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50
Years of Everest
Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa
made history on May 29, 1953, when they reached
the summit of Mount Everest from Nepal. Since
then, 1.200 men and women from 63 nations have
reached the summit. What does it take to stand
on top of the world?
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| MountainZone.com:
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Carney Prepares to Ski Everest
Two-time World Extreme Ski champion Maegan Carney
is planning to climb Mt. Everest's South Col route,
and once reaching the summit, attempt to become
the first woman to ski all the way back to base
camp.
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| The Everest Marathon:
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The highest marathon in the world!
The Everest Marathon is listed in the Guinness
Book of Records as the highest marathon in the
world. The start line is at Gorak Shep 5.184m,
close to Everest Base Camp in Nepal. The finish
is at the Sherpa town of Namche Bazaar at 3.446m
and the course is a measured 42 km over rough
mountain trails. It is the world's most spectacular
race and has been held nine times since 1987.
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It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
Sir Edmund Hillary
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