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2 climbers die on Mount Everest; expedition organizers still deciding if and when bodies will be retrieved
Two people died while climbing Mount Everest as hundreds of climbers are attempting to scale the world's highest peak, ...
Four men court controversy with audacious plan to scale Everest in one week
The itinerary is simple. Four British men will hop on a plane Friday in London, fly roughly 4,600 miles to Kathmandu in Nepal ...
Deaths and Rescues Amid the Summit Push on Mount Everest
On Friday, May 16, word circulated that a climber from India named Subrata Gosh had died on Mount Everest after descending from the summit to the Hillary Step at an elevation of 28,839 feet. Outside ...
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Chomolungma Controversy: China's Name Game at Nepal's Sagarmatha Sambaad
At Nepal's Sagarmatha Sambaad, China's Vice Chairman Xiao Jie exclusively used the Chinese name 'Chomolungma' for Mount ...
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NCC expedition team successfully scales Mt Everest
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) has reached a significant milestone as its expedition team successfully scaled Mount Everest ...
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50 years since first woman scaled Everest
While 66% of women who attempt the world's tallest mountain succeed, against 75% for men, their fatality rate is lower: A ...
Nepal hosts environment conference as Himalayan glaciers melt
An environment conference has opened in Nepal to discuss global climate change, including the impact on the highest Himalayan ...
She escaped an avalanche and became the first woman to summit Everest. Today, few remember her name
Japanese climber Junko Tabei was part of an-woman team climbing Mount Everest. Despite almost being crushed in an avalanche, ...