Mt. Everest

Samantha Larson, Broadsheet role model of the day Samantha Larson, Broadsheet role model of the day
The 18-year-old Long Beach resident sets a climbing record. Man, what have I been doing with my time?
Oops Oops
Bind or gay? What's the difference?
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
"The Nine" and "Standoff" do for post-traumatic stress disorder what "Everest: Beyond the Limit" does for suicidal ideation.
"Doctor on Everest" by Kenneth Kamler
A physician rides the "Into Thin Air" bandwagon with a grisly account of high-altitude medical disasters.
Jon Krakauer
"Into Thin Air"
"Left for Dead: My Journey Home From Everest" by Beck Weathers
A member of Jon Krakauer's ill-fated Everest expedition gives his version of the spring '96 mountaintop disaster.
Letters to the editor
The mixed blessing of adoption; Plus: Readers shocked to find themselves agreeing with David Horowitz; Christopher Buckley "sincerely disgusted."
Did Mallory make it?
The Everest expedition that triumphantly discovered George Mallory's body wasn't supposed to end like this -- in contradictory accounts and bitter countercharges.
Artist's little helper
Fred Tomaselli's work offers the experience of taking drugs in the safest possible way -- through the eyes.
Blue Glow
Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999
Woman scales Everest second time
South Africa's Cathy O'Dowd becomes the first woman to climb the world's highest peak from its northern and southern sides.
Letters from Everest
My brother found George Mallory, and I found my brother.
A man to match his mountain
On top of the world: Don George profiles Sir Edmund Hillary, mountain climber, world explorer and Himalayan humanitarian extraordinaire.
Everest debate, Part Two: Weston DeWalt
Weston DeWalt, co-author of 'The Climb,' responds to Jon Krakauer's assertions in Dwight Garner's recent Salon article 'Coming down.'
Everest Debate, Round Two: Jon Krakauer
Jon Krakauer, the author of "Into Thin Air," disputes Weston DeWalt's recent comments in Salon and reflects on the role of luck and heroism on Everest.
Everest controversy continues
Weston DeWalt, co-author of 'The Climb,' responds to Jon Krakauer's assertions in Dwight Garner's recent Salon article 'Coming down.'
Jon Krakauer responds
Jon Krakauer rebuts Weston DeWalt's response to Dwight Garner's article about the May 10, 1996, Mount Everest tragedy.
Coronation Everest
On the eve of its 45th anniversary, Jan Morris recalls the first ascent of Mount Everest -- an innocent expedition that embodied a different age, and that changed the lives of its participants forever.
Remembering an Everest hero
An appreciation of recently deceased mountaineer Anatoli Boukreev, whose role in the 1996 Mount Everest tragedy remains a controversy.

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