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"On Top Of The World": Kerala Woman's Journey To Peak Of Mount Everest
Kannur native and a resident of Qatar, Safrina Latheef was a banker and a baker before she turned to mountaineering, a long term desire of hers, and became the first woman from Kerala to scale the over 8,000 feet Everest peak.
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4 Ex-Military Friends Scale Mount Everest, Used This Gas To Climb Faster
A British team of veteran ex-special forces soldiers summited Everest on Wednesday, expedition organisers said, in a bid to fly from London, climb the highest peak and return home within seven days.
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Geeta Samota Becomes 1st Paramilitary Force CISF Personnel To Climb Mount Everest
Sub Inspector Geeta Samota has become the first CISF personnel to conquer the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest, in the 56-year-long history of the force, a spokesperson said Tuesday.
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4 Ex-Military Friends Plan To Climb Everest In A Week Using Anaesthetic Gas
It usually takes six to eight weeks to climb Mount Everest, but four ex-military friends are planning to accomplish it in a week. It sounds impossible, but they hope to summit the 8,849-metre peak with the help of noble gas xenon 10.
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Everest Permit Price Climbs New Heights: Debate Over Nepal's Move
Everest permit fees hike: Nepal increases climbing permit fees by 36 per cent, sparking debate on the impact on tourism and environmental conservation.
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The Everest Dream Gets Costlier As Nepal Hikes Permit Fee For Climbers
The already costly dream of conquering Mount Everest is going to get more expensive for mountaineers, as Nepal is planning to hike the permit fees for climbing the world's tallest peak by more than 35 per cent.
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Nepal Teen, Youngest To Scale 14 Tallest Peaks, Says Sherpas Deserve Better
A Nepali teenager, the youngest person ever to scale all 14 of the world's tallest peaks, says he wants to use his skills to benefit the Himalayan nation's Sherpa community and turn out world-class athletes.
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This Mountain Surpasses Everest As World's Highest Peak In Unusual Way
Mount Chimborazo, an inactive stratovolcano in the Ecuadorian Andes, has challenged Mount Everest for the title of the world's highest mountain in a unique measurement.
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Video Of 'Traffic Jam' On Mount Everest Goes Viral As 2 Climbers Feared Dead
This is just one of the many clips of an apparent constant rush hour getting to the top of world's highest peak (at 8,848 metres).
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Nepal's Global Recognition Makes "Everest Man" Happier Than Records
Scaling the world's highest peak is all in a day's work for 54-year-old Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa, a man breezily modest about having set foot on the summit of Everest more times than any other person.
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2 Mongolian Climbers Die On Descent After Successfully Summiting Mount Everest
Two Mongolian climbers have tragically died following their successful ascent of the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest, from the Nepali side, without supplementary oxygen and assistance of Sherpa guides, as confirmed by the Mongolian National Climb
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Body Of Mongolian Climber Found On Mount Everest, Search On For Second
Rescuers found the body of one of two missing Mongolian climbers on Mount Everest on Friday, expedition organisers said, the first confirmed fatality on the world's highest peak this mountaineering season.
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French Climber Dies After Climbing World's 5th Highest Peak In Nepal
A French climber died on Mount Makalu, the world's fifth-highest peak, expedition organisers said Tuesday, the second fatality of this year's spring climbing season and both on the same mountain.
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Legendary Nepal Mountaineer Climbs Mount Everest For Record 29th Time
Nepal's Kami Rita Sherpa also known as 'Everest Man' on Sunday morning broke his record by climbing the world's highest peak, Mount Everest for the 29th time.
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Nepal's Top Court Puts Cap On Number Of Everest Climbers
Nepal's Supreme Court has ordered the government to limit the number of mountaineering permits issued for Everest and other peaks, a lawyer confirmed Friday, just as expeditions prepare for the spring climbing season.
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"On Top Of The World": Kerala Woman's Journey To Peak Of Mount Everest
Kannur native and a resident of Qatar, Safrina Latheef was a banker and a baker before she turned to mountaineering, a long term desire of hers, and became the first woman from Kerala to scale the over 8,000 feet Everest peak.
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4 Ex-Military Friends Scale Mount Everest, Used This Gas To Climb Faster
A British team of veteran ex-special forces soldiers summited Everest on Wednesday, expedition organisers said, in a bid to fly from London, climb the highest peak and return home within seven days.
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Geeta Samota Becomes 1st Paramilitary Force CISF Personnel To Climb Mount Everest
Sub Inspector Geeta Samota has become the first CISF personnel to conquer the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest, in the 56-year-long history of the force, a spokesperson said Tuesday.
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4 Ex-Military Friends Plan To Climb Everest In A Week Using Anaesthetic Gas
It usually takes six to eight weeks to climb Mount Everest, but four ex-military friends are planning to accomplish it in a week. It sounds impossible, but they hope to summit the 8,849-metre peak with the help of noble gas xenon 10.
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Everest Permit Price Climbs New Heights: Debate Over Nepal's Move
Everest permit fees hike: Nepal increases climbing permit fees by 36 per cent, sparking debate on the impact on tourism and environmental conservation.
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The Everest Dream Gets Costlier As Nepal Hikes Permit Fee For Climbers
The already costly dream of conquering Mount Everest is going to get more expensive for mountaineers, as Nepal is planning to hike the permit fees for climbing the world's tallest peak by more than 35 per cent.
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Nepal Teen, Youngest To Scale 14 Tallest Peaks, Says Sherpas Deserve Better
A Nepali teenager, the youngest person ever to scale all 14 of the world's tallest peaks, says he wants to use his skills to benefit the Himalayan nation's Sherpa community and turn out world-class athletes.
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This Mountain Surpasses Everest As World's Highest Peak In Unusual Way
Mount Chimborazo, an inactive stratovolcano in the Ecuadorian Andes, has challenged Mount Everest for the title of the world's highest mountain in a unique measurement.
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Video Of 'Traffic Jam' On Mount Everest Goes Viral As 2 Climbers Feared Dead
This is just one of the many clips of an apparent constant rush hour getting to the top of world's highest peak (at 8,848 metres).
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Nepal's Global Recognition Makes "Everest Man" Happier Than Records
Scaling the world's highest peak is all in a day's work for 54-year-old Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa, a man breezily modest about having set foot on the summit of Everest more times than any other person.
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2 Mongolian Climbers Die On Descent After Successfully Summiting Mount Everest
Two Mongolian climbers have tragically died following their successful ascent of the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest, from the Nepali side, without supplementary oxygen and assistance of Sherpa guides, as confirmed by the Mongolian National Climb
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Body Of Mongolian Climber Found On Mount Everest, Search On For Second
Rescuers found the body of one of two missing Mongolian climbers on Mount Everest on Friday, expedition organisers said, the first confirmed fatality on the world's highest peak this mountaineering season.
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French Climber Dies After Climbing World's 5th Highest Peak In Nepal
A French climber died on Mount Makalu, the world's fifth-highest peak, expedition organisers said Tuesday, the second fatality of this year's spring climbing season and both on the same mountain.
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Legendary Nepal Mountaineer Climbs Mount Everest For Record 29th Time
Nepal's Kami Rita Sherpa also known as 'Everest Man' on Sunday morning broke his record by climbing the world's highest peak, Mount Everest for the 29th time.
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Nepal's Top Court Puts Cap On Number Of Everest Climbers
Nepal's Supreme Court has ordered the government to limit the number of mountaineering permits issued for Everest and other peaks, a lawyer confirmed Friday, just as expeditions prepare for the spring climbing season.
