Kent double amputee Gurkha veteran aims to make history with seven peak climb
Hari Budha Magar, 45, lost both his legs when he stood on an improvised explosive device (IED) while serving as a Gurkha in Afghanistan ...
Prolific Everest climber visits Colorado’s growing Sherpa community
Ngima Nuru Sherpa is small in stature, but he stands tall in the annals of Mount Everest. The 5-foot-7, 150-pound native of ...
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Inside a Vail Woman’s Harrowing Pursuit of the World’s Highest Mountains
A fatal race made Tracee Metcalfe the closest to becoming the first American woman to summit all of the world’s 8,000-meter ...
Three books capture the stories of mountaineering’s tragic past and lucrative present
It comes as something of a surprise that the history of a pursuit that seems to uniquely combine risk and vanity should be so ...
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Snow blankets Fansipan Mt. peak due to strong cold influence
VOV.VN - The peak of Fansipan dubbed the Everest of Indochina, plunged into freezing temperatures on January 27 afternoon, ...
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The Ultimate Adventure Bucket List: 10 Experiences for Thrill-Seekers
Conquer the Summit of Mount Everest Reaching the peak of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, is on the bucket list ...
6 of the world’s most dangerous tourist attractions, from acid lakes to nuclear waste
On top of the unbearable temperature, the volcanic landscape is home to lava lakes, sulfur springs, and volatile geysers — ...
Walk on the Wild Side With On These Stunning Basecamp Treks
For those seeking big mountain adventures, there's nowhere better than the Himalaya. Located primarily in Nepal, the Himalaya boast 8 of the world's tallest mo ...
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Reasons to Choose the Everest, Annapurna Circuit , and Manaslu Circuit Treks in Nepal
Nepal is home to many of the most glowing touring courses in the world. Among these, the Everest Base Camp trip, Annapurna ...
Fancy a new climbing challenge? Hidden mountains, more than 100 times larger than Everest discovered under the Earth’s surface
Two hidden mountains, more than 100 times larger than Mount Everest have been discovered deep underground. The two ‘islands ...
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Meet Kaamya Karthikeyan: 17-year-old mountaineer becomes youngest to conquer the Seven Summits
Kaamya Karthikeyan, the 17-year-old mountaineering prodigy whose charming smile is so very endearing, is scaling heights that even the fittest of ‘elders’ would be found wanting. The newest ...
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Mount Everest
Earth's biggest mountains, more than 100 times taller than Mount Everest, have been discovered on the boundary between Africa and the Pacific Ocean, a groundbreaking research, published in the ...