The Other Side Of The Mountains

"Do they have lions there?" Gilbert asks. His dad nods with a smile. "Well, what are we waiting for?" says Gilbert. "Let's go!"

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High Points from a 16-Year Quest

HIGH-ALTITUDE climber Ed Viesturs has had his ups and downs during his odyssey to summit the world's 14 highest peaks. One of the toughest challenges? Raising money to get to K2 with Scott Fischer. "We were ready to flip a coin to see who went," Viesturs says. "We had to hold a T-shirt sale."

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