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The government has permitted 230 mountaineers to climb different peaks, including Mount Everest, in the autumn season.
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According to Department of Tourism (DoT) under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, climbers from 37 countries are scaling six mountains peaks this autum...
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Swiss mountaineer Roger Schäli has celebrated his 50th complete ascent of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland.
Roger Schaeli has climbed the Eiger 50 times. Pictured here the Swiss mountain guide is repeating La Vida es Silbar. Photo by Nicolas Hojac
A few days ago Swiss alpinist Roger Schaeli reached an...
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A Royal Marine veteran from north-west England has been criticised for leaving a rowing machine close to the summit of Mont Blanc.
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Matthew Disney attempted to climb Western Europes highest mountain with the machine on 30 August.
But as he neared the summit, weather conditions were t...
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At least two world record holder alpinists among 10 foreign climbers are all set to attempt to scale Mt Everest in the autumn season, according to the expedition organisers.
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Polish ski daredevil Andrzej Bargiel, ultra-runner Spaniard Kilian Jornet, President at Mountain Hardware Brand a...
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A stonemasonry wall at a shrine near the summit of Mt. Fuji was roped off on Tuesday, a day after a falling rock hit and killed a Russian climber.
The woman has been identified by police as Anna Dubrovina, 29, a resident of Tokyos Shinagawa Ward.
An ambulance was called around 7 a.m. on Monday, August 26, repo...
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Single-use plastic has been banned in the Everest region to reduce the vast amount of waste left by trekkers and mountaineers, Nepali authorities said.
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In addition to seeing a record number of climbers this year, a government-led cleaning initiative on Everest also collected over 10 tonnes of tr...
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Five people, including two children, have been killed after lightning strikes in the Tatra mountains in Poland and neighbouring Slovakia.
Another 100 people were hurt, some seriously with severe burns or head injuries, Polands Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said.
A witness told local media that the thunde...
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This article first appeared on http://explorersweb.com. The original can be read here.
Kenro Nakajima and Kazuya Hiraide won the coveted Piolet d’Or last year for their difficult first ascent of the northeast face of Shispare. This past July, they continued their groundbreaking work with a new route up the south face of ...
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Three years ago Adam Enderwitz was using a wheelchair but against all odds he’s conquered Scotlands highest mountain.
Adam Enderwitz sends out a defiant message after climbing to the top of Ben Nevis (Image: Daily Record)
A courageous climber has scaled Scotland’s highest mountain despite fighting multiple sclero...
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