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A former UK’s Special Forces member has successfully climbed Mt Manaslu, the world’s eighth highest peak, completing his 13th eight-thousander in just over five months.
Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja (36), had set another world record by successfully scaling 13 peaks above 8,000 m in 158 days, officials said.
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At least 100 climbers including an Israeli woman have successfully stood atop the world’s eighth highest mountain in western Nepal after a team of rope-fixing climbers opened a climbing route to the summit point of Mt Manaslu on Tuesday, according to expedition organisers.
Mt Manaslu base camp. Photo Courtesy: Tashi ...
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Airbus Helicopters said its latest version of the H145 set its skids down on Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the southern hemisphere, culminating at 6,962 metres (22,840 feet). This is the first time a twin-engine helicopter has landed at this altitude, Airbus said. The conditions for this mission were extreme, due to th...
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This article first appeared on http://explorersweb.com. The original can be read here.
Earlier today, 11 Chinese, 1 Korean and 10 Nepalese guides from Seven Summit Treks successfully made it to the top of Manaslu. It’s the second day of a summit tide expected to include hundreds of climbers until September 28.
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A former UK’s Special Forces member, on his record-setting feat, has successfully climbed the world’s sixth highest peak in Tibet completing his 12th eight-thousander in just five months.
Being part of the eight-member rope fixing team that comprises climbers from Climbalaya Treks, International Mountain Guides,...
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Google has dedicated a doodle to celebrate the 80th birth anniversary of Junko Tabei, the first woman to reach the summit of Everest. Here are some details about the historic ascent completed on 16 May 1975.
Junko Tabei, a former teacher from Tokyo, formed part of the first ever female expedition to Everest. Con...
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With the year’s autumn climbing activities gaining momentum in Nepal, the country’s unclimbed peaks are all set to receive the first-ever climbers, according to the Department of Tourism.
The Panpoche-I team. Photo credit: Marco Camandona
Rameshwar Niraula, a DoT official, said that the department issued climbing...
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After a climbing partner became ill, high winds stranded Yev Krasnitskiy and his team on the upper reaches of Mount Rainier for five days with no way to go but up.
Photo: Daniel Holz/Tandem
Mount Rainier’s Liberty Ridge begins at roughly 8,000 feet on the peak’s north face and runs all the way to the 14,411-foot ...
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The current record for climbing the worlds 14 tallest peaks is almost eight years. Nepali climber, Nirmal Purja, who served in the British special forces, has a target of seven months.
PHOTO: Don Bowie
On Monday Purja arrived at the advance base camp of the 8,201-metre (26,906-feet) Cho Oyu, ready for the final ...
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