book of brave and indomitable people. Some lost their lives on the road to the top, while some left their footprints on the peak. Since the first historic climb of New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Tenzing Norgay in 1953, more than 2000 people have successfully climbed Mount Everest....
Annapurna has been climbed by hundreds of people since its first ascent in the 1950’s. The first ascent was led by French Native Maurice Herzog. The first expedition reached the Annapurna summit at 8,091 meters. While over 200 people have successfully climbed Annapurna, around 54 climbers neve...
Plumpbelly Village is a town on the Strudel Continent. It is the location of one of the pieces of the Marvelous Compass that Luigi retrieves during the events of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. When Luigi arrives, the town is ruled by a two-headed snake named Hizza, who demands...
We might love to tell others about our unusual experiences—that time we climbed Mount Everest, tasted some rare food or ran into a famous person on the street. But new research suggests:that if we s1these unusual experiences with others, it may bring something uncomfortable. ...
Topping the list of the best day hikes in the world, Croagh Patrick is one of Ireland’s most-climbed mountains and a significant place of Christian pilgrimage. At the top you’ll be rewarded with views of Clews Bay and the surrounding scenery near the town of Westport. Carrie Cole / sh...
The list of implied locations is a list of places that have not physically appeared in the Super Mario franchise, but have been mentioned at least once.
The founders of this blog, Kia and Peter, have climbed Mount Everest, the Arctic Circle, and Mt. Elbrus (Europe’s highest mountain). Many notable publications, including BBC Travel, Lonely Planet, The Guardian, and more have featured them. These award-winning travel bloggers have been to so...
Catapulted from a place very few people had heard of to one of the recent year’s travel hotspots, Bagan is a beautiful place. The ancient city in Myanmar is nicknamed the temple town, as it is home to 2,229 remaining temples and pagodas. ...
4There is probably no such thing as a "normal" adventurer. Unsurprisingly, risk-takers tend to be single-minded and unusually determined people who hate the stability and routine that most people prefer. They tend to take risks for the "fun" of it. The excitement becomes addictive, and they...
41 people died and 46 survived. In the end, five had died before reaching the mountains, 35 died either at the mountain camps or trying to cross the mountains, and one died just after reaching the valley. Most of those who survived lost toes to frostbite. Donner Lake (originall...