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Third time lucky for Sir Ranulph

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    Third time lucky for Sir Ranulph

    "Veteran British adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has reached the summit of Mount Everest, succeeding after two previous attempts ended in failure. He is the first man to cross both the polar ice-caps and climb 8,850 metres (29,035ft) to the world's highest peak."

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8060649.stm
    Where are we going? And what’s with this hand basket?

    #2
    He said he had been narrowly beaten by a group of 12 Indian army soldiers to the summit but that there was a "lot of chatter" once they arrived.
    I bet they did it with much quickness and plenty cheapness.

    You've come right out the other side of the forest of irony and ended up in the desert of wrong.

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      #3
      Originally posted by voodooflux View Post
      "Veteran British adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has reached the summit of Mount Everest, succeeding after two previous attempts ended in failure. He is the first man to cross both the polar ice-caps and climb 8,850 metres (29,035ft) to the world's highest peak."

      http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8060649.stm
      Good work, Sir Ran

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        #4
        Quote of the week.

        "It's amazing how far you can get with a bus pass."

        Excellent job that man.
        "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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          #5
          Whenever I see a news story regarding Everest there’s always a couple of Sherpa’s sitting around looking nonplussed at the media attention.

          Good job for an old fella though.
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            #6
            Saw a program on Everest a couple of weeks ago. I thought it was a fairly simple trudge once one passed the ice field, but apparently near the top there's a short vertical climb, where a metal ladder has now been installed, over a sheer drop of several thousand feet
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              #7
              Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
              Saw a program on Everest a couple of weeks ago. I thought it was a fairly simple trudge once one passed the ice field, but apparently near the top there's a short vertical climb, where a metal ladder has now been installed, over a sheer drop of several thousand feet
              Who installed the ladder - Sherpa's? who could probably climb Everest before breakfast if they could see the point in doing it.

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