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Year. >> it is a chance to test the equipment the foundation developed. >> i never thought i would be able to ski, but this program has changed my opinion on adaptive sports. >> we built the ski equipment and you give it to a kid who never had a chance to go up and experience what it is to ski down a giant mountain. it is incredible how life changing that can be for them. >> it is incredible. britains princes took a private tour of elvis estate. guess who else was in graceland. >> very excitin...

Fast. >> for those of you who watched the world cup this year, the super-g was the best i skied all year. >> reporter: its the chance to test out the latest equipment the foundation has helped top. >> the program has changed my life. i never thought id be able to ski, but this programs really changed my opinion on the depth of sports. >> we built some of our ski equipment and give it to a kid who never had the chance to go up and experience what it is to ski down a giant mountain. and you watch ...

Theyre are in there are as big as five-story buildings, some them the size of cars that are just teetering on the edge, and you just dont know when theyre going to go. this morning it just happened to hit when people were in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> reporter: it is the beginning of the climbing season at mount everest. hundreds of climbers have gathered to prepare to scale the 29,000-foot mountain, but tonight, jeff, everest is closed. >> clarissa ward, thank you very much. when geo...

That moment when you stepped on to the top of mount everest? >> there is no feeling of exhilaration, no feeling of-- "boy, we pulled it off." we were just hanging on to life. and i knew we were out of oxygen. youre in the death zone. if you dont get down, die. >> reporter: back then, climbing everest was extremely treacherous and lonely. its still treacherous, but far from lonely. >> it is very much a commercial business. >> reporter: conrad anker has reached the summit of everest three times. >...

Good night. next at 6:00 thunder, lightning and hail wallop the bay area >> the storm caused power outages for hundreds in the bay area. snow is cold its pretty windy up there on the hill. >> intense search for a man missing in the back country during the snow storms. >> and good food thats are bad for you. what is really healthy in the

>> reporter: frostbite, breathing problems, and exhaustion from taken out members of every team. now ed parker, the race organizer, gathers all the teams together. >> ive decided the race is over and from here on in, were doing this together. >> reporter: the teams are united as one. led out by prince harry, this push on to the pole together. >> im finishing strong, and thats all i can ask of myself. >> reporter: what started as a race ends as something greater. a celebration of strength and per...

>> im scared. i dont want to damage myself any more. >> reporter: in 2004 a suicide bombing in iraq left terese with burns over 30% of her body. >> i was only 24 when i was hurt, and i just thought that no one was ever going to be attracted to me. >> reporter: out on the ice its minus 40 degrees. at this temperature you can get frostbite in seconds. >> everyones particularly cold, struggling to breathe. >> reporter: after three days of skiing, the teams are just 35 miles closer to the south pole...

And beyond. reporter: in a san antonio theater today it was not a hot new movie on the big screen, it was team usa taking on russia in paralympic sled hockey, thousands of miles away in sochi, russia, fans hope for a repeat of the 1980 miracle on ice, they quickly learned what so many learned this year, the paralympics are full of miracles. it is the biggest paralympics to date and will just get bigger. athletes like evan strong who won gold in the paralympics first ever snow-cross. im so ...

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Is now where we were, in sochi in russia for the paralympics opening tomorrow. but not as a wheelchair racer. instead, she is in a sport she just decided to learn. as we hear from our national correspondent kate snow, it is a journey that has personal meaning. >> reporter: mcfadden doesnt like to do anything half way. she was the first person ever to win four marathons in a year, wheelchair or not. in the four months since her new york city victory, she took her finals, graduated from college an...