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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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A world-renowned climber survived a terrifying fall on Yosemite’s deadly El Capitan — getting saved in part by “Free Solo” star Alex Honnold.
Emily Harrington, 33, said she “took a bad fall” during her latest attempt on the 3,200-foot, almost-sheer granite wall on Sunday — and her companions feared she suff...
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Kate Ballard’s brother Tom, 30, was climbing Nanga Parbat with Italian Daniele Nardi, 42, when they went missing on February 24.
Kate Ballard with her Brother Tom before his death (Image: Daily Record)
The sister of a Scots climber who died on the world’s ninth-highest mountain has made an emotional pilgrimage to...
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On El Capitan in Yosemite Austria’s Barbara Zangerl and South Tyrol’s Jacopo Larcher have made a free ascent of The Nose, the most famous big wall in the world.
A few days after Belgian climber Sébastien Berthe, Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher have now also made a free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan. The tw...
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Nirmal Purja says hardest part of his record-breaking feat was solving a diplomatic impasse with China.
Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja stands at the summit of Gasherbrum II on 29 October, completing his record-breaking speed-climbing feat. Photograph: Nirmal Nims Purja - Bremont Pr/AFP via Getty Images
irmal “Nims” Purja’s ...
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This article first appeared on http://explorersweb.com. The original can be read here.
Sixteen-year-old Gabrielle Jane Kanizay of Australia has become the youngest woman to climb Cho Oyu (8,188m), the world’s sixth highest peak.
Phunuru Sherpa (left) and Australian mountainer Gabrielle Jane Kanizay on Cho Oyo. Ph...
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China’s mountaineering authorities reportedly agreed to issue a special climbing permit to Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja allowing him to scale Mt Shishapangma this season.
Nirmal Purja on the way to the top of Manaslu, on Friday, September 27, 2019
China’s positive signal comes at a time when former UK’s special forces me...
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A Polish climber died on Nepals Mount Manaslu, the worlds eighth highest peak, expedition organizers said on Sunday - the first fatality of the autumn climbing season.
More than 250 climbers are attempting to reach the summit of the 8,163m high mountain in Nepal.
The 50-year-old woman felt unwell during her ...
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Polish climbers including ski daredevil Andrzej Leszek Bargiel today decided to abandon their attempt to climb the world’s highest peak in the autumn season, according to expedition organiser.
A view of Everest base camp. Courtesy: Andrzej Bargiel
“Polish climbers Andrzej Leszek Bargiel, Andrzej’s brother Grzegor...
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