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British climber scales Everest for 19th time, breaking own record for most climbs by a non-Sherpa
A British mountain guide has scaled Mount Everest for the 19th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the ...
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British climber breaks his own record with 19th Everest summit
British climber Kenton Cool successfully climbed Mount Everest for the nineteenth time on Sunday, extending his own record ...
2 climbers die on Mount Everest; expedition organizers still deciding if and when bodies will be retrieved
Two people died while climbing Mount Everest as hundreds of climbers are attempting to scale the world's highest peak, ...
British climber makes 19th ascent of Everest, most by a non-Sherpa
A British climber beat his own record on Sunday for the most climbs of Mount Everest by a non-Sherpa, making his 19th ascent ...
She escaped an avalanche and became the first woman to summit Everest. Today, few remember her name
Japanese climber Junko Tabei was part of an-woman team climbing Mount Everest. Despite almost being crushed in an avalanche, ...
Expedition organizers say 2 climbers have died on Mount Everest
An Indian and a Filipino climber have died while climbing Mount Everest as hundreds more are attempting to scale the world’s ...
Overcrowding Is Inevitable on Mount Everest. Here’s How Climbers Deal With It.
Veteran guides share tips and tricks for avoiding or navigating the gridlock that always arises on the trail to the top ...
Four men court controversy with audacious plan to scale Everest in one week
The itinerary is simple. Four British men will hop on a plane Friday in London, fly roughly 4,600 miles to Kathmandu in Nepal ...
Deaths and Rescues Amid the Summit Push on Mount Everest
On Friday, May 16, word circulated that a climber from India named Subrata Gosh had died on Mount Everest after descending from the summit to the Hillary Step at an elevation of 28,839 feet. Outside ...
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Pema Chiiring becomes first IFMGA guide to make most Everest ascents
International mountain guide Pema Chhiring Sherpa today stood atop the world’s highest peak making the most ascents of Mt Everest by an IFMGA guide.
Nepal hosts environment conference as Himalayan glaciers melt
An environment conference has opened in Nepal to discuss global climate change, including the impact on the highest Himalayan ...
British climber Kenton Cool makes 19th ascent of Mount Everest, most by a non-Sherpa
KATHMANDU, – A British climber beat his own record on Sunday for the most climbs of Mount Everest by a non-Sherpa, making his 19th ascent of the world’s highest mountain, a hiking official said.