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While the climbing world’s attention shifts towards light, no-O2 climbs on 8000’ers such as Kangchenjunga, Annapurna or Dhaulagiri, Mount Everest continues to fascinate the general public. With a record 375 climbing permits issued this year, the south side Base Camp teems with expeditions beginning their first partial climb...
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A Sherpa climber who guided Wui Kin Chin, a Malaysian doctor, to the top of the world’s tenth highest mountain, today said the climber could survive above Camp IV on Mt Annapurna because he gave him his oxygen cylinder.
Nima Tshering Sherpa, the only climbing guide of Kin Chin, told THT that the 49-year-old climber fell ...
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Vitaliy Lazo, founder and participant of Freeride in the Death Zone project (anoxic summits and freeride descents from the highest mountains in the world) finished the training program and passed the final exam for ski guide of Russian Mountain Guides Association. The results become known by the end of May, 2019.
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A group of climbing Sherpas today successfully opened a climbing route to the Camp IV on Mt Everest.
According to Iswari Paudel, Managing Director at Himalayan Guides, climbing Sherpas reached the South Col (8,000 metres) this afternoon fixing ropes above Camp III. “The team reached the Lhotse Face at 7,400 metres yester...
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The new peace trail follows the heavily armed Demilitarized Zone
Across the DMZ between North and South Korea. Image by Nigel Killeen/Getty Images
A series of hiking routes have opened along one of the world’s most dangerous borders.
The South Korean “peace trail” follows the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the 2.5-...
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Love hiking? These cool gadgets could help to make your treks more satisfying and safer than ever before.
127 Hours told the remarkable story of mountaineer Aron Ralston, who went hiking in Utahs Canyonlands National Park in 2003 and came a cropper when his arm was crushed by a boulder. After an incredible six days with ...
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With summer just around the corner, you might want to think about taking a hike to get into the great outdoors.
While there are trails you can hit around the world to immerse yourself in nature, hiking in the Alps is about to become an ultimate bucket list destination.
COURTESY OF SLOVENIAN TOURIST BOARD
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Toronto-based Mario Rigby has an unusual background for an adventurer. He represented his native Turks and Caicos at 400m in track and field, then became a personal trainer. Then in 2015, he decided to trek 12,000km down the length of Africa. He flew to Cape Town, South Africa for a two-year journey along the east coast tow...
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Kyle Walker preparing to leave rehab after breaking both wrists, eight ribs and his pelvis, and puncturing a lung
The man who fell 60 feet while scrambling the Boulder Flatirons in April said he is preparing to leave rehabilitation and has healed “surprisingly quickly.”
Kyle Walker, 26, captured video of his harrowing...
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49 years old climber Kami Rita Sherpa who already climbed Mt. Everest 22 times, left the Base Camp for his 23rd ascent of Everest scheduling the summit push on the 15th of May 2019.
Left to right : Zhang Wei, Nima Sherpa, Binod Adhikari, Kami Rita Sherpa and Tashi Lakpa Sherpa
According to Chairman of 14 Peak Ex...
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