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To: Dealer who wrote (1)	10/6/2000 2:04:52 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (3) of 65232

A Ski Trip to Remember LONDON (Reuters) - A 37-year-old Slovenian will try on Saturday to become the first man to ski down Mount Everest, the Times newspaper said on Friday. ``At an altitude of 8,000 meters (26,000 feet) you encounter a lack of oxygen, changing snow conditions, very strong winds and extreme cold. Your ability to move is very limited. It should be really fun,'' the skier, Davo Karnicar, said in the Times. Karnicar has spent a month climbing the world's highest mountain and expects to reach the summit at midday on Saturday, the Times said. It should take him between five and seven hours to ski back down the mountain to base camp on his custom made skis. His descent will be captured on video by cameras set up along the way and broadcast on the Internet, the Times said. Karnicar has already skied down Mont Blanc and Annapurna in the Himalayas but he has a score to settle with Everest -- the last time he tried to ski down the mountain he lost two fingers. ``I feel I am born for this type of skiing. I learned to ski aged three. When I was eight I joined our national team. Today, I'm a ski instructor but Everest is the greatest challenge,'' Karnicar said in the Times.

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