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Herbert Hellmuth of Germany and Sergey Baranov of Russia will try to become the first expedition to completely ski Dhaulagiri — at 8,167m, the seventh tallest mountain in the world.
In 2009, Czech David Fojtik skied most but not all of Dha...
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With nearly 200 foreign climbers along with their support staff preparing to scale the world’s eighth highest peak, at least six climbers including four rope-fixing Sherpas successfully stood atop Mt Manaslu (8,163 m) this afternoon becoming the first team to climb the mountain in the autumn season.
Tashi Lakpa Sherpa, D...
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In an unique adventure sports initiative, a group of blind and able-bodied climbers from India and Israel have scaled Africas tallest peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, an organiser said here on Monday.
The climb between September 8-14 was billed as Indias first Inclusive Climb. It included two blind climbers from India ...
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A Chinese climber was injured after a fellow climber reportedly attacked him with crampons at Camp II on Mt Manaslu.
According to eyewitnesses, the fight broke out between two Chinese climbers on Wednesday following a heated debate over their previous businesses in China. “A group of Chinese climbers were seen yelling at...
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American ski mountaineers Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison are currently on the lower slopes of Everest preparing to ski the Lhotse Couloir: the so-called Dream Line.
Photo credit: Nick Kalisz (https://www.outsideonline.com)
From th...
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A 52-year-old alpinist from Chile today said he planned to climb two mountains above 8,000 metres in a single season this autumn.
Talking to mediapersons here, Hernan Leal, who became the first South American to successfully climb Mt Everest and Mt Lhotse in a single season last spring, said he would attempt to climb Mt ...
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Mont Blanc is to impose "permanent restrictions" on climbing Western Europes highest mountain via its busiest route in an attempt to reduce death and bottlenecks on the perilous final ascent.
Starting next summer, the number of hikers allowed to tackle the Royal Route to the mountain’s 15,780ft peak, used by three quarte...
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Hundreds of foreign climbers and their support staffers have been stranded on the world’s eighth highest peak in western Nepal after expedition handling agencies failed to supply necessary logistics, including foodstuff to the Mt Manaslu region.
Expedition handling agencies said they failed to charter helicopters to ferr...
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More than 200 foreign climbers, along with their high attitude workers, are set to attempt to climb Mt Manaslu, the world’s eighth highest peak, this autumn.
According to the Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, the DoT has issued climbing permits to 108 foreign climbers of 12 ...
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