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Looking up at Langtang Lirung from their isolated Base Camp, Adam Bielecki and Felix Berg came to two conclusions: First, their decision to turn back from the upper slopes earlier this week had been right. Snow had fallen non-stop since then. Second, the time left before the monsoon strikes has run short. Too short.
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Argentine authorities have recovered a body thought to be a Spanish climber who disappeared three decades ago in the mountainous western part of the country.
The body was spotted by a person walking on a glacier near the town of Potrerillos in the Andean province of Mendoza. Authorities are using DNA testing to confirm t...
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It’s hard to imagine there would be anything new to find in a place as well loved as the 128-year-old Yosemite National Park. But professional backpacker Andrew Skurka scoured maps and set out on a scouting trip in August along the Sierra Crest in search of a new route through one of the country’s most popular parks.
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South African woman among other climbers successfully climbed the world’s highest peak while the world climbers have continued their final summit pushes to the top of different mountains.
“South Africa’s Saray N’ Kusi Khumalo stood atop the roof of the world, becoming the first black African woman to successfully climb M...
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Two Indian climbers have died on Kangchenjunga (8,586m), the world’s third highest mountain. The victims have been confirmed by Seven Summit Treks as Kuntal Karar (46) and Biplab Baidya (48). They developed altitude difficulties during their descent.
Biplab had reached the summit, while Karar — whose difficulties began o...
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Project Possible’ team made it to the summit of Mt Kanchenjunga in just 21 hours,” ex-Gurkha soldier Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja shared with The Himalayan Times while rescuing two climbers from the height of 8,400 m on Wednesday afternoon.
“The team has now been rescuing two climbers of Peak Promotion Pvt. Ltd on the descent off...
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A 49-year-old Sherpa climber stood atop the world’s highest mountain for the 23rd time today becoming the only mountaineer in the world to hold the record for most summits on Mt Everest.
According to Mingma Sherpa, Company Chairman at Seven Summit Treks, Kami Rita Sherpa from Thame village of Solukhumbu district successf...
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By Hari Bastola, POKHARA: A recently constructed alternative trekking route connecting a tourist village of Annapurna rural municipality, Birethanti and Hidden Lake has come into operation.
The trail is expected to boost tourism and support ‘Internal Tourist Visit Year, 2019’ and ‘Visit Nepal Year, 2020’. It takes around s...
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At least 12 climbers successfully reached the top of the world’s fourth highest mountain this morning.
Gyanendra Shrestha, a liaison officer at the Everest base camp, told THT that at least seven members and five rope-fixing Sherpa climbers stood atop Mt Lhotse becoming the season’s first team to scale the 8,516-metre pe...
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