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TOP STORY Updated: 01:11 am EDT May 09, 2008

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.

After 50 years o...

Dhaulagiri special report: 20 summits confirmed, Rafael lost, Christian rescued, Dario missingMay 7, 2008

Everest and Himalaya wrap-up: Torch to summit soon? Annapurna summit pushesMay 7, 2008

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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