What an inspiration!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7822879.stm

part quote above:
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Record-breaking climber Rob Gauntlett, 21, and James Atkinson, 21, of Sussex, were killed after falling on a route on the east face of Mont Blanc.
Mr Gauntlett climbed Mount Everest when he was 19 in 2006 - making him the youngest Briton to achieve the feat....


Gauntlett's and Atkinson's tragic fall is so unfortunate. This is such sad news.


My condolences to their families.
Rest In Peace Robert
Rest in Peace James.


To the many of my fellow BAUTers here, who are keen, active and knowledgeable climbers,
I say, I raise my hat to you! Keep safe! May your Gods protect you!

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clear skies

If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. CARL SAGAN

Mak: Pass the pepperoni please.
Fazor: "Hail, Bautainia! We pledge our hearts to thee! Science and woo, some babbling too, and astron-oh-meee!"
slang: And it made ash out of yew and tree.

Fair skies, fare well.

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If I set the budget, we'd have Ares and more. Unfortunately, I don't set the budget, and Ares is just too expensive and too far out for us to accomplish our goals within the budget we were given.

If we halt the ISS, all versions of Ares, and transport Orion and Altair aboard DIRECTv3's Jupiter family of Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicles, we just might make it back to the Moon by 2020.

Poor guys. Rest in Peace.

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I don't care which rocket you use, whichever one you pick, I'll like it, I swear.
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