We’ve got one last night here camped at 11,300′ above sea level, the time being very well spent, allowing our bodies to acclimatize to the relatively thin atmosphere en route […]
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Scott Parazynski Everest Update 28 March 2008
Scott Parazynski: update from Namche Bazar, 11,300 feet above sea level: Our team arrived in Lukla via “Yeti Airlines” two days ago, and we immediately departed up the hill towards […]
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Scott Parazynski Everest Update 26 March 2008
Scott Parazynski: “We depart for the KTM airport at 0500 local tomorrow to fly to Lukla, when the trek really begins.
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Astronaut Scott Parazynski: Many Small Steps to the Summit of Mt. Everest
Its “Late Night With Scott” Again.
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Scott Parazynski’s 2008 Everest Journal: Leavin’ on that 2:16 plane to Kathmandu
“OK, so Gladys Knight has a better knack for lyrics, but I’m about to depart on a pilgrimage today that I’ve been dreaming of (and preparing for) my entire life […]
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Kevin Hand’s Antarctic Journal 1 March 2005
Ok, well, this is it folks, one last email and then I’m on a plane back to LA. I’ve been in New Zealand for a bit and I’ve finally had […]
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Kevin Hand’s Antarctic Journal 20 January 2005
January 17th, 2005 Anticipation Comparisons of New Zealand to Purgatory are probably not that common. Nevertheless, for the past two weeks, this is exactly how it has felt. Christchurch, New […]
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Mountaineering And Climbing On Mars
by Keith Cowing Originally published: JBIS, Vol. 57, pp.113-125, 2004 ABSTRACT Initial human missions to Mars will be a precious commodity wherein a maximum amount of information is gathered by […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal 20 July 2003: Arctic Memorials and Starship Yearnings
Today I went out on an unusual traverse on Devon Island. Leading the way was Haughton–Mars Project (HMP) Principal Investigator Pascal Lee. Following him was “Qimmiq”, our polar bear guide […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 31 Jul 2002: Culture Shock and Flight Delays
I awoke this morning to a slight amount of disorientation: being inside a building in a bed with a TV in front of me – not in a noisy tent […]