Seventeen years after the doctor's diagnosis, Samra took this determination to tackle the world's tallest peak.
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The tallest rock, Mt Olga (546m, 1066m above sea level) is approximately 200m higher than Uluru.
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Muse Developments plans a development comprising linked buildings, the tallest of which would be 10 storeys.
One of its most notable features is the tallest building in Wales, the 29-storey Meridian Tower.
At least the Cambodia Stock Exchange has impressive premises in the country's tallest building.
Tower 42, which was officially opened in 1981, is currently the fifth tallest building in London.
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Just south of the bazaar lies the Barakatra, once the tallest structure in Dhaka.
Biggest bulls around Forbes, maybe, which is like being the tallest kid in preschool.
If it were a building, it would be among the 20 tallest in the city.
Its developers, the Berkeley Group, say it will be one of Europe's tallest residential towers.
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The tour ends with a hike to one of the tallest temples to watch the sunset over Lake Yaxha.
Chicago is a city of different levels - the tallest building in the US, street level, and underground roads.
He has profiled a variety of personalities from astronauts to prime ministers, holocaust survivors and the world's tallest man.
The latest featured the Burj Khalifa Centre of Now in Dubai, the tallest building in the world.
From her "house" on Concourse H, she points out the tallest barista across the way at Starbucks.
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Co-founder Minoru Mori is behind some of the city's tallest developments, like Roppongi Hills and ARK Hills.
The tallest building in the United States, the Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois, stands 1, 450 feet high.
He also noticed that his allotted wall faced the city's tallest building at the time, City Hall.
He scaled Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America, oblivious that trouble was brewing back home in Egypt.
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Known for grandiose projects such as the Shanghai World Financial Center, China's tallest building, which opened in 2008.
Standing at 6-foot-4 and 6-foot-6 respectively, the oversized speedsters are the tallest pair of wingers in international rugby.
Out of the 50 tallest buildings, more than half are in Asia, according to buildings data firm Emporis.
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The tallest part of the tower block is side-on to the river, along which the prevailing wind blows.
In Dubai, you will find the tallest building in the world, the first-ever seven-star hotel and the biggest indoor ski slope.
The tallest building in the world, Taipei 101, was completed in 2004.
The man in black is stood way up, on the ledge of the 90th floor of America's tallest building.
It will be around 558ft (170m) higher than the current tallest building, the 2, 717ft (828m) Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
It turns out the tallest thing he ever erected was a seven-story office building 12 years ago--in the suburbs.
The masts are eyesores: the tallest structures on most islands, they jut up through the coconut and palm trees.
The skyscraper will eventually reach around 800 metres (2, 624 feet) to claim the title as the world's tallest building.
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