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49 years old climber Kami Rita Sherpa who already climbed Mt. Everest 22 times, left the Base Camp for his 23rd ascent of Everest scheduling the summit push on the 15th of May 2019.
Left to right : Zhang Wei, Nima Sherpa, Binod Adhikari, Kami Rita Sherpa and Tashi Lakpa Sherpa
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96-year-old Swiss alpinist Marcel Rémy has attempted to climb a 6a multi-pitch rock climb. Is he perhaps the best climber in the world.
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Who is the best climber in the world? The one who has 9b’s and 9c’s on his tick list? No! Because maybe tomorrow or overmorrow there will be another name in...
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Tanzania wants to boost tourist numbers by putting a cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain, and is in talks about the project with a Chinese and a Western company.
Photo: REUTERS/Katrina Manson
Around 50,000 tourists climb Kilimanjaro annually. A cable car could increase tourist numbers by ...
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Indonesia is about to head into the hotter weather of its dry season: It’s time to start heading to the mountains instead of beaches for climbing and hiking.
The four peaks of (clockwise from left) Bromo, Semeru, Widodaren and Batok are seen from the Penanjakan 1 observation point in Bromo Tengger Semeru National...
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Experienced Peruvian climber Richard Hidalgo was found dead Wednesday on Mount Makalu, the worlds fifth-highest mountain, expedition organisers in Nepal said.
The body of the 52-year-old was found in his tent at 6,600 metres (21,650 feet) by Sherpa guides who went to check after he did not wake up.
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Most walkers opt for the direct route but it’s worth spending a few extra days on the Everest Three Passes trek
“That’s bloody stunning, that is,” were the only words from the Aussie’s mouth as the five of us sat in silence on the summit of Chukkung Ri. The 4am start in bone-chilling wind had been worth it to now peer ov...
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Kyle Walker preparing to leave rehab after breaking both wrists, eight ribs and his pelvis, and puncturing a lung
The man who fell 60 feet while scrambling the Boulder Flatirons in April said he is preparing to leave rehabilitation and has healed “surprisingly quickly.”
Kyle Walker, 26, captured video of his harrowing...
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Toronto-based Mario Rigby has an unusual background for an adventurer. He represented his native Turks and Caicos at 400m in track and field, then became a personal trainer. Then in 2015, he decided to trek 12,000km down the length of Africa. He flew to Cape Town, South Africa for a two-year journey along the east coast tow...
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And why I’m now aiming for all 282 in Scotland...
You don’t need time off, or even guts, for an outdoor expedition. Just do it, says record-breaking outdoor enthusiast James Forrest.
James Forrest approaching the Whiteside summit in the Lake District during his challenge
There is nothing extraordinary about me...
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