Kobe Bryant, Roberto Clemente among sports figures who died in aircraft crashes
Tragedy is no stranger to the sports world as fans have mourned the deaths of many players and coaches in plane and ...
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The Price to Climb Mount Everest Will Rise to $15,000 This Year
Foreign climbers who want to try reaching the top of the 29,032-foot-tall peak will face higher permit fees in Nepal starting ...
Daredevil climbers banned from ascending Mount Everest without support
As of September, everyone on the mountain must be accompanied by an expert guide, improving safety but potentially ...
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“At extreme heights, it really gets to you”
The drama surrounding a Salzburg woman who died on the Grossglockner also shocked Salzburg mountaineer Rupert Hauer and his ...
My self-worth was tied to my 6-figure Google job. Then a colleague died, and it changed everything for me.
Former Google employee Kate Manser quit her six-figure job after experiencing four tragic deaths. It led her to travel and ...
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 — ...
Nepal hikes Mount Everest climbing fee by 36%
According to Glacier Himalaya Treks and Expedition, a private group of experienced mountaineers that offers tours, the permit ...
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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35 unidentified people found dead in NJ over the past 25 years — see their pictures
Nearly three dozen unidentified people have been found dead in NJ since 2000, ranging from infants to adults that were well ...
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Ernie Sawyer, Northborough's king of candlepin for over 70 years, dies at 96
It was also the year that Ernest Z. Sawyer Jr. opened Sawyer’s Bowladrome in Northborough Center.
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S'porean man, 55, brings PAP & Marine Parade flags up to Mount Everest base camp
In October 2024, 55-year-old Yusof Lateef raised the People's Action Party (PAP) flag and the Marine Parade 50th anniversary flag during his second ascent to Mount Everest South Base Camp.
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32 people died in crashes on dangerous Sacramento roads last year. This is who we lost
Since 2017 — the year Sacramento’s City Council promised to eliminate traffic deaths by 2027 — more than 300 people have died in collisions on city streets. If the number comes up at all ...