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Human Remains Discovered On Mount Everest May Belong To Climber Missing For 100 Years
British climber Andrew Irvine vanished in 1924 alongside his climbing partner, George Mallory.
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British Climber And Nepali Guide Feared Dead After Reaching Mount Everest Summit
The duo were part of a group of 15 who reached the summit of the world's highest mountain at 29,032 feet.
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UK Man Climbing Instagram-Famous 'Stairway To Heaven' Falls 300 Feet To His Death
The tragic incident happened on September 12 when the 42-year-old embarked on a solo climb up the ladder.
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Canadian Climber Falls 1,000 Feet During Expedition, Condition Critical
A Canadian climber was in critical condition on Tuesday after he fell nearly 1,000 feet during an expedition on Alaska's Denali mountain, the National Park Service said. He has been indentified as Adam Rawski of Barnaby, British Columbia.
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In Powerful Video, Nepal Climbers Take Final Steps Together To Summit K2
Nirmal Purja made a promise earlier this month: It will be the Nepalese climbing community that completes what is deemed one of the most daring mountaineering feats - reaching the summit of Mount K2 in winter. On January 16, he was part of one of the two Nepali teams that converged a mere 10 metres ahead of the 28,251-foot mountain's peak. From the...
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Nepali Climber Aims To Scale 14 Tallest Peaks In 7 Months
The current record for climbing the world's 14 tallest peaks is almost eight years. Nepali climber, Nirmal Purja, who served in the British special forces, has a target of seven months.
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"We're OK" Says British Colleague Of 8 Climbers Feared Dead In India
Authorities said on Tuesday it could take days to recover the bodies of a group of mountain climbers believed killed in an avalanche high in the Himalayas, as four of their colleagues who survived the expedition prepared to leave the mountains.
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4 Climbers Rescued, 8 Still Missing On Avalanche-Hit Uttarakhand Peak
Four British climbers have been rescued from an avalanche-hit Himalayan mountain range, authorities said today, as a frantic search continued for eight other mountaineers still missing in its treacherous heights.
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Prominent British Climber Part Of Team Missing On Way To Uttarakhand Peak
A well-known British mountaineer is among the people who went missing on their way to the 7,434 metre-high Nanda Devi East peak in Uttarakhand, prompting a massive search operation.
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Search Ops Begin As Foreign Climbers Go Missing On Way To Nanda Devi Peak
An eight-member team of mountaineers, including seven foreign nationals, has gone missing on its way to Nanda Devi East peak in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district.
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British, Irish Climbers Die On Mount Everest, Number Of Deaths Now 10
The deaths of an Irish and a British climber on Mount Everest took the toll from a deadly season on the world's highest peak to 10, expedition organisers said Saturday.
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Ian Toothill Becomes First Terminally-Ill Cancer Patient To Conquer Mount Everest
A 47-year-old British man with terminal cancer is believed to have become the first cancer patient to climb Everest, the world's highest mountain.
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British DJ Hosts World's Highest Party On Everest
Top British DJ Paul Oakenfold braved thinning air and freezing temperatures to host the "highest party on earth" at Everest base camp on Tuesday, playing to around 100 climbers -- all in full mountain gear.
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Earthquake-Triggered Avalanche Kills Nepalese Guide Scaling Everest
A 43-year-old Nepalese guide died and a British climber was injured on Monday when an earthquake triggered an avalanche on the Himalayan peak they were climbing, an expedition operator said.
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British climber, son fall to death in French Alps
Police say a British climber and his 12-year-old son have been found dead after plunging several hundred yards down a mountain in the French Alps.
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Human Remains Discovered On Mount Everest May Belong To Climber Missing For 100 Years
British climber Andrew Irvine vanished in 1924 alongside his climbing partner, George Mallory.
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British Climber And Nepali Guide Feared Dead After Reaching Mount Everest Summit
The duo were part of a group of 15 who reached the summit of the world's highest mountain at 29,032 feet.
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UK Man Climbing Instagram-Famous 'Stairway To Heaven' Falls 300 Feet To His Death
The tragic incident happened on September 12 when the 42-year-old embarked on a solo climb up the ladder.
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Canadian Climber Falls 1,000 Feet During Expedition, Condition Critical
A Canadian climber was in critical condition on Tuesday after he fell nearly 1,000 feet during an expedition on Alaska's Denali mountain, the National Park Service said. He has been indentified as Adam Rawski of Barnaby, British Columbia.
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In Powerful Video, Nepal Climbers Take Final Steps Together To Summit K2
Nirmal Purja made a promise earlier this month: It will be the Nepalese climbing community that completes what is deemed one of the most daring mountaineering feats - reaching the summit of Mount K2 in winter. On January 16, he was part of one of the two Nepali teams that converged a mere 10 metres ahead of the 28,251-foot mountain's peak. From the...
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Nepali Climber Aims To Scale 14 Tallest Peaks In 7 Months
The current record for climbing the world's 14 tallest peaks is almost eight years. Nepali climber, Nirmal Purja, who served in the British special forces, has a target of seven months.
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"We're OK" Says British Colleague Of 8 Climbers Feared Dead In India
Authorities said on Tuesday it could take days to recover the bodies of a group of mountain climbers believed killed in an avalanche high in the Himalayas, as four of their colleagues who survived the expedition prepared to leave the mountains.
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4 Climbers Rescued, 8 Still Missing On Avalanche-Hit Uttarakhand Peak
Four British climbers have been rescued from an avalanche-hit Himalayan mountain range, authorities said today, as a frantic search continued for eight other mountaineers still missing in its treacherous heights.
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Prominent British Climber Part Of Team Missing On Way To Uttarakhand Peak
A well-known British mountaineer is among the people who went missing on their way to the 7,434 metre-high Nanda Devi East peak in Uttarakhand, prompting a massive search operation.
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Search Ops Begin As Foreign Climbers Go Missing On Way To Nanda Devi Peak
An eight-member team of mountaineers, including seven foreign nationals, has gone missing on its way to Nanda Devi East peak in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district.
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British, Irish Climbers Die On Mount Everest, Number Of Deaths Now 10
The deaths of an Irish and a British climber on Mount Everest took the toll from a deadly season on the world's highest peak to 10, expedition organisers said Saturday.
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Ian Toothill Becomes First Terminally-Ill Cancer Patient To Conquer Mount Everest
A 47-year-old British man with terminal cancer is believed to have become the first cancer patient to climb Everest, the world's highest mountain.
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British DJ Hosts World's Highest Party On Everest
Top British DJ Paul Oakenfold braved thinning air and freezing temperatures to host the "highest party on earth" at Everest base camp on Tuesday, playing to around 100 climbers -- all in full mountain gear.
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Earthquake-Triggered Avalanche Kills Nepalese Guide Scaling Everest
A 43-year-old Nepalese guide died and a British climber was injured on Monday when an earthquake triggered an avalanche on the Himalayan peak they were climbing, an expedition operator said.
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British climber, son fall to death in French Alps
Police say a British climber and his 12-year-old son have been found dead after plunging several hundred yards down a mountain in the French Alps.
