KATHMANDU, Nepal — Two American climbers have successfully skied down from the summit of the world’s fourth-highest mountain, organizers said Monday.
James Morrison of Tahoe, California, and Hilaree Nelson of Telluride, Colorado, scaled Mount Lhotse’s 27,940-foot summit on Sunday with two other climbers and three Nepalese Sherpa guides, said Pemba Sherpa of Xtreme Climbers Treks and Expeditions.
Morrison and Nelson then … More
One of the greatest cars to emerge from Porsche in the mid-’70s, and one which helped legitimize the turbocharged engine as a credible racing motor, was the 935. A stretched 911 Turbo, hardened for sprint and endurance racing, with upwards of 850 horsepower, a four-speed manual, no aids, and a fraction of today’s downforce: a recipe that is enough to make most racing drivers tremble. With a cautious approach and a respect for the limitations of the car, Ulli Andree learned what it takes to master one of the fiercest, fire-breathing GT cars of old. Andree is a pro-am racer in both GT and touring cars as well as the director of global communications at Recaro,
Andree, now 52, grew up with the 935 as a car dear to his heart. As it rose to prominence during his formative years, it left … More