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Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides scaled Mount Everest this month in Nepal, struggling against harsh weather to ...
According to Nepal's Department of Mountaineering, 468 foreign climbers from 57 countries were given permits to climb Everest ...
Kami Rita has been scaling the world's tallest mountain since 1994. He reaches the summit nearly every year—and sometimes ...
A new proposal from Nepal aims to tighten requirements and improve climber safety on the world's tallest peak, but such ...
Nima Doma and Furdiki climbed the technically-difficult Ama Dablam (6,812m) and then arrived at Everest Base Camp in April ...
Indian Army mountaineers, led by Lt Col Bhanoo Pathak, summited Everest, honoring the 1985 ascent and showcasing endurance ...
A Melbourne schoolgirl has told of the “life or death” decision she made in “pitch-black”, -20 degree gale-force conditions ...
And despite climate worries, such is the pull of Himalayan mountaineering that the Everest Industry showed no signs of ...
For the first time, Mexico will elect judges nationwide, from the highest to the lowest courts. Campaign restrictions pushed many candidates to campaign on social media, sometimes in divisive ways.
A passionate adventurer has achieved his childhood dream of climbing to the top of the highest point in the world. Ben Wright, from Dalton, believes he could be the first person from Furness to have ...
As the first 8,000-meter peak ever climbed, Annapurna holds the distinction of being the "eldest" among them. The 1950 summit ...
A rally wound through the streets of Kathmandu on Thursday, marking 72 years since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first ...