LONDON -- A climber who survived a plunge of 1,000 feet (300 meters) from one of Britain's highest mountains still plans to scale Everest this year.
Climber Survives 1,000 Foot (300 Meter) Fall
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP: Top International, Seattle Post-Intelligencer: World
Mon, 01/31/2011 - 5:34am
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