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Here I am at almost 13000' on Mt. Kinabalu, the highest mountain
Malaysia, on a absolutely horrible day, weather-wise. (October 1998) |
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Putting up a meteorological tower in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The building
in the left background is my hotel. (July 1998) |
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I was riding my camel across the Sahara when the poor beast died, fortunately
within sight of the Pyramids. Giza, Egypt (June 1996) |
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Mongolian champion wrestler, Ulaanbaatar. When the Mongolians think of
athletes, they're thinking of guys like this (not like me!) (June 1998) |
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My son on the Langenfeld Wasserfall Klettersteig, Otztal, Austria (July 2000) |
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Climbing ladders on Via Ferrata M. Stroebel, Punta Fiames. In the background
is the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy (July 2000) |
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The old World War I ladder on the Toblinger Knoten, Dolomites, Italy (Note the
new metal ladder on the left - that's the one I used!) (July 2000) |
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On the Great Wall at Simatai (NE of Beijing) (April 2001) |
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Spinning the Prayer Wheels at the Gandan Monastery,
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (April, 2001) |
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Wind-powered ger (yurt), Tov aimag, Mongolia (April, 2001) |
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Being examined at the Chinese Medicine Hospital, Beijing. This is the latest scam to
soak the tourists.
Some guy in a white coat takes your pulse, tells you what's wrong with you (he wasn't even
accurate), and prescribes about $100 of herbal pills, charged to your Visa card. (And no,
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