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Aquaman star Jason Momoa stands on the Dolby Theatre stage in LA, holding that famous red envelope. “And the Oscar goes to …”
At stake is the 2019 Academy Award for Best Documentary. Among the nominees is Free Solo, a dizzyingly compelling film about Las Vegas climber Alex Honnold’s ropeless ascent of the 3,000-foot El C...
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The incident happened in the Number 5 Gully area, following an earlier warning that the avalanche risk was high.
Three climbers have died and two have been injured after an avalanche on the UKs tallest mountain, Ben Nevis.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: "Police were informed that the avalanche had occurred in...
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Before the 1865 survey that led to rechristening the world’s tallest peak, the peoples of the Indian subcontinent spoke of it as a goddess, a giant that watched over the world.
Known as Chomolungma (Goddess Mother of the World) in T...
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A former special forces soldier will be attempting to summit the 14 highest mountains on Earth in just seven months.
Nirmal Purja, known as Nims, plans to defeat at least seven speed world records on mountains over 8,000m high.
“I am doing this because I believe I can, I am the one in this world who can do it,” he tol...
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The bodies of climbers who went missing while ascending Pakistans so-called "Killer Mountain" have been found, the Italian Ambassador to Pakistan said on Saturday.
Italian Daniele Nardi and fellow mountaineer Tom Ballard were attempting a rare winter ascent of the 8,126-metre (26,660-ft) Nanga Parbat in the Himalayas, co...
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They climbed in the toughest conditions, endured hurricanes and freezing cold and launched one push after another as soon as conditions minimally improved. Even before setting foot in Pakistan, they had to overcome financial shortfalls...
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This spring Everest season something rare will take place – an attempt on a new route.
According to Everest historian, Jochen Hemmleb, the last time a new route was successfully completed was the Korean line on the left side of the Southwest Face (Southwest Face to West Ridge) in 2009, 10 years ago. And for the statistic...
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Rose Torphy, mother of three and great-grandmother of 10, became the Grand Canyon National Park’s oldest Junior Ranger during her January visit to Grand Canyon National Park.
Photo Courtesy of Cheryl L Torphy Stoneburner
Torphy first visited the park in 1985 and fell for the beautiful vistas and unique natural fe...
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A search for the missing British climber Tom Ballard and his Italian climbing partner, Daniele Nardi, who disappeared on the Himalayan peak Nanga Parbat, has been called off.
The decision involved Pakistani and Spanish climbers from nearby K2, a Pakistani mountaineering official told the Associated Press.
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