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2005-05-06 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Steve 2005-05-06 8:54:02 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Where are the vaunted Gurkhas in all this? Looks like the royals are so bad even the Brits, USA and others are siding with the Maoists. Sounds like a crazy situation. I guess I will put off my climb to the top of Everest for a few more years. Huff, huff, puf, puf.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2005-05-06 09:49|| 2005-05-06 09:49|| Front Page Top

#2 The climbing is still going on at the same old pace it always has, Ed Viestors is even now attempting to summit Anapurna. If he makes, he would finish off the top 14 8,000 meter peaks in the world, and all without supplemental oxygen.

Posted by bk 2005-05-06 12:20|| 2005-05-06 12:20|| Front Page Top

#3 The story goes that the sister of a world-famous daredevil climber was asked why she thought he liked to climb mountains. ''I'm not sure,'' she said. ''But we think he likes to get to the top to feel the wind rush through the holes in his head.''

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-05-06 12:44|| 2005-05-06 12:44|| Front Page Top

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