Political strategist on climbing Mt. Everest
GOP strategist Terry Sullivan speaks with Major Garrett about the adventures he's been on away from Washington and the important life lessons he's picked up along the way.
Mount Everest
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Correspondent Cecilia Vega, producer Jacqueline Williams and a crew physically trained for months to reach Everest Base Camp. Vega said their ascent was, "the hardest thing I've ever done physically."
Commercialization of Everest brings opportunity, pressure to Sherpas
Sherpas navigate extreme conditions and treacherous pathways as they act as porters and guides for climbers summiting Everest. They put their lives on the line, often with little recognition.
Everest climbs put Sherpa guides at risk
Sherpas navigate extreme conditions and treacherous pathways as they act as porters and guides for climbers summiting Everest. They put their lives on the line, often with little recognition.
What it takes to film on Mount Everest
Correspondent Cecilia Vega, producer Jacqueline Williams and a crew physically trained for months to reach Everest Base Camp. Vega said their ascent was, "the hardest thing I've ever done physically."
The journey to Everest Base Camp
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Rescuers helping hundreds of Mount Everest hikers trapped by heavy snow
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Mount Everest climbers stranded after snowstorm
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What it's like to climb Mount Everest
It can be described as grueling, exhausting and sometimes blinding. Not U.S. politics, although close, but climbing Mount Everest. CBS News political contributor Terry Sullivan, who recently journeyed to the top of the world's highest mountain, joins "The Takeout" to discuss what the trip was like.
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British mountaineer scales Mount Everest for record 19th time
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Remains found on Mount Everest
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Remains of climber who vanished in 1924 believed found on Mount Everest
Andrew Irvine went missing in 1924 alongside climbing partner George Mallory as the pair attempted to be the first to reach Everest's summit.
Nepali man becomes youngest to climb all 14 of the world's highest peaks
Nima Rinji Sherpa's team says he's summitted Tibet's Shisha Pangma, completing a record-setting mission to top all 14 of the world's highest peaks.
Mount Everest's melting ice reveals bodies in the "death zone"
Climate change is thinning snow and ice on Mount Everest, exposing the bodies of hundreds of mountaineers who died chasing their dreams.
2 climbers die on Mount Everest, 3 still missing
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