Indian team seeks uncharted Everest ascent through East Ridge
An Indian expedition led by Santosh Yadav attempts Everest via a rarely tackled route on the Kangshung Face in Tibet. Twelve climbers huddle over a map at base camp 18,100 feet up as avalanches disrupt rope fixes and gear, with Yadav insisting the leftward route is the only viable path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Ridge
George Mallory
Andrew “Sandy” Irvine
Everest
Santosh Yadav
Associated Press
Kangshung Glacier
Tibet
Yadav
Kangshung Face
Indian team eyes fantasy route ascent of Everest
An Indian expedition pursues the uncharted East Face or Fantasy Route on Mount Everest. The route's extreme difficulty, frequent avalanches, deep crevasses, and need for ladders dictate heavy gear. Everest has 14 known routes, with Hillary and Norgay first reaching the summit in 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santosh Yadav
Yadav
Everest
East Face
Mount
Edmund Hillary
Mary Tyler Moore Tribute Sculpture Planned for Nicollet Mall
Gwendolyn Gillen of Hustisford Wis designs life size bronze statue of Mary Richards. Commissioned by TV Land to stand on Nicollet Mall between Seventh and Eighth streets, the piece will be owned by TV Land and lent to Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Wisconsin
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Lawrence Olivier
King Lear
TV Land
Mary Tyler Moore
Minneapolis
Jamie Lee Curtis Signs On For New Halloween Film
Jamie Lee Curtis returns to star in an untitled Halloween movie directed by Rick Rosenthal. Shooting begins Monday in Vancouver with Nightfall Productions and Dimension Films handling worldwide release. The film picks up after Halloween H20 from 1998, marking Curtis fourth in the series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Jamie Lee Curtis
Vancouver
Nightfall Productions
Dimension Films
Rick Rosenthal
Curtis
Puffy Combs to star in Monster’s Ball as condemned inmate
Rap mogul Sean Combs in final negotiations to play a condemned murderer in Monster’s Ball. Billy Bob Thornton co stars as the racist warden who builds the electric chair, leading to a tense plot with Halle Berry as the widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Billy Bob Thornton
Combs
Halle Berry
Conroy Reconciles With Citadel After Years of Tension
South Carolina author Pat Conroy, a 1967 Citadel graduate, received an honorary degree and delivered the March commencement address, marking a thaw with his alma mater after years of criticism. He likened the shift to reconciling with his late father, Donald Conroy, noting he no longer wants to die at odds with family or college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Conroy
Citadel
South Carolina
State Military College
Donald
Santini
Donald Conroy
Meg Ryan Dating Younger Men After Crowe Split
Meg Ryan 39 is seen with 27 year old Breckin Meyer at a Fifth Avenue Hugo Boss store opening in Manhattan. She recently split from Russell Crowe and was previously married to Dennis Quaid. Julie Cypher and others joined the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knight Ridder Newspapersollywood
Meg Ryan
Ryan
Dennis Quaid
Russell Crowe
Brecklin Meyer
Kate and
Leopold
Hugo Boss
Fifth Avenue
Manhattan
Julie Cypher
Melissa Etheridge
New York Post
Cypher
Lou Diamond Phillips
Also Mentioned on This Page
Delhi
India
White Needle
Fujiyama
Japan
Sir Edmund Hillary
Sherpa Tenzing Norgay
Mallory
Irvine
Hillary and
Norgay
Evere
AP Photos
North Side
Mount Everest
Twerp
Nepal
Rour Es
Hillary
The
American Alpine Club
World Mountaineering
Audrey Salkeld
Reinhold Messner
Murderer
Sean
Pat Conroy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!