Living Online

August, 2000

Mouse Your Way Up EverestSince reading Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer's harrowing account of the deadly Mount Everest expeditions of May 1996, I've become an avid armchair mountaineer. I now get my daily fix of Everest news from www.everest2000.com, where I can follow the current attempts to ascend the world's highest mountain. The site has daily audio dispatches from climbers, 360-degree panoramic pictures you can zoom in on and rotate, and biographies of the team members. I'm especially intereste...

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