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Benoist, Michael, Bradley, Ryan, Dittrich, Luke, Livingston, Catharine, Minarcek, Andrea, Ransom, Cliff, Roberts, David |
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National Geographic Adventure; Dec2009/Jan2010, Vol. 11 Issue 8, p55-66, 11p, 27 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph |
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The article focuses on several adventurers who overcame their short-comings to make a difference. Mountain climber Marc Hoffmeister had met with an accident while serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq. He had to undergo eight surgeries in his arm. Yet he successfully climbed Mount McKinley in Alaska. Rock climber Dean S. Potter made a record of spending two minutes and 50 seconds in a parachute flight. Surfer Maya Gabeira saved her partner Carlos Burle from an accident of irregular ocean waves. |
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