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    May 22, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  1. Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest

    KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Nepalese official says 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura has become the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest. Miura, who also conquered the 29,035-foot (8,850-meter) peak when he was 70 and 75,...

    Tags: Nepal

    2. Feb 14, 2011 |Story| WSBT-TV

  2. Students die trapped in frigid Ga. cave waterfall

    LaFAYETTE, Ga. (AP) — Two college students have died in a Georgia cave after rappelling into a waterfall and getting stuck under the frigid water. Authorities in the north Georgia mountains say the two men from the University of Florida apparently...

    Tags: Gainesville, Politics, Freedom of the Press, Physical Conditions, Health

    3. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Afghan bomb cost Marine his legs, but not his spirit

    SAN DIEGO — Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Zambon was in Afghanistan, on his fourth combat deployment as an explosive ordnance disposal technician, when he took a step and heard the ominous click.
    SAN DIEGO — Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Zambon was in Afghanistan, on his fourth combat deployment as an explosive ordnance disposal technician, when he took a step and heard the ominous click. "I remember flying through the air and coming down on my...

    Tags: Iraq, Armed Forces, Eglin Air Force Base, Czech Republic, Afghanistan

    4. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  4. Berlin girls, Shanksville boys win tournament titles

    BERLIN — Berlin outlasted Conemaugh Township to capture the championship of the girls division of the 2013 Berlin Mountaineer Junior High Basketball Tournament.
    BERLIN — Berlin outlasted Conemaugh Township to capture the championship of the girls division of the 2013 Berlin Mountaineer Junior High Basketball Tournament.   Claire Spochart's game-high 16 points and Geordan Hay's 11 points paced the Lady...

    Tags: Sports, Aaron Smith, Basketball

    5. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  5. Sports briefs

    CT basketball tickets   DAVIDSVILLE — Pre-game ticket sales are being held at the Conemaugh Township High School office until 2 p.m. today for the boys basketball game against West Middlesex at IUP Saturday.   The contest is being held at...

    Tags: Sports, Services and Shopping, Basketball, High School Sports

    6. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Canada: Luxury train company links U.S. with Banff, Jasper parks

    Western <span class="runtimeTopic">Canada</span>&rsquo;s popular luxury excursion train, the <a href="http://www.rockymountaineer.com" target="_blank">Rocky Mountaineer</a>, will provide its first rail link to the U.S. in August, when it begins Coastal Passage journeys between Seattle and either <a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/ab/banff/index.aspx" target="_blank">Banff</a> or <a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/ab/banff/index.aspx" target="_blank">Jasper</a> national parks.
    Western Canada’s popular luxury excursion train, the Rocky Mountaineer, will provide its first rail link to the U.S. in August, when it begins Coastal Passage journeys between Seattle and either Banff or Jasper national parks. For years, the...
    7. Feb 16, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Funny Approval victorious in Barbara Fritchie at Laurel Park

    Funny Approval went to the front and never looked back, posting an upset victory in the $250,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap at Laurel Park on Saturday. A maiden win and two allowance scores at Mountaineer Park over the off-going were the credentials...

    Tags: Laurel Park, Preakness Stakes

    8. Dec 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Maurice Herzog dies at 93; French mountaineer

    Maurice Herzog, a French mountaineer who became a hero to his country in 1950 when he and a fellow climber became the first men to successfully scale a peak of more than 26,000 feet, has died. He was 93.
    Maurice Herzog, a French mountaineer who became a hero to his country in 1950 when he and a fellow climber became the first men to successfully scale a peak of more than 26,000 feet, has died. He was 93. Herzog, who wrote a best-selling account of his...

    Tags: Authors, Everest, International Olympic Committee, World War II (1939-1945), Sports Illustrated

    9. Sep 22, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  9. Defense, rushing keys to Berlin win

    Daily American Correspondent
    A strong defense and an effective running game helped unbeaten Berlin roll to their fourth straight WestPAC win Saturday afternoon as the Mountaineers came away with a 27-0 victory at Conemaugh Valley.   “We’ve been playing good defense...

    Tags: Redman, Sports, Football

    10. Sep 9, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Lessons from the summit push business leaders to new heights

    For more than two decades, Chris Warner's business has taken him into a<b> </b>death zone 26,240 feet above sea level, where oxygen is thin, the weather is cruel and a single stumble can be fatal. A certified alpine guide, Warner has led nearly 200 international mountaineering expeditions. He is one of only nine U.S. climbers to reach the summits of Mount Everest and K2, the world's two highest peaks.
    For more than two decades, Chris Warner's business has taken him into a death zone 26,240 feet above sea level, where oxygen is thin, the weather is cruel and a single stumble can be fatal. A certified alpine guide, Warner has led nearly 200 international...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Business, Climbing, Steve Jobs, University of Pennsylvania

    11. Sep 1, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  11. Davisson Brothers to perform at Pickin' in the Panhandle

    <strong></strong>Donnie Davisson has practically known nothing else except music.
    crystal.schelle@herald-mail.com
    Donnie Davisson has practically known nothing else except music. As lead singer and rhythm guitar player for the bluegrass/Southern rock/country music group the Davisson Brothers Band, he has spent nearly his entire 34 years immersed in music. "I was...

    Tags: Colebrook, Entertainment, Music, Speakeasy (music group), West Virginia Mountaineers

    12. Jul 19, 2012 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  12. Rice professor dies mountain climbing in Kyrgyzstan

    The sudden and unexplained death of a physics professor has stunned Rice University and the field of physics.
    KIAH
    The sudden and unexplained death of a physics professor has stunned Rice University and the field of physics. Adilet Imambekov was a 30-year-old physics professor and researcher at Rice. He died this week while mountain climbing. He apparently died in...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Climbing, Applied Physics

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