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Bush Economy Means Depression and Homeless Living on Processed Pig Meat!
2008-06-04 00:34:00 GEF @ 3:18 PM MST Greenspan and his ilk believed that they could prosecute the class war and make up the difference by relaxing lending standards, changing bankruptcy laws, and by creating a nearly endless array of exotic financial products that expanded credit. But shifting wealth from one class to another has its costs. By crushing ...
By: Suzie-Q
A National Tragedy
2007-10-15 17:27:00 Each year over 4 millions of dogs are euthanized in shelters across the country. For a nation of dog lovers, this is a very sad statement. It is not that shelter workers want to do this but with so many dogs, there is little else to do. There are many rescue organizations helping ...
By: The Flyball Blog
The Adventurist Interview: Hubert A. Allen, Author of Mt. Hood: The Deep
2007-08-08 22:15:00 The Adventurist Interview with Hubert A. Allen Author of Mount Hood The Deep Blue Zone: Story of the 2006 Climbing Tragedy First off Mr. Allen, It is a pleasure to have you here at The Adventurist. The events surrounding the tragedy in December of 2006 still lingers deep in quite a few minds. Why do you think ...
By: The Adventurist
BREAKING NEWS: FAMED AMERICAN SOLO CLIMBER< MICHAEL REARDON DEAD AT 36
2007-07-16 07:10:00 BREAKING NEWS–BREAKING NEWS–BREAKING NEWS Famed American Climber Michael Reardon, 36, has died in Ireland. He was taking part in a special shoot for an American Climbing magazine, had just finished his climb and was standing on a rock shelf–when a wave knocked him off and into the sea. Michael was unable to get out of the ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest 2007 Update: More Details on Two Rescues As Well As Another Missin
2007-05-23 17:25:00 Yesterday, I reported on two High Altitude Rescues taking place. One was of a Nepalese Woman who had been stranded on the South Balcony, supposedly left behind by her team. I now have more details on this incident. I recieved an anonymous tip yesterday identifying the climber as Usha Bista. I have held on to this ...
By: The Adventurist
Sherpa Climbing Legend, Pemba Doma, Dead at 37
2007-05-22 20:11:00 Some tragic news coming from Lhotse today. The Sherpa community has lost one their dear climbing legends, Pemba Doma Sherpa. Pemba Doma Sherpa was a two time Mt. Everest Summiter. She completed her first ascent of the world’s tallest mountain on May 19, 2000, climbing up the North Ridge Route. Two years later, on May 16, ...
By: The Adventurist
Climbing Accidents, Mt. Hood, News Reports, The Internet and Dale Earnhardt
2007-05-19 05:19:00 I am hoping that as you visit this site you are paying a little bit of attention to the far right-hand column. A week or so ago I had the priviledge of putting up some great RSS feeds–so that you may be more informed. I want to draw your attention to a post that was recently put ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest 2007 Update: Summits and Death on Everest
2007-05-16 19:18:00 Everyone knew that lastnight was going to be as busy or busier than the night before on the world’s highest mountain. Here is a rundown to get everyone up to date on the happenings on Mt. Everest lastnight. Sadly, Three People Have Died It is being widely reported that there were a few deaths on Everest lastnight. ...
By: The Adventurist
Everest 2007 Second Update, May 15, 2007: 50 Summits Reported Today..David
2007-05-15 17:28:00 David Tait Update David Tait has made it to lower ground on the South Side, arriving at Camp 2, along with his Sherpa Phurba Tashi, after successfully reaching the summit of Mt. Everest around 1:30 am this morning. Adventure Consultants, The team that will run David’s logistics on the South, are reporting that David and Phurba Tashi ...
By: The Adventurist
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Five Missing Climbers on Mt. Hood?May 12, 2007
2007-05-13 06:05:00 After going to a couple of different sources, I can now give you a better update of the situation on Mt. Hood that has taken place tonight. The five climbers are stranded at the 9,800 foot level on Mt. Hood. They are currently in contact with Mt. Hood and Hood River Authorities. The climbers were wearing tracking devices ...
By: The Adventurist
Christine Boskoff Still Missing, Chinese Hampering Search?
2007-05-12 04:51:00 In December 2006, Christine Boskoff and Charlie Fowler went missing while on a climbing expedition in China. Charlie Fowler’s body was found in the snow on the desolate and hard to reach mountain in December. It was presumed that Christine was dead as well. There is a new UPDATE coming in today of this search and ...
By: The Adventurist
ExplorersWeb Taking a Stand?The Adventurist: A Call for Change
2007-05-04 18:02:00 ExplorersWeb has published a very strong editorial today about people dying on Everest…Here is a question they pose: “The questions is though, how many times will we have to witness a Kazakh, a Pole, a Spaniard or any other of the world’s foremost climbers rescue people in the death zone while we keep hearing amateur climbers ...
By: The Adventurist
David Sharp HAD to Die on Everest
2007-05-03 17:17:00 People die on Mt. Everest. That is a fact. In fact until the last few years the statistic was that for every four people to make the summit, one would die. In recent times (the 2007 Everest climbing season involves close to 1,000 individuals) that number has grown to one in twenty. Last season brought the ...
By: The Adventurist
Mountain Rescue: Climbers Not at Fault?
2007-05-03 02:48:00 A lot of you that have found my site through my updates on this years Everest Expeditions may not realize that I do cover other stuff as well. From March till May I do predomminately cover Everest, just because there is so much going on and it does happen to be a particular interest of mine…but ...
By: The Adventurist
The Adventurist: Double Exposure
2007-04-29 03:30:00 It has been brought to my attention that this site, “The Adventurist”, is once again being mentioned in a couple of different places around the climbing community. As always, it is a great honor to be recieving recognition for something that is so enjoyable to do–as well as to know that I do have so many ...
By: The Adventurist
BREAKING NEWS! MT. EVEREST CLAIMS FIRST LIFE OF 2007. UPDATED 12:13 pm 04
2007-04-26 17:37:00 It is being reported today, April 26, 2007, that Mt. Everest has claimed it’s first life of 2007. Details are still sketchy at this moment as this story is just beginning to break, but it seems that a sherpa has been killed on Mt. Everest while making his way to camp 3 on the Everest’s famed South ...
By: The Adventurist
Responsibility and Death on Everest: An Adventurist Editorial
2007-04-25 21:46:00 I am finding something a little bit disturbing as the 2007 Everest climbing season takes shape. First, I am going to post three little snippets and then I will go in to more detail: “Gazing up at the Col we were mesmerized by the slow train of “black dots”, gasping their way higher - sometimes so ...
By: The Adventurist
Sir Edmund Hillary: Your Thoughts, Your Prayers
2007-04-25 01:15:00 It is being widely reported today that Sir Edmund Hillary has been injured in a fall. Sir Hillary was the first person, along with his climbing sherpa Tenzing Norgay, to summit Mt. Everest. It has been noted that Hillary is not suffering “Life-Threatening”- injuries and that his progress is going well. Hillary is 87 years old ...
By: The Adventurist
Sir Edmund Hillary?s Last Trek to Nepal?.April 18, 2007
2007-04-19 03:57:00 The SuperSherpas camp is saying that Apa and Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa were summoned to a meeting with Miss Elizabeth Hawley–the famed Everest Journalist for the likes of Time Magazine and many other World-wide media outlets for the past 30 years. Upon reaching Miss Hawley’s abode, Apa and Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa were surprised to find none other ...
By: The Adventurist
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