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Indian Climber Dies On Nepal's Mount Lhotse, World's 4th Tallest Peak
Rakesh Kumar, 39, from India, died on Sunday while descending from the 8,516 m (27,940 ft) mountain's summit.
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4 Climbers Fall From US Mountain, 1 Survives, Does This Next
A rock climber who fell hundreds of feet descending a steep gully in Washington's North Cascades mountains survived the fall that killed his three companions, hiked to his car in the dark and then drove to a pay phone to call for help.
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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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Vlogger Climbs 999 Steps Of 'Stairway To Heaven' In China, Finds Unexpected "Reward" At The End
A viral video shows a digital creator's surprise at making a particular foodie discovery after making the gruelling ascent up the Tianmen Mountain in China.
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US Climber Dies In Nepal While Trying To Scale World's 5th Highest Mountain
A US climber died attempting to scale the world's fifth-highest mountain, Makalu, his expedition organiser said Monday, the second death of this climbing season.
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Nepal's Big Rule Change For Anyone Who Wants To Climb Mount Everest
Under the proposed rules, climbers must show proof of scaling a 7,000-metre (22,965 ft) mountain in Nepal before applying for an Everest permit.
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Chinese Man Rescued Twice In One Week From Mount Fuji After He Returns To Retrieve Phone
The man was airlifted the first time while on the Fujinomiya trail, about 3,000m above sea level, on the mountain's Shizuoka Prefecture side.
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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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German Neo-Nazi Dies After Falling Off Adolf Hitler's "Favourite Mountain"
A German neo-Nazi fell to his death while climbing Adolf Hitler's "favourite mountain" on September 29. Andreas Munzhuber, a senior member of the Bavarian faction of the neo-Nazi group The Third Way, was part of a climbing group of 30.
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Nepal Teen Becomes Youngest To Climb All 14 Of World's 8,000 m Mountains
Nima Rinji Sherpa, who already holds multiple records from his ascents of dozens of peaks, started high-altitude climbing at the age of 16, by climbing Mount Manaslu in August 2022.
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5 Russian Mountaineers Killed While Climbing Dhaulagiri In Nepal
Five Russian mountaineers were killed while climbing in Nepal, a tourism official said Tuesday, two days after the team lost contact while on the world's seventh-highest mountain, Dhaulagiri.
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UK Girl, 6, Becomes Youngest To Climb 13,000-Foot Mountain In Africa
A six-year-old girl from UK has climbed a 13,600-foot mountain to raise money for the hospital that saved her life as a baby.
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Pakistani Climbers Rescue Porter's Body A Year After K2 Summit
Climbers recovered the body of a Pakistani porter from K2 mountain, a climbing federation confirmed Tuesday, a year after he died while other climbers made a record-breaking ascent.
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Muchu Chhish, The Mountain That Was Never Climbed, Summited By 3 Men
Muchu Chhish, a 7,453-meter mountain in the Karakoram Range that was never climbed before, has finally been summited by three men, ExplorersWeb reported on Tuesday.
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Indian Climber Dies On Nepal's Mount Lhotse, World's 4th Tallest Peak
Rakesh Kumar, 39, from India, died on Sunday while descending from the 8,516 m (27,940 ft) mountain's summit.
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4 Climbers Fall From US Mountain, 1 Survives, Does This Next
A rock climber who fell hundreds of feet descending a steep gully in Washington's North Cascades mountains survived the fall that killed his three companions, hiked to his car in the dark and then drove to a pay phone to call for help.
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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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Vlogger Climbs 999 Steps Of 'Stairway To Heaven' In China, Finds Unexpected "Reward" At The End
A viral video shows a digital creator's surprise at making a particular foodie discovery after making the gruelling ascent up the Tianmen Mountain in China.
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US Climber Dies In Nepal While Trying To Scale World's 5th Highest Mountain
A US climber died attempting to scale the world's fifth-highest mountain, Makalu, his expedition organiser said Monday, the second death of this climbing season.
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Nepal's Big Rule Change For Anyone Who Wants To Climb Mount Everest
Under the proposed rules, climbers must show proof of scaling a 7,000-metre (22,965 ft) mountain in Nepal before applying for an Everest permit.
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Chinese Man Rescued Twice In One Week From Mount Fuji After He Returns To Retrieve Phone
The man was airlifted the first time while on the Fujinomiya trail, about 3,000m above sea level, on the mountain's Shizuoka Prefecture side.
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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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German Neo-Nazi Dies After Falling Off Adolf Hitler's "Favourite Mountain"
A German neo-Nazi fell to his death while climbing Adolf Hitler's "favourite mountain" on September 29. Andreas Munzhuber, a senior member of the Bavarian faction of the neo-Nazi group The Third Way, was part of a climbing group of 30.
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Nepal Teen Becomes Youngest To Climb All 14 Of World's 8,000 m Mountains
Nima Rinji Sherpa, who already holds multiple records from his ascents of dozens of peaks, started high-altitude climbing at the age of 16, by climbing Mount Manaslu in August 2022.
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5 Russian Mountaineers Killed While Climbing Dhaulagiri In Nepal
Five Russian mountaineers were killed while climbing in Nepal, a tourism official said Tuesday, two days after the team lost contact while on the world's seventh-highest mountain, Dhaulagiri.
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UK Girl, 6, Becomes Youngest To Climb 13,000-Foot Mountain In Africa
A six-year-old girl from UK has climbed a 13,600-foot mountain to raise money for the hospital that saved her life as a baby.
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Pakistani Climbers Rescue Porter's Body A Year After K2 Summit
Climbers recovered the body of a Pakistani porter from K2 mountain, a climbing federation confirmed Tuesday, a year after he died while other climbers made a record-breaking ascent.
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Muchu Chhish, The Mountain That Was Never Climbed, Summited By 3 Men
Muchu Chhish, a 7,453-meter mountain in the Karakoram Range that was never climbed before, has finally been summited by three men, ExplorersWeb reported on Tuesday.
