Hi All,We have a tall order for today's post....I recently found that there are very, very few mountains that are over 8,000 meters. Finding this out got me thinking that this might be an interesting topic for this reference blog! As a matter of fact, there are only 14 of them on the planet. Click on this link to see the names of the 14 mountains.
Interestingly enough, there are very, very few people who have climbed each of these 8,000 meter peaks. Click here for a list of them as well - courtesy of Wikipedia.
For more information on one of the worlds most famous moutaineers, click on this link to learn more about Reinhold Messner - an Italian who people have called the greatest mountain climber in history.
For some of the most amazing mountaineering pictures, click on this link - from Bing Images. Imagine how these pictures would look on your computer desktop!
Finally, we have lots of books on mountain climbing at the library. Witness some of the more interesting titles like, 'No Way down: Life and Death on K2', 'Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations - One School at a Time', 'Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest' and 'A Mountain Too Far: a Father's Search for Meaning in the Climbing Death of His Son'.
And while this isn't the same thing as mountain climbing, readers can click on this link - which will take you to the Nassau Hiking and Outdoor Club. It might start you on the long climb to mountain climbing - and perhaps to an even greater appreciation of nature!
Enjoy the mountain climbing links!
Regards,
Stu
