The Swedish adventurer Göran Kropp (November 12, 1966 - September 30, 2002) became famous for his May 23, 1996 ascent of Mount Everest, to which he bicycled all the way from Stockholm and scaled alone without the help of oxygen tanks. The Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige  listen) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... -1... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article is about the Alpine mountain. ... Stockholm [, ] is the capital and the largest City of Sweden. ...

In 1972, at the age of 6, his father took him up Galdhøpiggen, the highest peak in Norway. In 1993 he became the first Scandinavian atop K2, the second highest mountain in the world. This time also without oxygen tanks. 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Galdhøpiggen is the highest mountain in Norway, at 2469 m above sea level. ... Norway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... Scandinavia is the cultural and historic region of the Scandinavian Peninsula. ... K2 (also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, Lambha Pahar, Chogori, Kechu or Dapsang) is a mountain in the Karakoram, part of the Himalaya range, on the border between China and the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ...

On September 30, 2002, Kropp died from head injuries when he fell 22 metres (75 feet) while descending the Air Guitar route near Frenchman Coulee in Vantage, Washington. While being belayed by Seattle climber Erden Eruç, apparently his protection pulled out from a crack. According to Eruç, Kropp died on impact. September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ... Vantage is a census-designated place located in Kittitas County, Washington. ... This page describes terms and jargon related to climbing and mountaineering. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... To make climbing as safe as possible, most climbers use protection to prevent injury to themselves and others. ...

Before his passing, Göran had sponsored the Göran Kropp Bishwa Darshan Primary School in Taptin, Chyangba, Solukhumbu, Nepal, which serves 165 pupils and eight teachers. A tax-exempt non-profit organization named Around-n-Over established by Erden Eruç now aims to continue to support that school and the surrounding community. Around-n-Over will also create educational and inspirational content for young students based on human powered journeys worthy of Göran's legacy. The Kingdom of Nepal, situated in the Himalayas, is the worlds only Hindu kingdom. ...

External links

• News article on accident (http://www.mountainzone.com/html/news/2002/html/1001_kropp_release.html)
• About Around-n-Over (http://www.around-n-over.org/around-n-over/)
• About Erden Eruç (http://www.around-n-over.org/erden.htm)