“At the Top of the World”
Outside the Lines, Sunday, 9 a.m., ESPN; 10 a.m. ESPN2
SportsCenter, Sunday, 10 a.m., ESPN
SportsCenter Featured Special, Thursday, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Summiting Mount Everest is one of the world’s ultimate sporting achievements. In the 60 years since the mountain was first ascended by Sir Edmund Hillary and his guide Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, 4,000 people have made the 29,029-foot climb to the top of the earth. But reaching the peak would not be possible without the help of Sherpas, the indigenous tribe from Nepal who pave the way and carry gear for visiting climbers. One year after an avalanche tragedy that killed more than a dozen Sherpas, what has been revealed is what those in the climbing community have long appreciated and advocated: just how much the Sherpas risk on Everest. Peter Edmund Hillary, Sir Edmund Hillary’s son, narrates the journey for “SC Featured.”
“Why do we climb? It’s very clear, that we climb to make a living. It’s not because they love mountaineering or because they, you know, love to carry loads up the mountain, but it’s just all for the money and to support their families.” – Dr. Nima Namgyal, Sherpa
“I think no amount of money is enough for taking the risk to be killed and leave your kids without a father. Having said that, looking at the alternatives, it is a far better option than anything else out there.” – Dawa Steven, Sherpa
“Jason Rabedeaux Was Here”
by Wright Thompson
To be featured in ESPN The Magazine’s NFL Draft Issue on newsstands April 17
Jason Rabedeaux was once one of college basketball’s brightest young coaches in the U.S. In 1999, “Coach Rab” became the head coach at UTEP, replacing the legendary Don Haskins. He resigned abruptly several years later, after not winning enough and a public scandal about him cheating on his wife. He eventually ended up coaching all around Asia, finally settling three years ago in Vietnam. Last fall he died mysteriously in Saigon, leaving his loved ones and colleagues to grapple with how far he’d fallen.
Excerpt:
“Saigon can be a dangerous place, not only because of what someone might do to you there but because of what you are allowed to do to yourself. People and their intentions come whole and leave broken. . .
“Rabedeaux was a refugee and a runaway in a city founded and sustained by them.”
The Sports Reporters
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. ESPN; 10:30 a.m., ESPN2
This week’s Panel*
John Saunders
Jemele Hill
Mike Lupica
Bob Ryan
*Subject to change
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