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Walter Pearson posted a blog post Friday! History, Military, Quotes, Videos! On This Date In 1402 The Battle of Ankara took place at the field of Çubuk (near Ankara) between the forces of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I and the Turko-Mongol forces of...

Constructor: Patrick Berry Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: none Word of the Day: Tenzing NORGAY (33D: Hillary's mate) — Tenzing Norgay OSN GM (/ˈtɛnsɪŋ ˈnɔːrɡeɪ/; 29 May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born Namgyal Wangdi and often referred to as Sherpa...

The One With Fish Tail - Pokhara, Nepal Pokhara, Nepal We were greeted in Pokhara by the most spectacular views of the himalayas. Go figure, whenever went in search of the mountains it was cloudy but when we came back down to a valley there they were...

Former world-class runner Rod Dixon wants to end the childhood obesity epidemic. New Zealand’s fiery yet affable Rod Dixon, one of the true greats of running, is long retired from professional racing, but his passion for running burns on. It now...

Jason Burke, Namche, The Guardian, 29 May 2013: Lack of equal recognition for Sherpa who made first ascent in 1953 alongside New Zealander Edmund Hillary still rankles. The grandson of Tenzing Norgay, the Sherpa mountaineer who made the first ascent...