In the living room, he found 16-foot walls supporting a barrel-vaulted ceiling.

WSJ: The Height of Charm | Anatomy Lesson

After around ten trips up the mast, our skipper Justin Taylor, 31, decided the only way to get it down was to remove the 80-foot steel cable supporting the mast.

BBC: Braving the elements

Tea houses, porters, guides and craftsmen nestled in these villages have had a long history of supporting trekkers on their way to Thorong La pass and their livelihood depends on the passing foot-traffic.

BBC: Nepal��s shrinking Annapurna Circuit

The rover's mission is to determine whether Mars ever had an environment capable of supporting life, and its prime target is Mount Sharp, the 18, 000-foot (5, 500-meter) peak about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) to the south.

CNN: Mars panorama shows Curiosity's prime target