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Love hiking? These cool gadgets could help to make your treks more satisfying and safer than ever before.
127 Hours told the remarkable story of mountaineer Aron Ralston, who went hiking in Utahs Canyonlands National Park in 2003 and came a cropper when his arm was crushed by a boulder. After an incredible six days with ...
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With summer just around the corner, you might want to think about taking a hike to get into the great outdoors.
While there are trails you can hit around the world to immerse yourself in nature, hiking in the Alps is about to become an ultimate bucket list destination.
COURTESY OF SLOVENIAN TOURIST BOARD
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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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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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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
According to Chairman of 14 Peak Ex...
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At least 12 climbers successfully reached the top of the world’s fourth highest mountain this morning.
Gyanendra Shrestha, a liaison officer at the Everest base camp, told THT that at least seven members and five rope-fixing Sherpa climbers stood atop Mt Lhotse becoming the season’s first team to scale the 8,516-metre pe...
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Project Possible’ team made it to the summit of Mt Kanchenjunga in just 21 hours,” ex-Gurkha soldier Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja shared with The Himalayan Times while rescuing two climbers from the height of 8,400 m on Wednesday afternoon.
“The team has now been rescuing two climbers of Peak Promotion Pvt. Ltd on the descent off...
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South African woman among other climbers successfully climbed the world’s highest peak while the world climbers have continued their final summit pushes to the top of different mountains.
“South Africa’s Saray N’ Kusi Khumalo stood atop the roof of the world, becoming the first black African woman to successfully climb M...
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The widows of two Sherpa climbers, who died on Mt Everest, successfully stood atop the roof of the world, the expedition organiser said.
Furdiki Sherpa and Nima Doma Sherpa holding a banner atop Mt Everest. Photo Courtesy: Two Widows Expedition
“Furdiki Sherpa and Nima Doma Sherpa reached the summit point of Mt E...
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KATHMANDU: Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja, 35, a former member of UK Special Forces, climbed Mt Makalu on Friday morning. With the ascent, he has climbed six of the world’s highest mountains, above 8000 meters, in just over four weeks. It has set a new world record.
He also completed the first phase of his ambitious missi...
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A month-long cleaning campaign on the world’s highest mountain has concluded with the collection of over 10,000 kg garbage from the Mt Everest region.
Nepal Army personnel pile up sacks of garbage collected from the high camps of Mount Everest during the Everest Clean-up Campaign at Namche Bazaar, on Monday, May 27, ...
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It is no news that Africa offers some of the world’s best wildlife and cultural experiences. But how come people hardly talk about the superabundance of extremely beautiful trekking trails?
Each trail gives a distinct experience that is worth the hike. In no particular order, here are the top trekking destinati...
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K2 was climbed without supplementary oxygen today by Adrian Ballinger and Carla Perez. Shortly beforehand the summit of the second highest mountain in the world was reached by Nirmal Purja and his sherpa team climbing with O2.
Adrian Ballinger climbing K2. Photo by Esteban Mena
Just when the pre-monsoon season se...
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This article first appeared on http://explorersweb.com. The original can be read here.
Denis Urubko travelled to Pakistan this year to open a new route on Gasherbrum II. Originally, he hoped to climb with partner María Cardell, but she suffered a back injury during the trek up the Baltoro Glacier. Cardell tried to acclim...
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A blind climber has said he would like a guide dog that can join him on intrepid adventures scaling mountains and glaciers.
Jesse Dufton, 33, who lives in Loughborough, Leicestershire, is looking for a husky, rather than a labrador or retriever, to accompany him on expeditions to extreme environments.
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This article first appeared on http://explorersweb.com. The original can be read here.
Sixteen-year-old Gabrielle Jane Kanizay of Australia has become the youngest woman to climb Cho Oyu (8,188m), the world’s sixth highest peak.
Phunuru Sherpa (left) and Australian mountainer Gabrielle Jane Kanizay on Cho Oyo. Ph...
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This article first appeared on http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. The original can be read here.
Netflix—a popular American-based streaming service is looking for lead actor for an upcoming feature movie based on the life of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa.
BAFTA-nominated director, Jennifer Peedom who is recognize...
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This article first appeared on http://www.asiaone.com. The original can be read here.
by TAN YINGZI
Xia Boyu, 70, the first Chinese double amputee to reach the summit of Mount Everest - the highest mountain in the world - was awarded the Touching Chongqing Awards recognising the citys most inspiring role models in 20...
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This article first appeared on http://dailytimes.com.pk. The original can be read here.
by Humaira Saeed
A group of climbers will be making history if they succeed in the K2 winter challenge embarking from Islamabad on January 7 to the summit of K2, the world’s second highest mountain in Pakistan’s northern areas.
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This article first appeared on http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com. The original can be read here.
By Rachel Gluck
Anne Lorimor is living proof that age is just a number. While many look forward to peace and quiet at the age of 89 years old, Anne is climbing exotic mountains that tower over 15,000 ft.
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This article first appeared on http://worthplaying.com. The original can be read here.
by Rainier
Climber: Sky is the Limit will be a mountain climbing simulator that combines survival features and the various exciting elements of a mountain expedition. The main goal is to conquer progressively higher and more diff...
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Nepal Mount Everest base camp trek blog Nepal area provide you travel tips for khumbu valley eploration
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Tanzania tourism industry is providing Mountain climbing in Mt Kilimanjaro and Meru, Wildlife safaris on the famous one Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire, Lake Manyara and others, Beach tours Zanzibar, Dar es salaam, Bagamoyo, Mafia. Hitorical Bagamoyo, Kilwa and many more, culture, we have more than 125 tribes which speaks ...
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Right in the heart of Catalonia, well connected with Barcelona, stands the Montserrat massif; a unique mountain that rises sharply to 1,236 meters from the top of St. Jeroni and many other iconic peaks, including Cavall Bernat or Montgròs.
The Montserrat Mountain Guides offers the possibility to discover this fantastic mou...
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With this trip we want to present what calls himself, not without reason, the country in the Pyrenees, Andorra.
Just 2 hours. drive from Barcelona, it has an almost endless range possibilities to practice ski touring and snowshoe hikes, with almost guaranteed snow cover in the mountains from Christmas until the end of Ap...
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Since there appeared commercial tours to Mount K2, almost everyone knows which guided expedition should be the best of this ranking. But trust us - the other 9 peaks arent less interesting. Take a moment to discover the top ten challenging guided climbs of the world.
What factors affect the complexity of guided climbs? Y...
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35 km with 5 thousand meters arise plus ascend to the highest European mountain. Only 6 from 18 teams had been succeeded to pass this route…
Red Fox Elbrus Race Festival likes to amaze. On 10th Jubilee year it amazed with new ski-mountaineering Elbrus Ski Monsters Expedition Race.
At 5 oclock in the morning from the Aza...
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