April 2010
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Team sets out to clear bodies from Everest's death... →
Spring Cleaning the “death zone,” which is littered with bodies and climbing equipment. This extreme clean-up is being performed by the best janitor sherpas in Nepal. Good luck guys, pack in-pack out, leave no trace…way to keep Everest green!
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Extreme 19th, South African golf course
Check out the video at http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5082256
The longest and highest par three in the world at 1400 feet high and 630 yards long. The only way up to the tee box is by helicopter after a safari jeep ride. The ball has an air time of 26 seconds before hopefully landing on the Africa-shaped green. Padraig Harrington is the only pro golfer to actually make a par on the extreme...
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U.S. gets 3-D Cup treatment on June 18
The World Cup final at Soccer City in Johannesburg will be among 25 matches at this year’s tournament broadcast in 3-D. Twenty-five of the 64 matches in South Africa will be filmed by at least seven pairs of cameras, with record five-time World Cup winner Brazil the most featured team. All three of its group matches are among the 15 first-round games scheduled for broadcast.
The United...
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You Can Almost Smell the Freshly Mowed Grass at...
thetickr:
For the 15th consecutive year, IBM will assist the Masters Tournament in producing and hosting Masters.com. Paired with a fairly impressive iPhone app, it’s pretty much impossible to miss any of The Masters action this week. Amen Corner, to that.
Visit Masters.com → Download The Masters iPhone app → (screen shots below)
Lil Wayne to Start Blogging for ESPN Again...from...
thetickr:
This past week, from prison, Lil Wayne launched WeezyThanxYou.com. It’s his way of thanking all his fans for the letters he’s been receiving in prison.
In his first post, Mr. Carter announced that he’s going to start blogging for ESPN again:
Real soon, you can catch me blogging for ESPN again thank you espn for not letting my passion for sports perish.
Looking forward to it Weezy!
I'm Here- A Love Story In An Absolut World
Check out this short by Spike Jonze he made for Absolut. Make sure you have a little time, it is 30 minutes but definitely worth the watch. www.imheremovie.com
I’m Here is a 30-minute love story about the relationship between two robots living in L.A. The film is written and directed by Spike Jonez. Andrew Garfield and Sienna Guillory are in the lead roles, and the soundtrack includes...
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