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Whether you are visiting a high-altitude city or climbing to the summit of a massive mountain, altitude sickness is a common, but potentially dangerous condition. For people who have spent the majority of their
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All-Female Team Plans to Row Across the Pacific Ocean in 2013
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Blind Adventurer Plans to Kayak the Grand Canyon
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The Volcanic Seven Summits
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