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In Greek mythology, Talos, also spelled Talus (/ ˈ t eɪ l ɒ s /; [1] Greek: Τάλως, Tálōs) or Talon (/ ˈ t eɪ l ɒ n, ən /; Greek: Τάλων, Tálōn), was a man of bronze who protected Crete from pirates and invaders. Despite the popular idea that he was a giant, no ancient source states this explicitly.
Carlos Carsolio Larrea (born 4 October 1962 in Mexico City) is a Mexican mountain climber.Carsolio is known for being the fourth man (first non-European) and the second youngest to climb the world's 14 eight-thousanders, all of them without supplemental oxygen (although, he required emergency oxygen on his descent from Makalu in 1988).
The Geodetic Commentary to the TALOS Manual, largely prepared by Vaníček and published by the International Hydrographic Organization in 1996, was incorporated into the Manual. [ 14 ] The book Geodesy: The Concepts , [ 15 ] by Vaníček and Krakiwsky, now translated into several languages, is a standard text for both undergraduate and ...
In Greek mythology, Talos (/ ˈ t eɪ l ɒ s /; Ancient Greek: Τάλως Talōs) was an Athenian inventor. On some accounts, Talos was also called Attalus (Ἄτταλος) [ 1 ] or Calus/Calos (Κάλως).
Beth Rodden (born April 5, 1980) is an American rock climber known for her ascents of hard single-pitch traditional climbing routes. She was the youngest woman to climb 5.14a (8b+) and is one of the only women in the world to have redpointed a 5.14c (8c+) traditional climbing graded climb.
[2] He is the only climber to have ascended ten mountains of more than 8,000 meters after turning 60, and is the oldest person in history to have successfully climbed K2 (65 years old), Broad Peak (68), Makalu (69), Gasherbrum I (70), Manaslu (71 years old), Kanchenjunga (75 years old) and Annapurna (77 years old).
Lene Gammelgaard (born 18 December 1961) is a Danish climber, author, and motivational speaker. Gammelgaard is the 35th woman, and first Scandinavian woman, to climb Mount Everest, [1] reaching the summit via the South East Ridge on 10 May 1996, as part of Scott Fischer's tragic expedition.
Jim Wickwire (born June 8, 1940) is the first American to summit K2, the second highest mountain in the world (summit at 8,611 m (28,251 ft)). [1] [2] [3] Wickwire is also known for surviving an overnight solo bivouac on K2 at an elevation above 27,000 ft or 8,200 m; considered "one of the most notorious bivouacs in mountaineering history".