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Thursday, May 24, 2001
DOUG MADE IT!!!As I knew he would, Doug and his two friends, despite not having any sherpas to help them establish their high camp, went up alone, broke trail up the last 3000 feet, and summitted yesterday. Truly an amazing feat of personal dedication. Congrats Doug. Here is the latest news report:
"The following 4 member and 4 Sherpa of Everest Expedition 2001 Spring
"Anything is Possible" successful to climb the summit,Worlds highest peak Mt.Sagarmatha from South East Ridge on 23rd May 2001 at 09.00 am.They startedfrom camp IV on 22nd May at 9.30 pm.
1.Mr.Grant Douglas Maclaren (1968),Climber (Canadian Citizen)from USA
2.Mr.Paul Giorgio (1964),Investor,MA,USA
3.Mr.Tuno Findik (1972),Mountain Guide,Bilkont-Ankara-Turkey
4.Mr.Richard Paul O`Bryan (1954),Mountain Guide,Ohio,USA
5.Mr.Nima Gombu Sherpa(32) HAS,Gauri Shanker-1,Dolakha,Nepal (7th time
including this) 6.Mr.Lhakpa Temba Sherpa (27)HAS,Lekhim-9,Solukhumbu,Nepal
7.Mr.Nima Dorje Sherpa,HAS,from Makalu VDC-9,Shankhuwasava,Nepal 8.Mr.Passang
Nurbu Sherpa-HAS from Makalu VDC-9, Shankhuwasava,Nepal.By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA
.c The Associated PressKATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Taking advantage of a long-awaited break in the harsh weather, more than three dozen climbers and Sherpa guides have scaled Mount
Everest in a two-day span. Four Americans were in two teams that scaled the 28,035-foot summit at about the same time Wednesday, the Nepalese Tourism Ministry said. Not far behind was a Chilean expedition. An Indian army expedition team made the summit earlier Wednesday, while a Spanish group climbed it the day before. Paul Giorgio, 36, an investor from Auburn, Mass., and Richard Paul O'Bryan, 37, of Ohio, scaled the world's highest mountain with Grant Maclaren, 32, of Edmonton, Canada, and Tuno Findik, 29, from Ankara, Turkey, assisted by four Sherpa guides. Another team was led by Guillermo Benegas, 32, from Berkeley, Calif., and included James Sparks, 55, from Lyons, Colo., and Alexander Allan, 45, from Scotland. They were assisted by four Sherpas.
These were the first climbers this season to scale Everest from the southern side of the mountain. Strong winds and heavy snow on Mount Everest have recently forced dozens of other climbers to postpone their bid for the summit. The mountaineering season in Nepal ends May 31, when climbers must return from the mountains before monsoon rains in the region bring heavy snow. Since the season began on March 1, teams have set up their base camp at 17,500 feet, acclimatizing and preparing for the climb. Climbers usually spend the first few weeks setting up higher camps, opening the route and getting ready for the final climb.
Everest has been climbed more than 800 times since the first documented climb by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953. More than
180 people have been killed on its unpredictable slopes. Ministry officials said the remaining half a dozen teams were expected to push for the summit in the next few days.
posted by LT2 6:40 PM ET | discuss | link
Wednesday, May 23, 2001
I was watching a little bit of REMEMBER THE TITANS over the weekend, and I happened to catch the Herndon game. Somebody did a lot of really good research. There's not a lot to go on, but the Herndon uniforms look pretty authentic, and the scoreboard looks an awful lot like the real thing. One thing that is a mistake however, and all the more impressive because of the kind of mistake, is the mascot painted on the board. It's a perfect rendition of the current hornet mascot, seen here. But I happen to know that this mascot was created sometime in the late 80's, because when I started at HHS, the hornet on the stadium was much different (read: goofier). Anyway, interesting sutff. You should all check it out.
posted by LT2 8:04 PM ET | discuss | link
Funny story. I was wearing a gray suit yesterday and a blue shirt, both of which show water stains really well. So after having an afternoon protein shake, I went to clean off the hand blender, but the sink was stopped up. So I filled a cup with water, put the blender in it and turned it on. Now, I've done this many times without incident. But for whatever reason, when I turned it on last night, the blender fired a huge wave of warm water right at me. The wave hit me in the chest and basically soaked me from belly button to shins. And I had no choice but to walk around like that for the rest of the day. I just sat at my desk, laughing in spite of myself. I called my asst. Rich into my office and when he walked in, he blinked twice and then literally fell down on the floor laughing. It was way too funny to get pissed about.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2001
This joke from today's Onion seems kinda reminiscent of the Ford Exorbitant:
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I saw MOULIN ROUGE last night and holy cow is it fantastic! I don't wanna get too into it because I know it damages my chances of liking films when folks go on about them incessantly, so I'll just say I loved it and point out that the person who wrote the second review here at Harry Knowles' site must've been in the same show as me, because Goldie sat about four seats away from me.Actually, that's the great thing about seeing this thing in LA. It's only at one theatre and everyone in Hollywood HAS to see it, so you never know who you'll run into. We saw Goldie, senior execs. from every studio, my boss Robert, and director Jon Amiel. It was a pretty cool experience. Plus, as I say, you won't see a film like this again for a long, long time.
posted by LT2 11:26 AM ET | discuss | link
Monday, May 21, 2001
Lesbian elected Prom King. This article has some great quotes in it. Like the parent who said "things like this will eventually leads to chaos." Chaos! ladies and gentleman. Das a bol' statement.
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