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British soldiers use xenon gas to scale Everest. What is it controversial?
Four former British special forces soldiers, who scaled Everest in record time, have found themselves in the middle of controversy due to their use of xenon gas. The men used the chemical to speed up the acclimatisation process – allowing them to climb the mountain in under five days.
Four ex-military friends are planning to summit Everest without the usual lengthy acclimitization period, relying on ...
The use of xenon gas may help cut the usual trip time from weeks to days. But not all members of the climbing community ...
Privately held industrial gas major Messer has opened a new electronics and specialty products laser mix facility in ...
Birmingham MP Al Carns topped out on the highest mountain in the world in record time, aided by a pre-climb blast of xenon ...
Rather than taking weeks or months, climbers are trying to summit Everest in just 7 days by inhaling xenon gas. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Dr. Peter Hackett, a pioneer in altitude research.
An expert mountain guide has put four of his clients on top of Mount Everest less than a week after they left London, one of ...
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Everest in five days: British team’s speed climb triggers probeEx-special force soldiers climb in record time after xenon gas treatment in Germany. Nepal launches an inquiry.
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