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Datacenter Technology Leader and Two-Time USA Memory Champion Team Up to Raise Awareness of Alzheimer's Disease and Memory in Mount Everest Challenge SALT LAKE CITY, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fusion-io (NYSE: FIO) today announced that it is working with USA Memory Champion and Fusion-io Memory Master Nelson Dellis to showcase the importance of memory in our minds and our datacenters by bringing Dellis' Memory Challenge of climbing Mount Everest to computer screens around the...
Explore Tibet, a Lhasa-based tour company, is offering an overland tour from Tibet to Kathmandu, Nepal. The 8-day trip includes a trip to Mount Everest Base Camp. (PRWEB) April 13, 2013 Explore Tibet, a Lhasa-based tour company, is offering an overland tour from Tibet to Kathmandu, Nepal. The 8-day trip includes a trip to Mount Everest Base Camp. “This trip is one of the most popular adventure tours in the world, but it was closed to foreign tourists in 2012, but now it is opened”...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online George Lowe, the last surviving member of Sir Edmund Hillary’s team that scaled Mount Everest in 1953, died on Wednesday at a nursing home in central England after a long-term battle with illness. Besides being one of the first men to reach the top of the world, Lowe also participated in the first crossing of Antarctica via the South Pole in 1957-58. He also made notable expeditions to Greenland and Ethiopia. Lowe and Hillary were...
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online It was George Leigh Mallory who may have famously replied to the question “why do you want to climb Mount Everest” with the answer “because it’s there.” Whether he actually said those words or not is left to the ages, but what is certain is that Mallory and his climbing partner Andrew Irvine likely never made it to the summit of the world’s highest peak. Even if they did, which has been left to debate, the pair didn’t make...
LONDON, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading car hire comparator Carrentals.co.uk has announced it will be supporting the Ski 4 Cancer charity on its latest fundraising scheme in France. Ski 4 Cancer will be staging a charity challenge in La Tania on the 20th and 21st of March, in which entrants attempt to ski either the vertical height of Mont Blanc (4807 metres) or Everest (8848 metres) in just one day. The challenge will focus on the green, blue or red pistes,...
Explore Tibet, a Lhasa-based tour company, is currently offering biking tours to the region. Starting in Lhasa, and lasting for 20 days, the tour finishes in Nepal. (PRWEB) March 03, 2013 Explore Tibet, a Lhasa-based tour company, is currently offering biking tours to the region. Starting in Lhasa, and lasting for 20 days, the tour finishes in Nepal. The everest base camp trek passes through some of Tibet’s most famous and scenic attractions, including lakes, glaciers and the base camp...
LONDON, February 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Home Improvements have created a retro design themed infographic that's ideal for those looking to keep their home warm and toasty, while also reducing their energy bills. The cold proofing guide, entitled Cold Wives' Tales: 20 essential tips to keep the home warm and toasty & save money on energy bills, offers a wide range of useful tips, facts and home improvement ideas in an artistically appealing style....
Explore Tibet, a Lhasa-based tour company, is offering train journeys from Beijing to Lhasa. The 11-day trip will also visit Xian, the ancient capital of China. (PRWEB) February 25, 2013 Explore Tibet, a Lhasa-based Tibet tour company, is offering train journeys from Beijing to Lhasa. The 11-day trip will also visit Xian, the ancient capital of China. “The scenery of the train ride is wonderful,” Explore Tibet have said. “Travellers will see spectacular views of stunning lakes,...
DETROIT, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Midwest teens are wise beyond their years when considering their future careers, a new survey reveals. In a recent survey, Everest Institute asked high school students in six Midwestern states the field of work that would provide them their "dream job." The No. 1 answer: a job in health care, cited by nearly one in five (19 percent) of those polled. A career in computer and information technology (IT) ranked second at 16 percent, followed by...
LONDON, January 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading home improvement company Everest [http://www.everest.co.uk ] has today [21 January 2013] launched a new prize draw offering Everest customers the chance to win their windows free of charge. The prize draw, named Win Your Windows, gives customers the chance to win free installation of Everest double glazed windows, doors and more! The promotion runs from now until 30th January and is open to anyone that signs a...
