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In Memorium: First American to Climb Everest Dies at 97 After a Lifetime of Climbing with His Brother
Fri Apr 10 7:00 am

America doffs its hat to one of its greatest modern outdoorsmen: the first among our countrymen to conquer the two highest peaks in the world: Mount Everest in 1963, and K2 in 1978. Jim Whittaker was born in Washington state on February 10th, 1929. His identical twin brother Lou was born on the same day. […]

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Autistic Bowler Achieves Dream with First Perfect 300 Game – And Joins the PBA as a Pro
Sat Apr 04 11:53 am

On March 25, an autistic bowler who recently entered the Professional Bowlers Association achieved something he’s been dreaming about for years—his first-ever 300 game. For most casual bowlers, a sanctioned perfect game is rare. For Matt Sipes, it represented so much more than just 12 strikes. It was the result of years of dedication, focus, […]

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Watch 78-Year-old Lady Jump From Rock Cliff on 300-foot Rope Swing in Utah, ‘What a Legend!’ 
Sat Mar 28 1:49 pm

A 78-year-old woman became a daredevil last week when she decided to go ‘rope swinging’ for the first time. Barbara took the plunge at what operators are calling the longest rope swing in the US—hung between two 500-foot rock cliffs in the desert of Moab, Utah. Andy Lewis, co-founder of Moab Swingers, shot a video […]

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19-Year-old Abandoned at Birth Without Legs Leads USA to Sled Hockey Gold at Paralympics
Sun Mar 22 5:13 pm

Kayden Beasley’s life began without lower leg bones in a Chinese orphanage—but his journey carried him off to a loving family in a tiny North Carolina town, and eventually to the 2026 Paralympics in Italy. Along the way, he’s broken every barrier and overpowered the obstacles in front of him to help bring a Gold […]

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