UfEwAYzMwYH9m02s4-8iZaW-7GipArZs_GCtiv6jeYqtOEV0ZneAYRuesVxt1zoFlCBhHjB1Qbce11IKVQpf-hWchY_tXND78qFg/s320/376px-Junko_Tabei-724802.jpg"></a></p><p><b>Junko Tabei</b> <span>(<span lang="ja" xml:lang="ja">ç"°éƒ¨äº• 淳子</span><span>,</span> <i>Tabei Junko</i>, born September 22, 1939)</span> is a Japanese mountain-climber who, on May 16 , 1975, became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Early_climbing_history">Early climbing history</span></h2><br><img alt="Junko Tabei" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Junko_Tabei.jpg/220px-Junko_Tabei.jpg" style="width:400px;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Junko Tabei"><br> <p>After obtaining a degree in English literature from Showa Women's University where she was a member of the mountain climbing club, Tabei formed the "Ladies Climbing Club: Japan (LCC)" in 1969. She has climbed Mount Fuji as well as the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps, among others. By 1972, Tabei was a recognized mountain climber in Japan.</p> <h2><span id="Everest_expedition">Everest expedition</span></h2><br><img title="J

Junko Tabei

Junko Tabei ( ç"°éƒ¨äº• 淳子 , Tabei Junko , born September 22, 1939) is a Japanese mountain-climber who, on May 16 , 1975, became...

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