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March 27, 2012 02:25 pm PDT
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Everest climbing tech then and now
It's been 59 years since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the first confirmed ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. While the reason people climb Everest hasn't changed, the technology they use certainly has. National Geographic compares Hillary and Norgay's gear with that of Hilaree O'Neill who is part of a team attempting the [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/-2wygZhuxQ0/everest-climbing-tech-then-and.html
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