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Climbing ice in the extreme.
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MERU deserved an Academy Award nomination.
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A mountaineering dispatch from Antarctica.
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New climbing center for Nepalese sherpa training.
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A explorer visits a nation of adventurers.
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by Conrad Anker
On August 14th, Warren Buffet called for the re-evaluation of the tax rates for the mega-rich in a guest column for the New York Times.
When one of America’s wealthiest citizens calls for an increase on his own tax, people take notice. As the primary shareholder in Berkshire Hathaway Inc., an investment and holding company, Mr. Buffett is a wildly successful investor. For many Mr. Buffett is the icon of wealth. His sage insight, based on sound business practices, has ...
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by Conrad Anker
In December 2008 during the last days of his administration, the particular time where pardons fly and gifts are acknowledged, George W. Bush offered up 116 energy leases in southern Utah. The leases for underground reserves are put to auction, a standard practice when public property is sold. The market determines the price for the unproven opportunities and in competitive bidding the state, on behalf of the public, receives the highest amount for the resources. Auctions ...
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By Conrad Anker
On July 1, Montana experienced its own version of the Gulf Oil spill of 2010 when the flood stage Yellowstone River damaged a submerged riverbed pipeline. In the hour that oil flowed, approximately 42,000 gallons of crude oil escaped downstream. Anytime oil mixes with water, be it fresh or saline, there are serious consequences. Due to the high water, the oil moved into 20 to 250 miles of delicate riparian habitat, making the clean-up process that much more difficult. It ...
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By Conrad Anker
Aunts, with the wisdom of age and the comfort afforded by family, are often the best source for practical advice. My Aunt Ann, a teacher by profession, would remonstrate the value of doing homework right the first time with the simple adage of "A stitch in time saves nine." If this didn't sink in, I was reminded, "If you don't have the time to do it right the first time, when will you have time to repeat the work?" These reminders are as applicable to children and homework ...