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Mount Everest is being wired to take cellular phone transmissions and make communications easier for its many climbers. China Mobile is gearing up to make the mountain signal friendly for the upcoming Beijing Olympics.

The adverse environmental effects of tourism and increasing expeditions to the Mount Everest are beginning to come to the attention of the world.

The deadliest day in the history of the world's tallest peak.

In the last seven years, climbers from Japan and Nepal have completed five garbage-collecting excursions on Mt. Everest in a mission to clean up the world's tallest mountain.

Climbing Mount Everest is a goal which may require the sacrifice of limbs or life. Is it really worth it?

A quick fact for you in case you're thinking of being the first on your block to scale Mt. Everest: one in 10 mountain climbers die while trying to scale Mount Everest, and those numbers have reamined fairly consistent over the years.

China plans on building a highway that will reach the base camp on Mt. Everest. With this bold statement, environmentalists in China, New Delhi, and around the world are not pleased at all.

Two climbers were killed on Thursday night when they fell 1,900 feet down North America's highest mountain, Mount McKinley, in Alaska.

Travel to the Khumbu Region of Nepal revels not the heights of mountains, but the heights of humanity. Unfortunately, the rock-bottom depths are visible too!

Michael Kodas will soon be giving a presentation regarding his adventures atop Mount Everest

China is set to startle the whole world with its declaration of attempting to build a metallic road to the Mt. Everest base camp.

Let's face it, one of the many problems of climbing a mountain as tall as Mount Everest, is that once you're up there, there's not much help available if things go wrong.

If you were going to climb to the top of Mount Everest, you wouldn't train for it alone, would you? For many, significant weight loss is a challenge on par with climbing to the top of the tallest mountain in the world. But where can they find the support they need?

The mountaineering world lost a legend today. Sir Edmund Hillary, most famous for being the first to successfully climb Mount Everest, died on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at the age of 88.

A look at the man who conquered the summit of Mount Everest as well as a few other pioneers.

Sir Edmund Hillary climbed Everest, went to the North and South Poles and traveled the Ganges River. He died today age 88, the life of a true adventurer has come to an end.

Barreling down Niagara Falls, ascending Mount Everest, and skydiving may be well known accomplishments, but they started with one person; one daredevil.

Discovery Channel's "Man vs. Wild" and "Everest: Beyond the Limit" are the best shows on TV right now!

Into the Wild, written by John Krakauer, which retraces the life and eventful death of Christopher McCandless. This young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked into the wilderness north of Mount McKinley.

The basic tidbits of geographical knowledge are showcased. What you should know and a bit more than that.

Charla and Mirna, the "pint-sized" pistol of power head up an interesting cast as the Emmy-winning reality TV show goes into its fifth week. But what these 11 "teams" are really doing is aiming for 15 more minutes of fame

Have you ever been to India?Welcome to All. North east region of India brings you to Darjeeling.A serene area full of life,diverse cultures,nature at it's best.Wanna know more?Come along and see what else we can know about Darjeeling.

We can keep our resolutions and laugh in the face of temptation.

GPS gadgets can be found anywhere. You may not know it but GPS are used in cars, airplanes, boats, and even cellular phones.

For just under $20 billion how about a few days in space?

If we never try, then we never fail. If we never try, t en we never have to face the possibility of being ridiculed

There is a better way to approach the New Year's Resolution.

Much to your dismay, somewhere within the next two or three phrases your professor utters, you hear the word "essay" spill out the mouth and hit the ground with a resounding thump. Oh no...

Travelers observations of Nepal/Tibet. Initial observations of Nepal, the 10th poorest third-world nation on the planet.

We are a health conscious society, but the fun is all but lost in staying in shape. It doesn't have to be this way. Rediscover the joy of riding your bike!

A magazine writer shares her angst over chasing bigger and better bylines.

From a consumer perspective, service contracts for electronic products are a lousy financial investment. There are ten logical and sensible reasons why you should not fall victim to sales pitches for service contracts.

You need love for a marriage to work. But love isn't the only necessary ingredient. More than one marriage has fallen apart because love simply isn't enough. So what else should you look for in a partner before you tie the knot?

Mt. Kailash, a revered mountain to Buddhists, HIndus, Bons, and Jains, is a spectacular vacation destination. Intrepid travelers can access Kailash from Kathmandu or Beijing. Kailash provides a vacation of a lifetime.

In another bold move by the Academy Award winning director, Mel Gibson is poised to release two new film projects, "Ghetto," produced entirely in Ebonics and its sequel, "Malcolm Brown, M.D.," produced in Pig Latin.

Humorous look at modern parenting practices present in popular children's shows.

I don't know how else to say it, so I'll keep it as simple as possible. In 2006, the NFC East could be the best division, from top to bottom, in all of football.

A fun, yet informative introduction to successful techniques for the aspiring online dater, with particular emphasis on key issues for setting up an effective profile.

A crime gone horribly wrong. Can one man change his life and the outcome?

What does Oprah Winfrey have to do with my road trip? Everything! Read on and know what and why this happened!!

A review of HBO's great comedy series Mr. Show, Season Four, on DVD.

Most experts believe that the Newars were the original inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley, high in the mountains of Nepal, a country north of India, but their origins are shrouded in mystery.

Need a gift idea for Father's Day? Choose from one of the following ideas.

Don the gray jumpsuit and actually climb to the top of Sydney, Australia's Harbor Bridge. With 360 degrees in view, you will have a cherished perspective of Sydney. Cars zoom underneath as you climb ladders and walk the catwalks with your climb team.

This article describes how in one day one can visit Brussels' most important attractions while sampling some of the best chocolate in the world. There is perhaps no better way to tour this often forgotten European capital.

Scutarro and Brown try at running the whole of the river, some 3,200 miles from source to sea, an exploration dreamed of for centuries. This dream of "running" this river had led to the deaths of dozens of adventurers over the last several decades.

Michael Useem believes that "Contemporary leaders aren't just bosses, they're self-starters who take charge even when they haven't been given a charge."

This is guaranteed to help you find your true soul-mate and make them fall in love with you within the next eleven days.

There are fourteen mountains in the world which have peaks over 8,000 meters (26,000 feet) high. These peaks are in what's called the Death Zone - "an altitude above which life begins to die."