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A former UK’s Special Forces member Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja has set the world record by successfully climbing 11 of the world’s highest mountains, known as the 8000ers, in just over four months.
Purja, 35, has succeeded in the second phase of his ambition to speed climb the world’s 14 highest mountains in just 7 months.
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Everest had a starring role in Shanghai International Film Festival recently and not because of recent parallels with that city’s traffic jams. Blockbuster action hero Wu Jing and other members of the cast introduced The Climbers, an upcoming film about how the “other” side of Everest was conquered.
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Over nearly three decades, Apa Sherpa has witnessed the effects of a warming climate and an overcrowded peak.
I didn’t want to be a climber. My dream since I was young was to become a doctor.But I had to make a choice between my dream and my family. I chose my family.
APA SHERPA as told to EMILY ATKIN
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After completing Satisfaction on Gasherbrum I in 2017, Czech climbers Marek Holecek and Zdenek Hak teamed up for another huge, demanding route this last May, this time on the northwest face of Chamlang (7321m) in Nepal.
Zdenek Hak and Marek Holecek collection
They climbed UFO Line (ABO: M6, WI5, 2500m) from May 1...
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The South Tyrolean mountaineer Simon Messner has made a solo ascent of Toshe III, a 6,200m mountain in Pakistan that had never been climbed before, known locally as Geshot Peak.
On 29 June 2019 Simon Messner soloed Toshe III, a 6200-meter mountain that rises above the Bunar valley circa 18km southwest of Nanga Parbat, kn...
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A Hellenic Air Force Super Puma helicopter crew and firefighters on Monday rescued a 60-year-old climber who had slipped on the slopes of Mount Olympus earlier in the day.
A fellow climber reported to the authorities that the climber had fallen into a gorge in the area of Louki after losing his balance.
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Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja, who is on his mission to complete all 14 peaks above 8,000m in just seven months, today announced that he has successfully climbed the world’s ninth highest mountain in the westernmost part of the Himalayan range.
Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja on the summit of Nanga Parbat. Courtesy: Project Possible
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Man is said to have ascended without ropes and was spoken to by police afterwards.
A free climber has scaled the Shard, one of the tallest buildings in Europe.
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The man was spoken to by police after the stunt but not arrested. He was seen on the side of the skyscraper at around 5.15am on Monday.
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Mountaineers Simon Messner and Martin Sieberer have made the first ascent of Black Tooth, a 6718m mountain in the Karakorum range in Pakistan.
Simon Messner and Martin Sieberer on the summit of Black Tooth, Karakorum on 26/07/2019
Photo by Simon Messner
On 26 July 2019 Simon Messner and Martin Sieberer complet...
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Last week Austrian mountaineer Max Berger summited Broad Peak (8047m) and then paraglided from Camp 3 at 7100 meters. He now plans to climb and fly K2, the second highest mountain in the world.
Admittedly the quality of this video isn’t the best, but the views above Concordia are outstanding. The footage was taken by Max...
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