Everyone has an Everest...Karen's is losing weight.

"Everyone has an Everest...Karen's is losing weight. (I planned to write, well, finish and post, my thoughts on Mallory & Irvine's summit day today, but it needs a bit more work, and frankly I've been swamped. So, that'll have to wait till next week. But, in the...

Scenes of Nepal-2, expo in Paris from 16 July for 1 month

The venue for the exhibitions is; Sagarmatha Restaurant, 2, rue François Mouthon 75015 Paris

US climber scales Everest for 10th time

An American national David Hahn, 46, of Taos, New Mexico, have become the first non Nepalese climber to reach Mount Everest for tenth time. The record for largest number of climbs of the world's highest mountain is held by Appa, a Sherpa guide who earlier this month...

Everest record old news for Japanese climber, 75

A Japanese elderly mountaineer Yuichiro Miura in his 76 yrs had scaled the Mount everest and set the record of oldest mountaineer. He broke the record of  Nepalese Min Bahadur Sherchan, who had scaled the...

75 year old man conquers Everest, breaks record

Amazing story.  Less than a month shy of his 77th birthday, Min Bahadur Sherchan conquered Everest.  Perhaps he should have waited the 25 days to set an even more tough record to beat."A 76-year-old...

Sir Ranulph Fiennes abandons Everest

Sir Ranulph Fiennes was forced to abandon his attempt to conquer Mount Everest yesterday after succumbing to exhaustion."The multi-million-pound charity climb was the adventurer's second unsuccessful attempt at...

Sherpa makes record 18th Everest summit

A Nepalese Sherpa had broken his own records of scaling everest maximum time. He was holding the record of climbing 17th time and now today he again scaled the peak and set a new record. " A veteran Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for a record 18th time Thursday,...

Hillary kin vows to follow Everest hero's footsteps

Edmund Hillary's grand daughter has decided to continue family tradition of climbing mount everest. 18-year-old granddaughter, Amelia,  will also participate in "Everest Day" celebrations on May 29....

The New "Summer Job" - Working in a Virtual World

The summer has already started for many students and the job search is on. Most people think of employment in a traditional sense - tangible and in person. For the few that are involved with online virtual worlds, money making doesn't need to happen in the flesh. You, me, and...

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...

World's highest bakery

Mmmm...there's a Korean saying that even the beautiful Diamond mountains should be viewed after a good meal.  That goes to explain how Korean hikers indulge in sushi and cup-a-noodles even at the highest...

Eggs for Everest: One Woman's Dream

"Eggs for Everest: One Woman's Dream Eleanor Roosevelt once said: The future belongs to thosewho believe in the beauty of their dreams.How true that statement is, and it is a message I share with audiences...

An eloquent argument about the upcoming Olympics in Beijing

"An eloquent argument about the upcoming Olympics in Beijing As nearly everyone who even occasionally watches the news, listens to the radio, or glances at a newspaper knows, there is quite a bit of controversy...

China Limits Media Coverage Of Olympic Torch's Everest Ascent

Yeah, I'm sure it's the weather that's forced China to alter their media coverage plans.Do they really expect that anyone is buying into this disinformation campaign? "BEIJING — China is altering plans for...

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