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The Braille Monitor, July

2001 Edition

Erik Weihenmayer holds

the Expedition banner in a high wind at the top of the world. Beginning at

10:00 a.m. local time on May 25, 2001, he spent fifteen minutes on the summit

of Mt. Everest before tackling the descent, which is even more dangerous and

taxing than the ascent.

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