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The Passion of Victoria Osteen
A flight attendant's smackdown with the wife of mega-preacher Joel Osteen inspires a whole new set of commandments.
By Rich Connelly
City Pages
Your Field Guide to the RNC
Today Denver, tomorrow the Twin Cities.
By Matt Snyders and Bradley Campbell
The Pitch
Star Power
A country musician rescues Waylon Jennings' tour bus from the scrap heap.
By C.J. Janovy
Village Voice
Serrano's Second Movement
The provocateur who brought you "Piss Christ" pinches off a new concept.
By Lynn Yaeger

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Climb Every Mountain

High-altitude guru did — and lived to tell his tale

By Clay McNear

Published on February 07, 2008

In May 2005, professional mountain climber Ed Viesturs joined the Mile-High-Plus Club by summiting Nepal’s Annapurna. It was the last of the world’s 14 8,000-meter mounts for Viesturs, and made him only the 12th climber in history to conquer ’em all. Sounds like a choice gig — kicking it at the top of the world — right? Not so fast, as the sorely conflicted climber will tell you when he introduces his book No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World’s 14 Highest Peaks.
Tue., Feb. 12, 7 p.m., 2008

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