CONRAD ANKER “The Wildest Dream”

16 August 2010

By David Roberts

Originally published in the May 2008 edition of National Geographic Adventure magazine. The Wildest Dream is now in theaters.

“It was the most stressful trip I’ve ever been on,” says Conrad Anker. It’s July 5, 2007, and I’m in California, visiting Anker at his parents’ quirky and charming home in Big Oak Flat in the gold-rush country. The house, with wraparound balconies and towering picture windows, sits alone amid a thousand acres of ranch land, commanding a lordly view over the Central Valley to the west.

Japanese 'oldest man on Everest'

17 June 2010

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Katsusuke Yanagisawa, foreground, climbs towards the summit of Mount Everest

Mr Yanagisawa has to file paperwork to officially claim the record

A 71-year-old man from Japan has reportedly become the oldest person to climb to the summit of Mount Everest.

Retired teacher Katsusuke Yanagisawa scaled the 8,850m (29,035ft) Himalayan peak, breaking the record set by a 70-year-old Japanese man in May 2006.

Briton Peter Kinloch dies after reaching summit of Everest

02 June 2010

A British climber died of frostbite and exhaustion in deteriorating weather hours after he achieved his life’s ambition to reach the summit of Everest.

Peter Kinloch, 28, had been determined to complete the Seven Summits Challenge where explorers climb the highest peak of each continent.

Oldest Mt Everest climber: Nepalese man, 76, world's highest peak

08 June 2010

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A Nepalese man who climbed Mt. Everest at age 76 has been officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to the world's highest peak.

Min Bahadur Sherchan, 78, who climbed Mount Everest at age 76 Photo: AP

Bocah 13 Tahun Berhasil Mencapai Everest

24 May 2010

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Jakarta - Seorang bocah 13 tahun berhasil mencapai puncak Everest. Jordan Romero, bocah asal California AS itu pun dinyatakan sebagai orang termuda yang berhasil mencapai puncak gunung tertinggi di dunia.

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