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Earth Day: The Planet's Most Extreme Places [PHOTOS]

Human beings thrive in the middle of the road. Essentially tropical animals, we don't like it to be too hot, too cold, too dry or too moist. Our biological clocks are geared toward an even balance of light and dark. We're pack animals, but big crowds start to cause problems. But human beings are also notoriously bad at...

Climbers Launch Expedition to Clear Everest Trash

KATMANDU, Nepal -- A team of mountaineers led by a veteran Sherpa guide flew today to Mount Everest on an expedition to clear away tons of trash left on the world's highest peak. Since Everest was first conquered in 1953, thousands of people have climbed it, leaving behind the empty oxygen bottles, ropes, tents and other...

The Week in Weird (Toilet-Robbing Clown Edition)

(Nov. 20) -- In every home, there is one room that is sacrosanct: the bathroom. No matter what other anarchy the kids, dogs, spouse or even the neighbors are causing, the commode is your fortress of solitude. But this was not the case for a 70-year-old woman in Akron, Ohio, this week, who was sitting on the throne,...

German Artist Paints Everest Climbers Who Met With Disaster

(Nov. 18) -- Some of Mount Everest's most star-crossed climbers have gone from rarefied air to rarefied art as a German artist has immortalized them in a series of portraits called "Top of the World." To date, Juergen Staeudtner, 43, of Dusseldorf, has painted nine climbers, most of whom have either suffered serious...

Man Battles Jellyfish, Eels to Cross English Channel

(Aug. 9) -- You'd think that if a person went to all the trouble of swimming the 27 or so miles of ocean separating England from France, the least the French could do is let a guy stay, right? But that's not the case according to Charlie Wittmack, who has just completed the swimming portion of the World Tri, an 11-month,...

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05/22/12 'Save Me': Last Words Of Mount Everest Climber Source: The Huffington Post The last words of a Toronto woman who died after reaching the summit of Mount Everest were "save me," says a close friend.
05/21/12 Altitude Sickness Claims 4 Lives On Mount Everest... Source: The Huffington Post Four mountain climbers have died while climbing Mount Everest , according to news reports.
05/21/12 Mount Everest Deaths: Canadian Woman Shriya Shah, Two... Source: The Huffington Post Three climbers who scaled Mount Everest died on their descent and two went missing during a crowded weekend on the Himalayan peak, raising concerns Monday about congested trails and poor conditions near the summit.