How long does it take to climb mount kilimanjaro

An Australian mountaineer scaled Mount Everest on Monday, completing his quest to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents in record time, an expedition organizer said. Steve Plain scaled Everest on Monday, 117 days after he began his mission in Antarctica. Iswari Poudel of Himalayan Guides Nepal said he got a phone call from Mount Everest base camp saying that Plain along with two guides reached the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak at around 7 a.m. and were descending. The 36-year-old Plain, from Perth, began his mission by climbing Mount Vinson in Antarctica on Jan. 16. He followed that with Mount Aconcagua in South America, Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mount Carstensz Pyramid in Papua New Guinea, which covers Australia and Oceania, Mount Elbrus in Europe and Denali in North America. Triple the surprise, then triple that surprise. Three moms in New York welcomed triplets at the same hospital, all within weeks of each other. (Published Friday, May 11, 2018) A surfing … [Read more...] about Australian Man Climbs 7 Peaks in 7 Continents in Record Time

Many TV viewers know Janet Napolitano for her gaffe as she spoke about the would-be underwear bomber who was tackled on a Christmas Day flight. In two interviews, the Homeland Security secretary said authorities had things under control after the bomb failed to detonate. But in the third, she shortened her response to say “the system worked”—a sound bite played over and over again.But since the much-ridiculed flub, Napolitano has used the bombing incident to seek more cooperation on airline security from other countries and has “re-emerged as one of the strongest members of the Obama Cabinet,” the Washington Post reports in a profile. Not only is Napolitano on the so-called short list of potential Supreme Court nominees, she is also a possible candidate for attorney general, if the position were to become available, the story says. Some see the former Arizona governor as presidential material.“How Napolitano, 52, won over hard-to-please heavyweights … [Read more...] about Meet Janet Napolitano, a Mountain-Climbing, Peeps-Loving Ex-Prosecutor

California lawyer David McCaslin has climbed a mountain both figuratively and literally.McCaslin, a Yuba City personal injury lawyer, reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro this summer, according to the Appeal Democrat. Before he was able to achieve that lifelong dream, however, he lost more than 300 pounds.“My biggest failure was my weight, and now it’s turned into my biggest success,” McCaslin told the Appeal Democrat.He decided to get serious about losing weight in October 2010, a time of emotional turmoil, the story says. McCaslin’s father, his law partner, had recently died; and his wife, Lisa, was recovering from cancer. The couple decided to follow the weight loss advice in a book co-authored by Dr. Mehmet Oz titled YOU: On a Diet.The couple stopped eating foods with high-fructose corn syrup and white flour, and they added protein to their diet. David McCaslin started to exercise, starting with walks close to his home. As he lost weight, McCaslin began … [Read more...] about California Lawyer Loses 300 Pounds and Climbs Kilimanjaro

“Annulkah” is a fictional job candidate who illustrates the BigLaw reality: If you didn’t go to a “super-elite” school and worked rather than, say, climbing Mount Everest, you aren’t all that interesting to hiring partners.That’s the conclusion of Northwestern University professor Lauren Rivera, who interviewed hiring managers as part of a study into the hiring practices at top law firms, investment banks and management consulting firms. In all she interviewed 120 hiring managers, 40 from each type of institution, and created fictional job candidates with differing resumés to gauge reactions. Her study was published in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility.Rivera decided to create Annulkah about halfway through her data collection after a surprising number of legal hiring managers said their firms lacked diversity because so few black law students had good grades. Annulkah attended a lower-tier undergrad institution and a … [Read more...] about Why Annulkah Can’t Get a BigLaw Job: Everest-Climbing Super-Elite Grads Preferred

On June 30, Ducati rider Carlin Dunne died from injuries after crashing on the 156th turn in the 97th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.An investigation by Hill Climb officials concluded that Dunne’s 2019 Ducati Streetfighter V4 prototype highsideded, throwing him from the bike and down an embankment a mere 20 yards from the finish line.Dunne's was the third motorcycle death associated with the Hill Climb over the past five years, the fourth of all Hill Climb motorcycle deaths, and the seventh death overall since 1921.The 12.42-mile course was fully paved in 2011, which some race fans speculate made the road more dangerous to drivers, despite multiple speed records falling in the years since.French racer Romain Dumas broke the course record last year in an electric Volkswagen, racing to the clouds in 7:57.148. Similarly, Dunne was on his way to a major motorcycle course record. Race officials estimate that Dunne would have crossed the finish line in 9:32, beating … [Read more...] about The history of motorcycles on the Pikes Peak Hill Climb