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Sikkim Seeks Ban On Scaling Kanchenjunga, Days After Army Team Summitted It
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang said the recent ascent of Kanchenjunga from the Nepal side has hurt the state's indigenous communities.
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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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Celebrity Chef John Mountain Bans Vegans From His Restaurant Citing “Mental Health Reasons”
Chef John Mountain claimed that this “ban was prompted by a fiery complaint by a vegan customer that became personal."
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Bali To Ban All Mountain Activities After Rise In Unruly Tourist Behaviour
22 mountains are covered by the decision, including Mount Batur and Mount Agung, which are both popular landmarks.
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Nepal Bans Solo Trekking For Foreigners From April 1. Here's Why
The age of solo trekking for foreigners has ended in Nepal. Starting April 1, it is mandatory for individual backpackers to be accompanied by a licensed guide while roaming the mountains of Nepal, according to reports.
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He Was Banned For Faking Everest Summit. 6 Years Later He Scaled It
Indian climber Narender Singh Yadav, banned from Everest after faking a summit of the world's highest mountain, has successfully scaled the peak for real, telling AFP he returned to "prove" himself.
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Himachal's Kinnaur Bans Trekking After 3 Die Following Heavy Snowfall
Following heavy snowfall in the Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur, the district administration on Monday banned all trekking, mountaineering activities on all treks.
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Nepal Bans 3 Indian Climbers For 6 Years For Fake Everest Summit: Report
Nepal has banned two Indian climbers and their team leader from carrying out any mountaineering expeditions in the country for six years after a probe found that they faked their Mt Everest summit in 2016, according to a media report on Thursday.
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Nepal Bans 3 Indian Climbers For Faking 2016 Everest Summit
Nepal on Wednesday revoked the Everest summit certificates of two Indian climbers for faking their 2016 ascent, and banned them and their team leader from mountaineering in the country for six years, officials said
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Everest Region Bans Single-Use Plastic To Reduce Waste On Mountains
Single-use plastics have been banned in the Everest region to reduce the vast amounts of waste left by trekkers and mountaineers, Nepali authorities said Thursday.
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No Nightstay At Meadows In Uttarakhand, Rules High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court order banning night stay at high-altitude meadows and limiting the number of tourists visiting there would deal a major blow to the adventure tourism in the state and render nearly one lakh people engaged in trek and mountaineering expeditions jobless, said trade insiders today.
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Nepal Bans Solo Climbers From Mount Everest
Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to reduce accidents, an official said Saturday.
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Everest Fraud: Nepal Reopens Probe Into Mountaineering Ban On Pune Couple
Nepal's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has reopened an investigation into the mountaineering ban imposed on an Indian couple after they were alleged to have faked scaling of Mount Everest in May 2016, the media reported.
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Pune Police Couple Who Faked Mount Everest Feat Dismissed From Force
Suspended Pune police constable couple Dinesh Rathod and Tarkeshwari Rathod, who lied about climbing the Mount Everest and circulated morphed photo of their 'mountaineering feat' in May last year, have been dismissed from the force, a senior official said.
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Nepal Bans Polish Climber Over Illegal Mount Everest Traverse
A Polish man has been banned from climbing any mountain in Nepal for 10 years after he made a rare traverse of Mount Everest last month without the correct permit, a Nepali official said on Thursday.
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Sikkim Seeks Ban On Scaling Kanchenjunga, Days After Army Team Summitted It
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang said the recent ascent of Kanchenjunga from the Nepal side has hurt the state's indigenous communities.
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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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Celebrity Chef John Mountain Bans Vegans From His Restaurant Citing “Mental Health Reasons”
Chef John Mountain claimed that this “ban was prompted by a fiery complaint by a vegan customer that became personal."
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Bali To Ban All Mountain Activities After Rise In Unruly Tourist Behaviour
22 mountains are covered by the decision, including Mount Batur and Mount Agung, which are both popular landmarks.
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Nepal Bans Solo Trekking For Foreigners From April 1. Here's Why
The age of solo trekking for foreigners has ended in Nepal. Starting April 1, it is mandatory for individual backpackers to be accompanied by a licensed guide while roaming the mountains of Nepal, according to reports.
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He Was Banned For Faking Everest Summit. 6 Years Later He Scaled It
Indian climber Narender Singh Yadav, banned from Everest after faking a summit of the world's highest mountain, has successfully scaled the peak for real, telling AFP he returned to "prove" himself.
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Himachal's Kinnaur Bans Trekking After 3 Die Following Heavy Snowfall
Following heavy snowfall in the Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur, the district administration on Monday banned all trekking, mountaineering activities on all treks.
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Nepal Bans 3 Indian Climbers For 6 Years For Fake Everest Summit: Report
Nepal has banned two Indian climbers and their team leader from carrying out any mountaineering expeditions in the country for six years after a probe found that they faked their Mt Everest summit in 2016, according to a media report on Thursday.
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Nepal Bans 3 Indian Climbers For Faking 2016 Everest Summit
Nepal on Wednesday revoked the Everest summit certificates of two Indian climbers for faking their 2016 ascent, and banned them and their team leader from mountaineering in the country for six years, officials said
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Everest Region Bans Single-Use Plastic To Reduce Waste On Mountains
Single-use plastics have been banned in the Everest region to reduce the vast amounts of waste left by trekkers and mountaineers, Nepali authorities said Thursday.
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No Nightstay At Meadows In Uttarakhand, Rules High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court order banning night stay at high-altitude meadows and limiting the number of tourists visiting there would deal a major blow to the adventure tourism in the state and render nearly one lakh people engaged in trek and mountaineering expeditions jobless, said trade insiders today.
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Nepal Bans Solo Climbers From Mount Everest
Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to reduce accidents, an official said Saturday.
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Everest Fraud: Nepal Reopens Probe Into Mountaineering Ban On Pune Couple
Nepal's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has reopened an investigation into the mountaineering ban imposed on an Indian couple after they were alleged to have faked scaling of Mount Everest in May 2016, the media reported.
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Pune Police Couple Who Faked Mount Everest Feat Dismissed From Force
Suspended Pune police constable couple Dinesh Rathod and Tarkeshwari Rathod, who lied about climbing the Mount Everest and circulated morphed photo of their 'mountaineering feat' in May last year, have been dismissed from the force, a senior official said.
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Nepal Bans Polish Climber Over Illegal Mount Everest Traverse
A Polish man has been banned from climbing any mountain in Nepal for 10 years after he made a rare traverse of Mount Everest last month without the correct permit, a Nepali official said on Thursday.
