Keep smiling
This elderly Newfoundland fisherman is on his deathbed and summons his 3 sons to his bedside. "Well boys, the time is near, and when I pass I'd like to be buried at sea." So the boys agreed. A few days after his passing, the local front page read, "Local Fishermen Were Shocked Today When Their Nets Brought in Patrick McRay in a Coffin, 3 Shovels and the Bodies of His Three Sons... Funeral arrangements haven't yet been made, however, it is believed all wished to be buried at sea."
The 8000 Meter Peaks
The Highest Peaks in the World
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1. Mount EverestOther names: Sagarmatha (Nepal), Chomolangma (Tibet), Qomolangma FengElevation: 8 848 m Location: Tibet-Nepal, Himalaya First Climber(s): 1953 - Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay Best Climbing Months: April, May |
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2. K2Other names: Mount Godwin-Austen, ChogoriElevation: 8 611 m Location: Pakistan-China, Karakoram First Climber(s): 1954 - Achille Compagnoni, Lino Lacedelli (Italian expedition) Best Climbing Months: June, July, September |
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3. KangchenjungaOther names: Kachendzonga, KangchanfangaElevation: 8 586 m Location: Nepal, Himalaya First Climber(s): 1955 - George Band, Joe Brown (British expedition) Best Climbing Months: April, May, September, October |
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4. LhotseOther names: Khumbu Lhotse, Lo-tzu FengElevation: 8 516 m Location: Nepal, Himalaya First Climber(s): 1956 - Ernst Reiss, Fritz Luchsinger (Swiss team) Best Climbing Months: April, May, September, October |
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5. MakaluOther names: MakalufengElevation: 8 462 m Location: Tibet-Nepal, Himalaya First Climber(s): 1955 - J. Franco's (French expedition) Best Climbing Months: April, May, September, October |
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6. Cho OyuOther names: Cho OyoElevation: 8 201 m Location: Tibet-Nepal, Himalaya First Climber(s): 1954 - Herbert Tichy, Joseph Joechler, Sherpa Pasang Dawa Lama (austrian expedition) Best Climbing Months: April, May, September, October |
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7. DhaulagiriOther names: Dhaula HimalElevation: 8 167 m Location: Nepal, Himalaya First Climber(s): 1960 - Kurt Diemberger, P. Diener, E. Forrer, A. Schelbert, Nyima Dorji, Nawang Dorji (Swiss-austrian expedition) Best Climbing Months: April, May, September, October |
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8. ManasluOther names: KutangElevation: 8 156 m Location: Nepal, Himalaya First Climber(s): 1956 - T. Imanishi, Gyalzen Norbu (Japanese expedition) Best Climbing Months: April, May, September, October |
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9. Nanga ParbatOther names: Nangaparbat Peak, DiamirElevation: 8 125 m Location: Pakistan, Gilgit First Climber(s): 1953 - Herman Buhl Best Climbing Months: April, May, August, September |
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10. AnnapurnaOther names: MorshiadiElevation: 8 091 m Location: Nepal, Himalaya First Climber(s): 1950 - Maurice Herzog, Louis Lachenal (French expedition) Best Climbing Months: April, May, September, October |
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11. Gasherbrum IOther names: Hidden Peak, K5Elevation: 8 068 m Location: Pakistan-China, Karakoram First Climber(s): 1958 - Pete Schoening a Andy Kauffman of Clinch's (American expedition) Best Climbing Months: July, August |
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12. Broad PeakOther names: K3Elevation: 8 047 m Location: Pakistan, Karakoram First Climber(s): 1957 - Hermann Buhl, Kurt Diemberger Best Climbing Months: June, July, August |
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13. Gasherbrum IIOther names: K4Elevation: 8 035 m Location: Pakistan-China, Karakoram First Climber(s): 1956 - austrian expedition Best Climbing Months: July, August |
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14. Shisha PangmaOther names: Gosainthan, Xixabangma, Xixabangma FengElevation: 8 013 m Location: Tiber, Himalaya First Climber(s): 1964 - Hsu Ching and his ten-man Chinese party Best Climbing Months: April, May, September, October |