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Just in a week after breaking his own record for most summits on Mt Everest, Kami Rita Sherpa has again scaled the world’s highest mountain this morning.
Gyanendra Shrestha, a liaison officer at the base camp, told THT that the 49-year-old climber scaled Mt Everest for the 24th time becoming the only mountaineer in the w...
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Tim Mosedale and Dorjee Gyalgen Sherpa are the first climbers this season to summit the tricky 7,861m Nuptse.
Mosedale and a team of climbing Sherpas have put in some backbreaking work since early May. They repeatedly broke trail to Camp 3 and painstakingly fixed ropes above 7,000m. They had anticipated a May 14 summit, ...
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The world’s highest mountain witnessed a traffic jam near the balcony area after more than 200 climbers attempted to reach the summit point of Mt Everest this morning.
In this undate image, climbers are seen heading to the top of Mt Everest. Photo Courtesy: Lydia Bradey
According to Gyanendra Shrestha, a liaison ...
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French authorities brought the man to safety after he made a 528-foot free ascent.
The Eiffel Tower was closed Monday after a man with no ropes, dressed only in casual clothing, attempted to climb it. It took the man (whose name still has not been released) approximately seven hours to climb from the 377-foot second pla...
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While Everest snags the headlines, the most remarkable climb of the season may have just taken place on Chamlang, a 7,319m peak at the head of Nepal’s Hongu Valley, in the shadow of Makalu. Czechs Marek “Mara” Holeček and Zděnek “Hook” Hák have climbed a new route up the 2,000m Northwest Face, on an alpine style, eight-day ...
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Depending on who you ask, hiking can mean anything from a 20-minute walk in the woods to a weeks-long trek through the Alps, which is why theres no such thing as the best hiking boot. Some boots look and feel like sneakers, others are made of fine leather and have enough traction to take on the wettest, muddiest trails. Bel...
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Following the success of the award-winning Sinai Trail that opened in 2015, a new hiking route called the Red Sea Mountain Trail has just been unveiled. The 170km-long route, the first long-distance trail in mainland Egypt, highlights the little-visited rugged mountainscapes outside the beachside resort town of Hurghada and...
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French climber Elisabeth Revol, who was dramatically rescued last year from Pakistan’s Mount Nanga Parbat, summited Lhotse Friday morning, a day after reaching the top of Everest, her expedition organiser said.
Philippe Desmazes, AFP | French mountaineer Elisabeth Revol talks to journalists during an exclusive intervi...
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A team of four from the Adare Uniting Church are taking on the challenge of participating in the Adelaide Coastrek 30km walk to be held on the Fleurieu coast in September.
Walking with a cause: Lindsay Pryde, Margie Field, Jaelene Slade and Barb Gepp busy training for the Adelaide Coastrek
Margie Field, Barb Gep...
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A 32-year-old climber from Sankhuwasabha district has set the new world record in speed climbing by successfully scaling two mountains above 8,000 metres in the spring climbing season.
Mingma Dorchi Sherpa, who stood atop the roof of the world on May 27 at 12:44 am, successfully climbed the world’s fourth highes...
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