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Seven
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Mt. Everest
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National flag of Nepal |
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In Nepal
Mt. Everest is called Sagarmatha which means Goddess of
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In Tibet
Mt. Everest is called Chomolangma which means Mother of
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Cancer survivor Dick Molen has climbed to the chilly tops of
the Seven Peaks or Seven Summits, the highest mountain on each
continent. The Seven Peaks are: Africa's Mount
Kilimanjaro: 19,341 ft., Australia's Mount Kosciusko: 7,310
ft., Europe's Mount Elbrus: 18,510 ft.,
South America's Mount Aconcagua: 22,835 ft.,
Asia's Mount Everest: 29,029 ft., North America's Mount McKinley:
20,322 ft., and
Antarctica's Mount Vinson: 16,864 ft.
The video, films, and photos
featured below are mountains we climbed during our ultimate
goal which was to summit the seven highest peaks on each continent.
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If
you would like to read more about Dick Molen and his adventure
to the top of Mt. Everest please follow
this link.
Photos of all the different mountains we climbed:
(Kilimanjaro, Kosciusko, Elbrus, Aconcagua, Everest,
McKinley, and Vinson).
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Local couple's unending quest to dare
mighty things has carried them to lofty heights. Here
they are seen near the summit of Mount Elbrus, the highest peak
in Russia and the continent of Europe.
Monterely Life - Sue Sanguinetti -
March 1989
A Rope dangles from the steep
mountainside. Suddenly a strong hand grips it firmly as the climber
pulls himself up and digs his crampons into the icy wall. With 40
pounds of gear strapped to his back, he fixes his eyes on Mount
Everest with determination. There is an intensity in his eyes - he
is driven to win, to conquer.
"There
are a lot of interesting, incredible, wonderful things to
do in the world and I intend to do as much as I can."-Dick
Molen, March 1989, Monterey Life
"Far
better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious
triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to
take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy
much nor suffer much because they live in the grey twilight
that knows not victory nor defeat."-Theodore
Roosevelt
This is a love story. A love
story between a man and a woman who complement one another.
He is a cancer survivor who
has conquered "mighty things."
She joined him in his quest for adventure and health.
Their accomplishments are many. Together they've had an
exceptional and adventurous life and they truly are an
inspiration for both the young and the old.-Debbie
Holmer, April 22, 1999, Fort Bragg Advocate-News
The Molen's have climbed Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro in
Spring of 1986, Australia's Mount Kosciusko in the fall
of 1986, Russia's Mount Elbrus in 1987, South America's
Mount Aconcagua in 1991, Asia's Mount Everest in 1994,
and North America's Mount McKinley in 1995. Because of
another bout with cancer, one peak remains to be challenged-Antarctica's
Mount Vinson. They are the oldest couple to have climbed
as high as they did on Mount Everest. Jan is the oldest
woman who has climbed five of the highest mountains on
five of the seven continents.-Fort Bragg Advocate-News,
April 1999
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