It was not until 1824 that the peak was climbed, when Placidus a Spescha, accompanied by a servant and two chamois-hunters, made his sixth and final assault from the south side.

He was awarded the National League Gold Glove Award for catchers, as the Padres climbed to second place in the season's final standings.

The show closed with a final countdown, topped by Shakira, as her track " Hips Don't Lie " ( featuring Wyclef Jean ) had climbed back up to number one on the UK Singles Chart earlier in the day.

* First ascent of Cholatse, the final major peak climbed in the Everest region

It was the final Nepali eight-thousander to be climbed in winter conditions.

The stability and discipline that Ferretti brought to the team paid off as the Pumas climbed out of the relegation zone and reached a final in 2007 against Atlante, which they lost 2 – 1 on aggregate.

As a consequence of reaching the final, he climbed to number 5 in the world rankings for 1996 / 97, and in that same season he acquired his only ranking tournament victory ( after three previous losing finals ), the British Open, beating John Higgins 9 – 8 after needing a snooker in the final frame, winning the World Snooker Association Performance of the Year award for this achievement, although he has failed to maintain this level of performance.

Ultimately, they would win the title but then lose the FA Cup final to bitter rivals Manchester United, with Hughes again cutting a sickened figure as he climbed the Wembley steps to receive his losers ' medal, although he did manage to lead Liverpool on a lap of honour afterwards.

The delay in constructing the highway led to increases in the estimated final price tag, which climbed to $ 34 million by 1990 and $ 40 million by 1994.

James Hunt was fifth in his McLaren M23 and Clay Regazzoni climbed into the final point in the second Ferrari late in the race.

At the end of the game, both sets of fans climbed over metal fences in order to race onto the pitch come the final whistle to embrace and exchange scarves.

After struggling greatly in qualifying, the McLaren team found their way on race day, as John Watson and Niki Lauda climbed from positions 22 and 23 on the grid to finish first and second in the final United States Grand Prix West at Long Beach.

The route climbed about and passed through 29 tunnels before reaching the final mountain underpass, the long Moffat Tunnel.

Raymond made a short, humble speech and was carried off the field by his team as a construction worker climbed aboard a cherry-picker truck to cross off the final number on the poster.

First climbed by Charles and Lawrence Pilkington in 1880, the Pinnacle was never climbed by Sir Hugh Munro himself.

The surrounding mountains are picturesque but relatively rarely climbed as none quite reaches the 3, 000ft ( 914m ) required for Munro status.

The mountain is frequently climbed by tourists, virtually year round.

When the founding bishop Vosy climbed the hill, he found that it was snow-covered in July ; in the snowfall the tracks of a deer round the dolmen outlined the foundations of the future church.

Jimmy comes round and tells how he fought the man who climbed down the ivy.

As the best team of that second ( return ) round of the Bundesliga, the Swabians under Christian Gross climbed into the upper half of the table and, after a sensational rally, eventually managed to qualify for European football next season ( i. e. the 2010 – 11 UEFA Europa League ).

The round tower is some 30 metres ( 100 ft ) tall and can be climbed using internal ladders.

At the pneultimate round at Laguna Seca, Yoong qualified fourth and a sprint race that saw wet conditions led to him spinning off and having to start at the back for the feature race where he climbed to 10th and one point.

In his 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark, Steven Speilberg paid homage to Canutt, recreating the stunt when a stuntman, Terry Leonard, ( doubling for Harrison Ford ) ' dropped ' from the front of a German Army transport truck, was dragged underneath ( along a prepared trench ) and then climbed up the back and round to the front again.

Mount Timpanogos is one of Utah's most popular hiking / climbing destinations and is climbed year round.

Rok Blagus, Tine Cuder, Samo Krmelj and Matej Kladnik took the left couloir of the north face to the East ridge at c. 7100 m, from which they followed the ridge to the top, while Marko Prezelj and Boris Lorencic climbed the northwest ridge in a six-day round trip.

It was climbed in 2002 by members of the HotRock round the world climbing expedition.

Stybarrow Dodd is most commonly climbed as part of a round of Deepdale ( The Dodds ), or as part of a full transit of the Helvellyn Range.

Though she swiftly climbed up the ranks early in her career, reaching the third round at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2004, her tennis career faltered when she was diagnosed with a viral infection mid-2005.

* 1786 – Mont Blanc on the French – Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard.

* August 8 – Mont Blanc is climbed for the first time by Dr. Michael-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat.

The Royal Horse Artillery sounded a 21-gun salute and the last runner in the Torch Relay ran a lap of the track – created with cinders from the domestic coal fires of Leicester – and climbed the steps to the Olympic cauldron.

Other hills in Belgium include the Kemmelberg ( 159 m high ) and the Koppenberg ( 77 m high ) both known as being climbed by professional cyclist during the annual cycling road races of respectively Gent – Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders.

According to a legend, when Phidias was asked what inspired him — whether he climbed Mount Olympus to see Zeus, or whether Zeus came down from Olympus so that Pheidias could see him — the artist answered that he portrayed Zeus according to Book One, verses 528 – 530 of Homer's Iliad:

After drafting eventual Rookie of the Year and three-time All Star Brandon Roy in 2006, attendance climbed in the 2006 – 07 season and continued to rebound in the 2007 – 08 season.

Progress under Joe Royle continued in 1995 – 96 as they climbed to sixth place in the Premiership.

As we climbed over Belsen, we saw the flame-throwing Bren carriers trundling through the camp – burning it to the ground.

422 (" Agiochook "), composed around 1990 by the American composer Alan Hovhaness ( 1911 – 2000 ), dedicated to Mount Washington, which the composer climbed during his youth.

* The American composer Alan Hovhaness ( 1911 – 2000 ), who climbed Mount Monadnock several times during his youth, composed a symphonic fantasy entitled Monadnock, Op.

To impress DeLonge, Hoppus climbed to the top of a streetlight outside of DeLonge's home – however, he broke both ankles on the way down, resulting in being in crutches for the next few weeks.

The club placed third in the 1919 – 20 season and, although narrowly avoiding relegation in 1924 – 25, they steadily climbed the table and enjoyed seven successive seasons finishing in the top three.

The Matterhorn is one of the deadliest peaks in the Alps: from 1865 – when it was first climbed – to 1995, 500 alpinists died on it.

Unexpectedly it was first climbed by the brothers Franz and Toni Schmid on July 31 – August 1, 1931.

Walter Bonatti climbed the " North Face Direct " solo on February 18 – 22, 1965.

Crowberry Ridge, a classic rock climb graded severe, was first climbed direct – and photographed – in 1900 by the Abraham brothers with Messrs Puttrell and Baker.

* 1990 – Dhaulagiri becomes the first mountain higher than 8, 000 m to be climbed by a Lithuanian.