http://kuow.org en http://kuow.org/post/national-geographics-explorer-year-mountaineer-gerlinde-kaltenbrunner <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Mountaineer </span><a href="http://www.gerlinde-kaltenbrunner.at/en/" style="line-height: 1.5;">Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner</a><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> is the first woman to summit all 14 of the world’s 8,000-plus meter peaks without supplemental oxygen. This accomplishment came with a price. Her 2010 attempt to summit K2 — her last peak — ended when her good friend and partner slipped and fell to his death. A year later, she tried again and was rewarded with a view like she’d never imagined. She said, “I had the feeling that I was one with the universe." We’ll talk with National Geographic's 2012 explorer of the year.</span></p><p> Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Producer 9851 at http://kuow.org National Geographic's Explorer Of The Year: Mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner http://kuow.org/post/do-you-volunteer-0 <p>According to the Federal Agency for Service and Volunteering, 34 percent of Washington residents volunteer. Are you one of those people? Today, Ross Reynolds hears stories about the ups and downs of volunteering. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:24:08 +0000 Ross Reynolds 7550 at http://kuow.org Do You Volunteer?