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Extreme Altitude Mt Everest – Mayo Clinic

by TonyDasilva on April 19, 2012

What do extreme athletes who can summit the peaks of Mt. Everest have in common with people with heart failure?

The answer is: more than you might think.

Researchers at Mayo Clinic say climbers or anyone exposed to extreme altitudes suffer some of the same physiological changes as heart failure patients. They’re teaming up with National Geographic, The North Face, Montana State University and a group of extreme climbers to ascend the slopes of that mountain. One of their goals: to discover more about the body as it responds to high altitude in hopes of developing new ways to treat disease.

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Joe Puryear Dies While Climbing In Tibet

by TonyDasilva October 31, 2010 Climb

37-year old Joe Puryear, one of the top alpine climbers in the U.S., perished while climbing in Tibet this week. The former Mt. Rainier ranger, graphic artist, and author, was attempting to scale the 7367 meter (24,170 ft) Labuche Kang, located in the southern region of Chinese controlled Tibet, when the cornice he was scaling collapsed, sending [...]

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Eric Larsen Treks to Both Poles, Summits Everest in One Year For New Record

by TonyDasilva October 18, 2010 Climb

Explorer Eric Larsen and his team summited Mount Everest on Thursday, the final quest in his goal to reach the North and South Poles and the rooftop of the world within one year (Everest is considered by some to be a third pole), as reported by the AP. He made a 750-mile trek to the [...]

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Extreme Ice Survey on Everest

by Trailblazer September 3, 2010 Hike

Extreme Ice Survey (EIS), The North Face, and Famed Mountaineer Conrad Anker, Team Up To Install Cameras on Everest & around the High Himalayas Five Extreme Ice Survey (EIS) cameras are now in position on the lofty slopes of the Himalayas, capturing time-lapse images of the changing glacial landscape. A five-person team, led by renowned [...]

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Sneak Preview of The Wildest Dream: Monsoon Sets In

by Trailblazer August 3, 2010 Climb

National Geographic’s The Wildest Dream is coming to theaters August 6, and now that we’re closing in on the opening date, we thought we’d get you warmed up with daily sneak peeks of the upcoming film. Today’s Sneak Preview: When monsoon snows approach Everest during their climb, Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding worry they might [...]

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Sneak Preview of The Wildest Dream: Finding Sandy Irvine

by Trailblazer July 30, 2010 Climb

National Geographic’s The Wildest Dream is coming to theaters August 6, and now that we’re closing in on the opening date, we thought we’d get you warmed up with daily sneak peeks of the upcoming film. Today’s Sneak Preview: Before climbing Everest, Mallory had to choose his climbing partner. He selected a 21-year-old chemistry student [...]

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Sneak Preview of The Wildest Dream: George Mallory’s Cambridge Years

by Trailblazer July 26, 2010 Climb

National Geographic’s The Wildest Dream is coming to theaters August 6, and now that we’re closing in on the opening date, we thought we’d get you warmed up with daily sneak peeks of the upcoming film. Today’s Sneak Preview: When George Mallory arrived at Cambridge University in 1905, he embraced the fervent cultural landscape, and [...]

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Sneak Preview of The Wildest Dream: Finding George Mallory’s Body

by Trailblazer July 23, 2010 Climb

We recently posted a sneak preview of National Geographic’s The Wildest Dream (in theaters August 6), and now that we’re closing in on the opening date, we thought we’d get you even more warmed up with daily peeks at the upcoming film. Today’s sneak preview: Seventy-five years after Mallory and Irvine vanished, mountaineer Conrad Anker [...]

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“The Wildest Dream”, Searching for Mallory & Irvine, Opening 8/6

by Trailblazer July 3, 2010 Climb

One of many expeditions searching for the bodies of Mallory & Irvine, high on Everest…this time captured by Conrad Anker & sponsored by Nat Geo (“The Wildest Dream”)…opens on 8/6/10. Here’s a sneak preview:

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Jordan Romero Recaps Everest Summit on the Today Show

by Trailblazer June 8, 2010 Climb

Jordan Romero, now the youngest to summit Everest at 13 years of age is home safe & sound, along with his father Paul Romero & stepmother Karen Lundgren. This has been a much discussed & controversial expedition, but we happen to know that Jordan is an extraordinary kid who was more prepared than many experienced [...]