Future Victim of Everest to Ride Down Mountain on a Unicycle

Sean Fallon — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:45:00 EDT

The words "extreme" and "unicycle" should never be uttered in the same breath—unless you are referring to British mountaineer Steve Colligan. Starting next week he will attempt to traverse a 600-mile stretch of the Himalayas from Lhasa in Tibet to Kathmandu in Nepal, via Everest base camp riding on a mountain unicycle.

At 47 years old, Colligan has decided to attempt the record-breaking feat in order to raise money for a school in Nepal (and undoubtedly to become the greatest unicyclist of all-time). He plans on achieving this dangerous feat with his trusty distance unicycle, fitted with an off-road tire. No word on whether he will sport a wig, parachute pants and a clown nose during the attempt. You laugh, but it could help keep him warm up there. [Metro]

Japanese Scientist Off to Catch Yeti with Camera Array, Again

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:40:00 EDT

Yeti hunter Yoshiteru Takahashi and a crew of six experienced mountaineers are off to the Himalayas to try to get undeniable evidence of the existence of the fabled primitive humanoid. Again. This time they are going to install an array of state-of-the-art motion-sensitive cameras along a ridge at 14,000 feet high. Takahashi is convinced that the creature exists:

The yeti is not a bear or a monkey. It is definitely an unknown creature that walks on two legs.

The team will stay at the base camp for six weeks, hoping to catch a good picture of the furry guy. This is their third expedition after Yoshiteru became aware of the yeti during a climbing trip to the Dhaulagiri region in 1971, where other climbers said they clearly saw a 5-foot humanoid creature full of gray hair. I know the impression, I get it most nights after cocktails. [Pink Tentacle]

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Future Victim of Everest to Ride Down Mountain on a Unicycle

Japanese Scientist Off to Catch Yeti with Camera Array, Again