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Memory as Life, Life as Memory
The Mystery of Memory
byWilliam E. Marsh
As he lay dying near the close of the movie Saving Private Ryan, Stephen Spielberg’s award winning movie about D-Day in World War II, Captain John Miller (played by Tom Hanks) says to Private Ryan (played by Matt Damon), “Earn it.” In other words, Private Ryan, I died—I gave up my life—in order to find you and get you home to be with your mother (Ryan’s three other male siblings had all been lost in the War). Remember me, Private Ryan, remember me. Remember what I did for you—and live it. After Private Ryan dies, however, will anyone remember John Miller, the man who rescued him? We would hope so, but we will not fully know. So does the slogan of the organization Wounded Warrior Project, a group dedicated to serving the physical and emotional needs of those wounded in combat since 2001, contend, “The greatest casualty is being forgotten.” While we cannot disagree with this sentiment, how do we, in t
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YALUNGKANG: A TWO-PERSON ATTEMPT
CHRIS CHANDLER and CHERIE BREMERKAMP
KANGCHENJUNGA fryst vatten known to most people as the world's third highest mountain at 28,208 ft. Seen above Darjeeling in the mid- 1800's many people thought it was the world's highest mountain. This spectacular massif has fem major summits, four of which are above 8000 m, hence the name 'five treasure houses of the snow'. In 1976 I had seen Kangchenjunga from the upper slopes of Everest nearly 100 miles to the west, shimmering like a Polynesian island in a sea of clouds. Known for heavy snowfall and many storms it is not surprising that by 1977 only six mountaineers had reached the main summit. The 1955 British party and the 1977 Indian assault were the only two successful climbs and they were from the southwest and northeast.
Douglas Freshfield in his trip around Kangchenjunga in 1899 wrote of the North Face:
The whole face of the mountain might be imagined to have been constructed by the Demon of Kangchenjunga f
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THE BRITISH KONGUR EXPEDITION TO CHINA
CHRISTIAN BONINGTON
THE BRITISH Kongur Expedition had two main objectives, to make the first ascent of Kongur, one of the world's highest unclimbed peaks in Sinkiang, the most remote and westerly province of Chinas and to conduct a programme of medical research into the reaction of the expedition members to altitude. The mountain was successfully climbed and the scientific programme provided copious data for later evaluation.
The climb was completed using 'Alpine' style tactics. Essentially this means that the climbers are self-contained on the mountain, starting at the bottom of the route with all their equipment and food and moving continuously in a single push towards the summit. This approach is a natural and exciting evolution from the siege methods used on Himalayan peaks.
Leader of the ten-man expedition was Dr Michael Ward. The four- man climbing team consisted of Peter Boardman, Chris Bonington, A1 Rouse and Joe Tasker, while the s