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Climbing Brandberg Mountain in Namibia
On the 6th of July Kobus Alberts, Steffen Oesterle, Volker Mohrholz and Toralf Heene started the climb to Königstein.We left at 14:00, with the aim to overnight in the area near to Springbokwasser. (Just to put the...
Cat Man - the human 'tiger' who enjoys climbing trees and eats raw meat every...
"As obsessions go this has to be one of the weirdest known to man - someone who would voluntarily file his teeth, split his lip and undergo extensive facial surgery - to turn himself into a 'human tiger'.Dennis... Boy who plunged from seventh floor flat was caught up in drugs turf war
"A boy of 16 who plunged 60ft to his death from a tower block while fleeing a knife-wielding gang was caught up in a drugs turf war and was not the intended target, it was claimed today. Friends said Ahmed Benyermak was being chased by a gang of violent hoodies because the... Oil rises to $116 on Russia-US tension
After falling from its record peak of $147.27 a barrel last month, Price of crude oil has shot up again. Price of crude have been steadily gaining from below $20 in early 2002. Price rise was fueled by growing demand and... A 'corpse' woke up in a morgue as doctors were preparing to perform a post-mo...
Crowd control is poor in India and stampedes are common. Maybe there were many lives could be saved if the procedure of this sort incident was improved by the authorities. Just like the survivor said the victims of... Two Pakistanis Scale the 'Killer Mountain' - Nanga Parbat
Just a few days ago an Italian climber lost his life and two others were rescued by a Pakistani military helicopter from the Nanga Parbat. The notorious mountain has probably swallowed up other ambitious climbers in...Magic Waterproof Coating Allows Gadgets To Work Underwater
In maritime circles there has been a battle raging for at least one thousand years; water vs equipment. This dilemma was magnified when electrical components where first brought aboard ship requiring electricity to... Routes to climb Mount Everest - part 2.Drogi do celu. cz.2. /Version polish a...
The one of the normal routes to climb Mount Everest : North Col - North East Ridge Route Base Camp: 17,000ft — ABC: 21,300ft — Camp 1: 23,000ft — Camp 2: 24,750ft — Camp 3: 25,600ft — Camp 4: 27,400ft... Vote for Dave Hahn for the ESPY!!
OK, if the truth be known, I don't get ESPN, nor do I pay much attention to sports - or TV for that matter. But today it came to my attention that my good friend, Dave Hahn, has been nominated for an ESPY. What has...Chinese claim Olympic Torch on Everest summit
NEPAL Namche Bazaar (Everest region) - According to Chinese state media reports - not known for their accurate reporting - the special Olympic Torch has reached the summit of Mount Everest. Or has it? Chinese... Olympic torch lit on Everest summit
UPDATE: 8:00p.m. May 7, Chinese climbers brings Olympic torch to summit."Chinese television showed the climbers, carrying special high-altitude torches, reaching the summit at 0920 local time (0100GMT).Huddled... British woman, 24, plunges to death in French Alps in climbing accident
A 24-year-old British woman, from Kent and has not been named, slipped on a patch of black ice while scaling the 13,000 foot Tour Rond peak near Chamoix, has died in a climbing accident in the French Alps. She fell... Why Food Costs Are Soaring
"Fatal food riots in Haiti. Violent food-price protests in Egypt and Ivory Coast. Rice so valuable it is transported in armoured convoys. Soldiers guarding fields and warehouses. Export bans to keep local populations... Protesters Scale Golden Gate Bridge
Some Tibet protesters have scaled the Golden Gate bridge in advance of Wednesday's San Francisco leg of the Olympic torch relay.More as it comes in. If anyone has more information or pictures, please update the... Midwest Rivers Rise; Chicago Sees Snow
Severe weather continues to cause problems in the US Midwest, with the death toll now at 16. Flooding from rainstorms is expected to worsen today in many areas.The National Weather Service has issued the following...
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