Hikers find 'abominable snowman' footprints Oct 22, 2008
Yagihara, 61, said the creature's footprints were found on snow at an altitude of about 4,800 meters (15,748 feet) in the Dhaulagiri mountain range in western Nepal ... Yagihara and his team, supported by Sherpas, spent six weeks on the lower reaches of the 7,661-meter (25,134-ft) Dhaulagiri IV looking for evidence of the beast's existence. (MSNBC -- International)
Japanese team finds 'yeti footprints' in Nepal Oct 21, 2008
In this undated handout combination picture from Yeti Project Japan received on October 20, 2008, what is alleged to be the footprint of a Yeti (left) is measured on the Dhaulagiri mountain northwest of Pokhara and compared to a human footprint (right) ... Despite spending 42 days on Dhaulagiri IV -- a 7,661-metre peak where they say they have seen traces of yetis in the past -- the team failed in their prime objective of capturing one on film ... In this undated handout combination picture from... (The Age, Australia -- World)
Three Cougars Inducted Into HOF Oct 18, 2007
A former Spokane County commissioner, he was the first American to climb Nepal's Dhaulagiri in 1973 and his ascents of Uli Biaho in Pakistan and Gaurishankar in Nepal have yet to be repeated. O'Brien, who attended the Community Colleges of Spokane and then the University of Idaho, assisted WSU head track and field coach for nine years, 1996-2004. (Wsucougars.com)
Burning To See The Eternal Flame Sep 16, 2007
It stands above the Kali Gandaki River, which slices all the way through the mightiest mountain range of them all, with the 26,000-foot peaks of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri standing sentinel on either side. It's considered by some geographers to be the deepest gorge in the world. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Appa atop Everest for 17th time, breaks own record May 17, 2007
A Nepali sherpa was killed on the way to Mt Everest while an Italian and two Spanish climbers died while scaling Mt Dhaulagiri, the seventh highest peak. Other News. (Gorkhapatra)
