added 2007 Sat May 19 1:22:54 by Aidenag
From Earth's tallest point, her blog post was short. It never mentioned what the Nepalese government announced today: Samantha Larson of Long Beach was, at 18, the youngest foreigner to summit Mt. Everest. Larson is thought to be the youngest person in the world to have climbed all of the seven summits, the highest peak on each of the continents.
From Earth's tallest point, her blog post was short. It never mentioned what the Nepalese government announced today: Samantha Larson of Long Beach was, at 18, the youngest foreigner to summit Mt. Everest. Larson is thought to be the youngest person in the world to have climbed all of the seven summits, the highest peak on each of the continents.
added 2007 Sat May 5 20:27:13 by Wil
Ice caves are also called glacial caves, as that is where most of them have been found. The images on this page were taken by Jason Gulley, a glaciologist studying the hydrology of glacial caves, in Alaska and Nepal. [via reddit]
Ice caves are also called glacial caves, as that is where most of them have been found. The images on this page were taken by Jason Gulley, a glaciologist studying the hydrology of glacial caves, in Alaska and Nepal. [via reddit]
added 2007 Tue Feb 27 6:15:29 by STONERS
A bus veered off a mountain highway and plunged into a river in Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people and injuring another 25, police said.
A bus veered off a mountain highway and plunged into a river in Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people and injuring another 25, police said.
added 2007 Mon Feb 5 6:22:20 by STONERS
Police opened fire on protesters in two southern Nepalese towns on Sunday, killing at least three people and wounding several more, police and a news report said, bringing the death toll from recent demonstrations to at least 19.
Police opened fire on protesters in two southern Nepalese towns on Sunday, killing at least three people and wounding several more, police and a news report said, bringing the death toll from recent demonstrations to at least 19.
added 2006 Tue Aug 22 0:07:12 by DonovanP
Amanda Peskin ponders her good fortune at having met nice goats, guides and goddesses in her first few days in Kathmandu
Amanda Peskin ponders her good fortune at having met nice goats, guides and goddesses in her first few days in Kathmandu
