Mountaineering
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Five climbers and two guides killed in Nepal avalanche, say officials
Bad weather hampering rescue efforts after avalanche that swept through Mount Yalung Ri base camp on MondayAn …
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Last surviving member of first team to conquer Everest dies aged 92
Kanchha Sherpa was part of expedition that put Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary atop world’s highest peak in …
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Non-stop snow, instant noodles and yaks: tales of being trapped on Everest
More than 1,000 people were stuck in mountain hiking areas for days, sparking extensive rescue efforts by loca…
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Mount Everest rescue: all hikers now safe after days stranded in powerful blizzard
Hundreds of hikers encountered deep snow in the isolated Karma valley after an unusually powerful blizzardResc…
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Mount Everest hikers describe ‘extreme’ conditions as huge rescue effort continues
At least 200 people still stranded after unseasonally heavy snowfall during china’s Golden Week holidayTrekker…
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Mount Everest rescue under way after snowstorm traps nearly 1,000 people
Hundreds of trekkers stranded by blizzard on eastern face of mountain in Tibet already guided to safety by res…
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Polish skier becomes first person to climb Everest and ski down without extra oxygen – video
Polish athlete Andrzej Bargiel, 37, is the first person to climb up and ski down Mount Everest without bottled…
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Japanese man becomes oldest person to reach Mount Fuji summit at 102
Kokichi Akuzawa climbed with 70-year-old daughter to break record for oldest person to make ascent – a second …
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We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2024 – part one
From an exuberant mountaineering woman to a boy representing unheard refugees, here are some of the brave indi…
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Three climbers missing on New Zealand’s highest peak believed to have died, police say
Search teams suspect two Americans and one Canadian fell while trying to climb 3,724m-high AorakiThree mountai…
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‘Sherpas are rarely seen as elite athletes’: record-breaking teenager’s fight for equality
Nima Rinji Sherpa is youngest person to summit world’s 14 highest peaks at 18 years old. Now he is pushing for…
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More clues in 100-year-old Mount Everest mystery as climber’s foot found
Foot, boot and sock believed to belong to Sandy Irvine, who disappeared in George Mallory’s 1924 expedition, d…
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Mountaineers who were stranded in Himalayas describe loss of their gear
British climber Fay Manners, who was stuck for three days, says: ‘There was a big, big, long sense of silence …
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Climbers rescued after being stranded in Himalayas for three days
Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak had been climbing Chaukhamba mountain when they issued an SOS on ThursdayA Bri…
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Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa review – a female Everest climber’s ascent
Documentary expertly follows the only woman to have climbed the mountain 10 times through spectacular scenery …