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Jost Kobusch continues to be patient with winter Everest. Climbing alone, he needs a durable weather window to return to the West Ridge and possibly get his first glimpse of the Hornbein Couloir.
Jost Kobusch. Photo: @axel.halbgebauer
This is why he has remained shelt...
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A case study of the use of drones in the historic first ski descent of K2, carried out in 2018 by Poland’s Andrzej Bargiel
Andrzej Bargiel safely back at K2 Base Camp after making history. Photo: Red Bull
When on 22 July 2018 Andrzej Bargiel carried out the first complete ski descent of K...
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via The Himalayan Times
The team of three brothers Mingma, Chhang Dawa, and Tashi Lakpa Sherpa became the first three siblings and the first Nepali team to reach the South Pole (90°S).
The trio had been in Antarctica for three weeks before reaching the South Pole on January 2, 2022 at 13:00 Chile time (21:45 N...
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The latest news from winter Manaslu, Nanga Parbat, and Everest.
Kobusch, climbing solo, on his latest rotation on Everest’s West Ridge. Photo: Jost Kobusch
Manaslu
“Thank God we turned around and reached Base Camp yesterday,” Alex Txikon reported from Manaslu. “It ...
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A local Pakistani girl aims to become the youngest person to climb one of the 8,000m giants. Twelve-year-old Selena Khawaja will try to climb Broad Peak, supported by her father, Yousaf Khawaja.
Selena Khawaja. Photo: Geo News
Born in Abbottabad, Khawaja has climbed sin...
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Catherine Garcia, news.yahoo.com
COVID-19 did what many climbers have been unable to do — the virus made it to the top of Mount Everest.
The summit of Mount Everest. [Pemba Dorje Sherpa/AFP]
After speaking with Sherpa guides, expedition companies, and climbers, The New York Times estimates that by the end of cl...
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A Nepali Sherpa, who has climbed Mount Everest a record 25 times, said on Tuesday he had a dream in which a "mountain goddess" warned him from making another ascent this month.
Photo: Reuters
Kami Rita Sherpa, 51, scaled the 8,848.86-metre (29,031.69-foot) mountain via t...
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Nearly 400 clients, porters, and guides have started up Everest on a last-minute summit push before the season shuts down. Long lines crossed the Khumbu Icefall toward Camps 1 and 2 today, ready to wait out days of bad weather before heading further up.
After ove...
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Source: english.khabarhub.com
KATHMANDU: Tsang Yin Hung aka Ada from Hong Kong has set the new world record to become the fastest woman climber on Mt Everest.
She started her ascend at 1:20 pm on Saturday and reached the Summit at 3:10 pm Sunday afternoon.
She reached the top in 25 hours 50 minutes. With th...
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