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Sport and life - created by LouisK
Date : the 01/09/2008
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A personal quest
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Sport and life
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Taking the Whitney Challenge
added the 01/09/2008
So on a recent weekend, each of them -- and 97 fellow hikers seeking the next great challenge -- traveled to the edge of the southeastern California desert. Their goal: to ascend Mount Whitney and make it back down in a single day.
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: ""For many hikers, Whitney isn't just a mountain; it's part of a bigger personal quest. Getting to the top can be a way to celebrate lasting triumphs over cancer, obesity or drug addiction. It can be a decisive chapter break for people switching jobs. Or it can simply be a way for overlooked middle managers to stand tall for a moment on the summit, towering over everyone else by virtue of their own hard work.""
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