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A 23-year-old is thought to have become the first blind British man to reach the summit of Europes highest mountain. Jack Garner faced winds of more than 50mph, -37C wind chill and a longer stay than usual on Mount Elbrus due to extreme weather conditions.
In 2007, at the age of 11, Jack, from Scunthorpe, lost his sight ...
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A group of six women decided to climb Africa’s highest mountain in an effort to bring public attention to a physical condition they share.
The women suffer from albinism, a genetic condition in which a person’s skin, hair and eyes lack pigmentation. One of the main signs of albinism is lighter-than-usual skin color. Othe...
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This video shows Dani Arnold climbing Power Shrimps, the ice climb he freed in February 2018 at Helmcken Falls in Canada.
In February 2018 34-year-old Swiss alpinist Dani Arnold made the established and freed Power Shrimps, a spectacular ice climb located at the raging Helmcken Falls in Canada. Protected by bolt...
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After coming up short two times with Conrad Anker (the second due to the former The North Face team captain suffering a heart attack en route!), the Austrian climber David Lama has made the first ascent of Lunag Ri, a 6,895-meter peak straddling the border between Nepal and Tibet.
And he did solo.
Photo credit: MA...
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Romanian mountaineers Romeo Popa, Zsolt Torok and Teofil Vlad have established a new route up the Southeast Face of Pumori 7161m, Himalaya.
Photo credit: https://www.facebook.com/teofil.vlad
After having acclimatised by climbing Lobuche and spending two nights at 5900m, the trio established Advanced Base Camp at t...
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On September 24, 2018, just before the anniversary of the tragic death of the world-famous athlete Valeriy Rozov, a memorial plaque was opened in Moscow in his honor. It is located in the center of the city, in the courtyard of the museum and a workshop of the equally famous traveler Fyodor Konyukhov.
The opening...
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Newly discovered pictures reveal the extraordinary bravery of George Mallorys expedition to Mount Everest in 1921.
The newly restored, digitized images are part of a collection featuring First World War veteran Mallory and his hardy team of adventurers who made history in 1921 as part of the first British reconnaissance ...
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Going light and fast during a short weather window, Japanese climbers Genki Narumi, Yusuke Sato and Hiroki Yamamoto squeaked in a new route on the northeast face of Cerro Kishtwar (6173m) in India, between September 20-25. They named their route All Izz Well (VI WI5 M6, 1500m).
Sato jumaring before the upper headwall....
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Hans Zlöbl and Ulrich Mühlburger have made the first ascent of The Power of Love, a new climb up the SE Face of Großglockner, the highest mountain in Austria.
Between 28 and 30 September 2018, Austrian mountain guide Hans Zlöbl and Ulrich Mühlburger established a new climb up the SE Face of Großglockner, at 3798 meters ...
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