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   TOP STORY    Updated: 01:11 am EDT May 09, 2008
story image Himalaya wrap-up: Everest - now go home China! Annapurna summit

(MountEverest.net) "The moment I saw the torch lit on top of Mount Everest I felt very hurt," a Tibetan told Reuters and his feelings were shared by many around the world.

The torch reached Everest summit yesterday, or so it is claimed by China who said they topped out already a few days before in spite of climbers watching live from Kalapattar at the time spotted them aborting above second step.

As expected, Chinese Wang got the headlines with a few Tibetan women thrown in. At this point, none of the real Tibetan ace mountaineers are mentioned and as for the Tibetan women, in other occupied countries they would be called Quislings and have their heads shaved...
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MOUNTEVEREST.NET
Red flares for freedom: climbers against Everest torch light fires around the world May 7, 2008
(MountEverest.net) The Olympic torch, in its final steps to the summit of Everest, is covered live on the torch website and by CNN, a stone's throw from a blacked out Lhasa.

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K2 CLIMB.NET
Karakoram sneak preview: Preliminary list of 2008 expeditions in Pakistan!Mar 27, 2008
(K2Climb.net) Big names, big projects - check out the action mounting already in Pakistan!

Here goes the first preliminary list of mountaineering expeditions in Karakoram this spring/summer season,...
ExWeb quick update: Everest, the Olympics, China, Tibet and - PakistanMar 24, 2008
Winter Broad Peak update: attempt aborted 247 meters from summitMar 10, 2008
 
PYTHOM.COM - SPACE
ExWeb special NSS report: Star Wars ChinaApr 15, 2008
(Pythom.com) Maybe it was just us, or perhaps a wind of change is blowing - fact is that compared to 2007; last week&#...
Erden Erduc update: Adapting to other worldsMar 27, 2008
Mars Ocean Odyssey extra update: Soanya leaves MothershipFeb 21, 2008
 
ADVENTURE STATS.COM
Himalayan/Polar and more statistics
 
BASECAMP MD.COM
Follow updates from Everest BaseCampMD
 
 
THE POLES.COM
Day 100: Fedor ready to sail into Antarctica record books May 5, 2008
(TheOceans.net/ThePoles.com) He has skied to the poles, climbed Everest, crossed deserts, rowed across the Atlantic, sailed around the world - and now Russian all star adventurer Fedor Konyukhov is w...
Mitsuro Ohba's trek on Ellesmere IslandApr 29, 2008
Greenland S/N Finns have hit the iceApr 28, 2008
THE OCEANS.NET 
Fedor Konyukhov's 102 day record around the Antarctica Cup RacetrackMay 9, 2008
(theOceans.net) Russian solo circumnavigator Fedor Konyukhov returned to Albany, Western Australia, a hero Wednesday, throwing down the gauntlet to yachtsmen around the world to break his 102 day reco...
Day 100: Fedor ready to sail into Antarctica record books May 5, 2008
Anasazi Girl update: Whale collision!Apr 29, 2008
 
HUMAN EDGE TECH.COM
It's an iPhone? It's an iPAQ? It's...an 8000+ solid-state laptop!Feb 29, 2008
(HumanEdgeTech.com) Recently HET mentioned solid-state laptops; the latest buzz in the PC world.
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2008 HumanEdgeTech Everest Special, final: Tech that saves lives Feb 5, 2008
2008 HumanEdgeTech Everest Special, part 4: Strategy for high traffic Feb 4, 2008

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