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Sir Edmund Hillary Climbed his Last Peak

  • Jan. 10th, 2008 at 9:52 PM
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Today is a sad day for adventurers, specially for those who enjoyed reaching the high peaks of the world, just for the fun of it.  New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary, who along with Nepal's Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first to conquer Mount Everest, has died. He was 88.

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Stretching the Limits of Non-Stop Flying

  • Feb. 6th, 2006 at 12:03 PM
Omar Upegui R.


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Some extraordinary people see the Guinness World Records book as a challenge to be taken. This is the case of Steve Fossett. A year after making history with the first solo nonstop flight around the world, pilot Steve Fossett is ready to fly even farther.

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