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With the recent publishing of Paul Therouxs essay on his first crosscountry road trip, Smithsonian Magazines accompanying list of Great Road Trips in American Literature, and our own July article celebrating the revival of the summer road trip, we thought wed chime in with a list of Road Trip Movies. Heres a list of ten flicks (in no particular order, and certainly not comprehensive) you can enjoy when you cant hit the open road replica watch gift yourself.1. National Lampoons Vacation. For everyone who has memories of being stuck in a woodpaneled station wagon during their fathers quest for the perfect family vacation (guilty), this ones for you. Clark Griswold explained the beauty of road trips perfectly when he said, Why arent we flying? Because getting there is half the fun.

Dont expect any more (legal) attempts to out disrobe 25-year-old Sherpa Lakpa Tharke. His several-minute controversial half-naked display on the top of Mount Everests 29,035-foot summit in 14-degree weather during the 2006 season garnered him the highest display of nudity—an act, he said, he did for world peace.Altruistic cause or no, the peaks still a god, and showing your skin is a no-no, says the Nepal Mountaineering Association, replica IWC 3227-02 watch according to recent news reports. Well, they didnt word it exactly like that but they did call for bans of nudity and other bizarre record-setting bids on the top of Everest Sept. 26.Despite the ban, after rereading Kevin Fedarkos July 2007 article, High Times, were guessing the well-stocked parties, Playboy bunnies, and crazy record-setting attempts will continue for quite some time. —Christina Erb

The International Federation of Sport Climbing World Championships concluded last week in Aviles, Spain, without an American name in the winning line-up, nor a French name--one of the worlds most dominant in climbing. Russia dominated replica IWC 3714-32 watch with three gold medals and seven podium finishes. Theyre also the homecountry of the new World Champion, 21-year-old Dmitry Sharafutdinov. Ranking 23rd in the World Cup last year, Sharafutdinov rocked the competition this year with a bouldering win, and 47th and 10th place finished in lead climbing and speed, respectively.American Emily Harrington finished 14th in lead climbing after taking home the silver medal for the same event in 2005. --Alicia Carr