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Uttarakhand's Kavita Chand Scales Antarctica's Highest Peak Mount Vinson
Kavita Chand, a native of Almora in Uttarakhand, has etched her name in India's mountaineering record by successfully summiting Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica, on December 12 at 8:30 pm local time.
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Which Country Has The Most Mountains In The World? Global Rankings Explained
The title of "worlds most mountainous country" ultimately depends on how you measure.
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This Mumbai Teen Is The Youngest Girl To Climb World's 7 Highest Peaks
Kaamya Karthikeyan, a Class 12 student at Navy Children School in Mumbai, has made history by becoming the youngest female in the world to scale seven highest peaks across seven continents.
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Sikkim Climber Manita Pradhan Conquers South America's Highest Peak
Scaling Mt Aconcagua is part of her quest to conquer the "Seven Summits", the highest mountains on each of the seven continents of the Earth.
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20 Mountaineers Climb Tallest Peaks In All 28 States To Hoist Tricolour
A group of 20 mountaineers have achieved the incredible feat of scaling all the highest points in the country to hoist the national flag on top of each peak.
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British National Scales Mt Everest For 16th Time: Report
Kenton Cool, a 48-year-old British national, has scaled the world's highest peak Mount Everest for the 16th time, becoming the first non-Nepalese to do so, a media report said on Monday.
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8 Member Expedition Team Sets Out To Scale Europe's Highest Peak
An eight-member expedition team on Tuesday set out from New Delhi to scale Europe's highest peak, Mt Elbrus, Defence Ministry officials said.
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Chinese Double Amputee Finally Summits Everest, Decades After First Bid
A Chinese climber who lost both legs to frostbite on Everest four decades ago finally reached the summit Monday, just months after the revocation of a controversial ban on double amputee climbers attempting the world's highest peak.
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Arunima Sinha Conquers Indonesia's Highest Peak
Arunima, the amputee mountaineer who set a record by climbing the Mount Everest, has added another feather in her cap by conquering the highest peak of Indonesia.
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11 Dead, 8 Missing After Earthquake Jolts Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu
A strong earthquake that jolted Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu killed at least 11 people and left another 8 missing, an official said today, as authorities searched for survivors on Southeast Asia's highest peak.
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7 Nepalese Women Scale Highest Peaks on All 7 Continents
Seven Nepalese climbers have returned home from Antarctica after becoming the first all-women's team to climb the highest mountains on all seven continents.
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4,000 Take Part in Mount Fuji Eruption Drill
Nearly 4,000 people took part on Sunday in a mass evacuation drill to test responses to a possible eruption of Japan's highest peak Mount Fuji, weeks after a nearby volcano blew its top and killed at least 56.
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Pakistani Woman Climbs World's Seven Highest Peaks: Media Report
Samina Baig became the first Pakistani woman to climb seven highest peaks in seven continents in under eight months, media reported on Sunday.
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Uttarakhand's Kavita Chand Scales Antarctica's Highest Peak Mount Vinson
Kavita Chand, a native of Almora in Uttarakhand, has etched her name in India's mountaineering record by successfully summiting Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica, on December 12 at 8:30 pm local time.
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Which Country Has The Most Mountains In The World? Global Rankings Explained
The title of "worlds most mountainous country" ultimately depends on how you measure.
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This Mumbai Teen Is The Youngest Girl To Climb World's 7 Highest Peaks
Kaamya Karthikeyan, a Class 12 student at Navy Children School in Mumbai, has made history by becoming the youngest female in the world to scale seven highest peaks across seven continents.
-
Sikkim Climber Manita Pradhan Conquers South America's Highest Peak
Scaling Mt Aconcagua is part of her quest to conquer the "Seven Summits", the highest mountains on each of the seven continents of the Earth.
-
20 Mountaineers Climb Tallest Peaks In All 28 States To Hoist Tricolour
A group of 20 mountaineers have achieved the incredible feat of scaling all the highest points in the country to hoist the national flag on top of each peak.
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British National Scales Mt Everest For 16th Time: Report
Kenton Cool, a 48-year-old British national, has scaled the world's highest peak Mount Everest for the 16th time, becoming the first non-Nepalese to do so, a media report said on Monday.
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8 Member Expedition Team Sets Out To Scale Europe's Highest Peak
An eight-member expedition team on Tuesday set out from New Delhi to scale Europe's highest peak, Mt Elbrus, Defence Ministry officials said.
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Chinese Double Amputee Finally Summits Everest, Decades After First Bid
A Chinese climber who lost both legs to frostbite on Everest four decades ago finally reached the summit Monday, just months after the revocation of a controversial ban on double amputee climbers attempting the world's highest peak.
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Arunima Sinha Conquers Indonesia's Highest Peak
Arunima, the amputee mountaineer who set a record by climbing the Mount Everest, has added another feather in her cap by conquering the highest peak of Indonesia.
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11 Dead, 8 Missing After Earthquake Jolts Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu
A strong earthquake that jolted Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu killed at least 11 people and left another 8 missing, an official said today, as authorities searched for survivors on Southeast Asia's highest peak.
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7 Nepalese Women Scale Highest Peaks on All 7 Continents
Seven Nepalese climbers have returned home from Antarctica after becoming the first all-women's team to climb the highest mountains on all seven continents.
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4,000 Take Part in Mount Fuji Eruption Drill
Nearly 4,000 people took part on Sunday in a mass evacuation drill to test responses to a possible eruption of Japan's highest peak Mount Fuji, weeks after a nearby volcano blew its top and killed at least 56.
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Pakistani Woman Climbs World's Seven Highest Peaks: Media Report
Samina Baig became the first Pakistani woman to climb seven highest peaks in seven continents in under eight months, media reported on Sunday.
