mt everest

Egypt Today - If it did no one would be shopping), but you don t live in Alaska or plan to climb Mt. Everest. Save them for when you do. Opt instead for a classic, double-breasted coat. Just make sure it s on the shorter side; long coats only look good when Article Details

Wired News - BEIJING (AP) — China’s largest cell phone service provider successfully tested a transmission station on Mount Everest on Tuesday, making it possible for people in the area for next year’s Olympic torch relay to make calls, a state news agency Article Details

The Auto Chanel - His latest climb was to the top of Mt. Everest. When he reached the summit, Hickey planted the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series flag into the ground. Saturday, during pre-race ceremonies for the Bank of America 500, Hickey will present that flag to NASCAR Article Details

Hindustan Times - Star footballer Bhaichung Bhutia and swimmer Bula Chowdhury were named for the Padma Shri while the late Edmund Hillary, the first to scale Mt Everest, would get Padma Vibhushan award posthumously. Tendulkar, who made his international Test debut Article Details

CBS News - The ice ax used by Hillary on his May 29, 1953, conquest of Mt. Everest with mountain guide Tenzing Norgay also lay atop the flag-draped coffin. One of the 20th century’s greatest adventurers, Hillary later made the first motorized overland trip to
Source: www.cbsnews.com

DEATHS LAST WEEK
Chicago Tribune - Sir Edmund Hillary, 88, New Zealand beekeeper who became the first person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest; Feb. 11, in Auckland, New Zealand, of a heart attack. Gene Hoffman, 75, former Elmhurst resident and Republican lawmaker in the Illinois
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Crossville Chronicle - The thought of keeping my hands in a bunch of wet mouths all day doesn t really appeal to me, nor does guiding overfed Americans to the peak of Mt. Everest. (I d rather be a sometimes-interesting columnist with an predilection for parenthetical Article Info

Chicago Tribune - AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Sherpas laid prayer scarves on the coffin of Edmund Hillary on Tuesday as thousands across New Zealand bid farewell to the Mt. Everest conqueror. About 500 New Zealand and international dignitaries joined the Hillary family at Article Info