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Melissa Arnot Reid is an American climber. She has scaled Mount Everest six times.
Watch an interesting movie where curious kids meet her and ask questions.
Source: http://www.youtube.com/hihokids
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Alex Honnold, the greatest free-solo climber in history, scales a luxury apartment building in Jersey City known as the Urby.
At twelve-forty-five, unable to sleep, the climber Alex Honnold got out of bed, picked up his backpack, and walked across the street from his hotel in Jersey City, New Jersey, to a sixty-nine-floo...
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Russian alpinists Vitaly Lazo and Anton Pugovkin announce the start of “Death Zone Freeride” project. The goal is: to ascent 5 highest mountains of the world with no supplement oxygen, and to descent skiing. They are Manaslu, Annapurna, Nanga Parbat, Everest, K2.
This is a non-commercial project, aimed to promote...
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This article first appeared on ExplorersWeb. The original can be read here.
Thirteen has proven an unlucky number for Carlos Soria. With 12 of the world’s 14 8,000m peaks already accomplished, only Dhaulagiri and Shishapangma remain to complete the set. Dhaulagiri, in particular, has stubbornly resisted the Spanish mount...
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It seems there’s nothing this pair can’t do!
A few weeks ago neither Barbara Zangerl nor Jacopo Larcher had climbed a single route on the North Face of the Eiger. Now they’ve climbed a full three, including Odyssee, the hardest free route on the Alps’ most famous face at 8a+ (5.13c). Their four-day, ground-up ascent of O...
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The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has decided to take stern action against a Kathmandu-based trekking agency and its representatives for their involvement in forging government seal and signature to prepare a fake climbing permit for Mt Everest expedition last spring season.
Climbers heading to the h...
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The frozen body of a Russian climber who went missing 31 years ago on Europe’s highest mountain has been found. Elena Bazykina reportedly looked like a “wax doll” as her body was pulled from Mount Elbrus in southern Russia.
The mountaineer was 36 when she died alongside another six of her friends after they were hit by...
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“Cholitas” are Bolivian women with indigenous heritage known for their colorful attire, round top hats and ornate earrings. In the world’s highest capital city of La Paz, Bolivia, 11 Cholitas are on a mission to overcome sexism and discriminatory attitudes and climb mountains in their traditional garb.
Led by Ji...
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This article first appeared on ExplorersWeb. The original can be read here.
Every spring, Lhakpa Sherpa takes time off from her day job at a Whole Foods store in Hartford, Connecticut to climb the world’s highest peak. Last May 16, she completed her 9th climb of Mount Everest, breaking the record for the most summits by ...
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