Keith’s note: I have gotten a number of inquiries from readers who have been following Scott’s progress up Mt. Everest. According to reports coming back from Everest:
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Scott Parazynski Everest Update: 14 May 2008 – Back at Base Camp – Update
Keith Cowing 14 May 2008 12:20 am EDT: Just got another call from Scott. Coordinating media issues. The summit window now looks a bit firmer for 22 May. That would […]
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Scott Parazynski Everest Update: 13 May 2008 – Back at Base Camp – Again
Keith Cowing 13 May 2008 5:00 pm EDT: I arrived home today to find a voice mail from Scott Parazynski who called by satellite phone from Everest Base Camp (5,380 […]
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Scott Parazynski Everest Update: 1 April 2008 – Tengboche, Nepal
Keith Cowing 1 April 2008 9:30 am EST: I just got a satellite phone call from Scott in Nepal. He and his team are currently in Tengboche (altitude: 3,867m – […]
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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 […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Status Report
Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 27 July 2007: Polar Deserts and Global TV
3:00 pm EDT 27 July 2007 I am sitting in a Lincoln Towne Car limo headed home from downtown Washington, DC after spending half a day doing TV interviews at […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 20-22 July 2007: The Persistence of Memory
20 July 2007 Friday was a day much like all of the others we experienced here on Devon Island. We awoke to a cool, brisk morning with bright sunshine and […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 19 July 2007: Sheer Audacity
You cannot take a bad picture on Devon Island. This place is one stunning photo opportunity after another. Mostly it has to do with the landscape. Every once in a […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 13 July 2007: Teaching About Roses on Mars
I am in the high arctic less than a thousand miles from Earth’s north pole in a location chosen for its resemblance to the planet Mars. Here, I, and my […]