Climbing Mt. Shasta and losing Camille
Since we have such a politically oriented blog this week, I thought I would share a story.
In my 20’s I spent a lot of time climbing mountains. Among my favorite possessions were my ice axe, crampons and climbing gear. I spent many a night sleeping on glaciers, often without a tent.
A colleague of a friend asked if she could join my next attempt to summit Mt. Shasta, my favorite California mountain, where I had previous experience and many adventures. Of course, I welcomed the company and we trained together for months in preparation. [Read more →]
July 7, 2008 No Comments
Netizens criticize Western media reports on Tibet riot
The Chinese public is venting its spleen online over inaccurate reports about the Tibet riot by some Western media groups.
Since March 20, various inaccurate photos that claimed to be of the Lhasa riot on March 14 by Western media were collected and uploaded on the Internet by some Chinese overseas students.
The collection comprised 11 pictures and footage broadcast by Cable News Network (CNN), the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and other foreign media where netizens highlighted the mistaken captions accompanying the images.
April 13, 2008 1 Comment
