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Antarctic explorer Norman Vaughan is seen in this Feb. 2, 2000 file photo at The Royal Geograpical Society in London. Vaughan died Friday, Dec. 23, 2005, at about 10:30 a.m. at Providence Alaska Medical Center surrounded by family and friends, said nursing supervisor Martha George. Vaughan, who had turned 100 years old a few days ago, explored Antarctica as a young man and spent much of his life seeking adventure. (AP Photo/PA, Ian Nicholson )

[NormsRevenge]

"We had to risk failure to get there."

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RIP
Norm

[neodad]

His exploits included finishing the 1,100 mile-Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race six times after age 70. At age 96, he carried the Olympic torch in Juneau, passing the flame from a wheelchair, 70 years after he competed in the Olympics as a sled dog racer

Wow.

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It was my privelege to meet Norman Vaughan a few years ago.

The first half of the twentieth century was really the golden age of exploration and adventure, with the last and most difficult corners of the Earth finally conquered by men who were fully equal to the task. There just aren't any like them anymore.