Deseret News archives: Summit of Mount Everest accomplished in 1953 A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at age 27 during a ceremony in London’s Westminster Abbey, 16 months ... 06/2/2024 - 4:58 am | View Link
Made it! California climbers use pioneering techniques to summit Mt. Everest Graham Cooper and Adrian Ballinger, California mountaineers whose training for Mt. Everest included sleeping for months in hypoxic tents that mimic conditions at extreme altitude, reached the world's ... 05/31/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
Climbing Mount Everest can be deadly. Some Sherpa guides say the grueling work isn't worth it anymore. Sherpas are built to climb Everest. But high risks and relatively meager pay of guide work could drive the next generation away from the mountain. 05/31/2024 - 9:43 pm | View Link
El Paso's own Kayla Perez conquers Everest, proving 'anything is possible' An El Paso native and America High School graduate faced her fears and conquered the tallest mountain in the world to prove to herself and others that nothing.. 05/31/2024 - 11:54 am | View Link
Body of Kenyan mountaineer who died on Mount Everest to remain on mountain, family says The family of deceased Kenyan mountaineer Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui has said his body would remain on Mount Everest. 05/31/2024 - 8:22 am | View Link
Mount Everest 3D The Everest region offers a multitude of trekking tours. The Earth’s ‘ceiling’ makes a profound impression on those travelling here. The local landscape is defined by its many 8,000 m peaks – Mount Everest, Lhotse and Makalu in particular- but is also appreciated for aesthetically-pleasing peaks like Ama Dablam and Pumori. 06/1/2024 - 6:49 pm | View Link
Gentofte Sø og Brobæk Mose This trail takes you through the scenic surroundings of Brobæk Mose and past Gentofte lake. Here it is possible to watch ducks and other birds. The area is especially populated with different types of ducks including Canadian geese. The area is especially beautiful when the many flowers bloom during the spring and summer months. 06/1/2024 - 10:28 am | View Link
Dreaming of climbing Mount Everest? This is what it takes | CNN Mount Everest sits right at the border between Nepal and Tibet. There are many possible routes, but the majority of Everest climbers usually choose between two – the south route in Nepal and the ... 06/1/2024 - 2:14 am | View Link
Mount Everest: Overview and Information Mount Everest vs. Mauna Kea . While Mount Everest can claim the record for the highest point above sea level, the tallest mountain on earth from the base of the mountain to the peak of the mountain is, in fact, Mauna Kea in Hawaii.Mauna Kea is 33,480 feet (10,204 meters) high from the base (at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean) to peak. 06/1/2024 - 1:10 am | View Link
Mount Everest summary | Britannica Mount Everest. Mount Everest, Tibetan Chomolungma Nepali Sagarmatha, Peak on the crest of the Himalayas, southern Asia. The highest point on Earth, with a summit at 29,035 ft (8,850 m), it lies on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Numerous attempts to climb Everest were made from 1921; the summit was finally ... 05/31/2024 - 7:12 pm | View Link
LEEDS, England — Rob Burrow, a former rugby star who was widely praised for his fundraising campaigns after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease in 2019, has died. He was 41.
Leeds Rhinos announced his death on Sunday. Burrow spent his entire career at the English rugby league club and helped them win eight Super League titles.
He retired in 2017 and two years later it was revealed Burrow had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as motor neurone disease (MND).
By Melissa Clark, The New York Times
For years, as soon as the craving for homemade pizza struck me, it was very easy to gratify … four days later.
My family’s favorite recipe for slow-rising dough isn’t difficult, but it does need attention on consecutive evenings and a couple of overnight stints in the fridge.
A man from the Denver metro area died and another is missing after a rafting accident in the Yarmony Rapids area of the Colorado River on Saturday, according to a news release from the Grand County Sheriff’s Office.
The Grand County Communications Center received reports of a person who was not breathing on the Colorado River, southwest of Kremmling, around 3:40 p.m.
Severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds, heavy rain and a tornado are possible in Colorado’s northeast corner Sunday and isolated showers are expected in the mountains and Denver metro area, according to the National Weather Service.
Severe thunderstorms are possible in the eastern plains this afternoon, especially east of Sterling and Akron from 3 to 7 p.m.
By DOUG FEINBERG (AP Basketball Writer)
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA on Sunday upgraded Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter’s foul against Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark to a flagrant-1 violation after reviewing the play.
Carter gave a shoulder shot to Clark that knocked her to the floor before an inbound pass during the third quarter of Saturday’s 71-70 win by the Fever.
Happy Trump Is A Convicted Felon Weekend!!! Are you still giddy with the knowledge that forevermore Diminished Don is now Felon Don? I know I am.
Here is your perfect Sunday cartoon and open thread to kick off the day.
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