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Denis Urubko brought the Karakoram climbing season to an emphatic crescendo when he blazed a new Alpine-style route on Gasherbrum II (8,034 meters), solo and without oxygen.
Urubko, left, with Elisabeth Revol and Adam Bielecki after a successful rescue on Nanga Parbat in January 2018.
The route is historic by its...
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Three innovative ascents have been honoured by being awarded the Piolets dOr 2019 including the ascent of the Latok I north ridge made by the British/Slovenian team of Tom Livingstone, Aleš Česen and Luka Stražar. The other two awards have been given posthumously to bold solo ascents: David Lamas ascent of Lunag Ri and Hans...
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This article first appeared on http://explorersweb.com. The original can be read here.
Kenro Nakajima and Kazuya Hiraide won the coveted Piolet d’Or last year for their difficult first ascent of the northeast face of Shispare. This past July, they continued their groundbreaking work with a new route up the south face of ...
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This article first appeared on http://www.theguardian.com. The original can be read here.
By Megan Mayhew Bergman
Lhakpa Sherpa works for minimum wages and currently washes dishes, as she trains for her 10th Everest summit with no endorsement deals, no nutritionist and no trainer.
Lhakpa Sherpa in Talcott Mounta...
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This article first appeared on http://www.dreamwanderlust.com. The original can be read here.
On the verge of Winter to befall in the Karakoram, Denis Urubko (46) is all geared up to venture on his much-awaited Winter expedition to Broad Peak & K2. Following his unbeaten accomplishment of opening new route to Gasherbrum ...
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1. The Highest Mountain: Mt Everest (8848 m)
Nepal is known as home of Mt Everest. We have eight highest mountains above 8000 m / 26400 ft from sea level, including the highest mountain in the world — Mt Everest. Eight out of 14 eight mountain lies in Nepal. Every year around 100 thousand people visit the country to see t...
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This article first appeared on http://www.outsideonline.com. The original can be read here.
by Jeff Golden
Loki is one of three dogs to ever accomplish this feat.
Photo: Ellie Briggs
Most climbers who attempt Capitol Peak’s infamous Knife Edge either scoot across à cheval or use the serrated ridgeline as a...
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This article first appeared on http://www.thestar.com.my. The original can be read here.
By S. INDRAMALAR
When he turned 50 six years ago, Tillai Muthu Nagarajan decided to quit his high-flying corporate job and climb mountains. Rajan, as he is known, was the CEO of a consulting firm in Singapore, drawing a high salar...
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This article first appeared on http://www.si.com. The original can be read here.
by CHRIS BALLARD
Driven by loss, two of the world’s best mountaineers, Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison, set out to make history and find answers in the shadow of Mount Everest.
Nick Kalisz
They set off for the summit before d...
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This article first appeared on http://www.cdapress.com. The original can be read here.
KAREN BOSSICK For the Times-News
It started off as a simple question from an inquisitive 6-year-old boy. Two months later, 8-year-old Thijs Lloyd and 6-year-old Cody Lloyd became the youngest climbers to complete all of Idaho’s Twel...
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