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3 Nepali Sherpas Missing After Avalanche In Mount Everest
Three Nepalese Sherpa guides went missing on Wednesday after they fell into a deep crevasse on the most dangerous section of Mt. Everest amidst an avalanche, in the season's first accident at the world's tallest peak.
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Video Shows 'Unseen' Phenomenon Of 'Cloud Avalanche' On Mount Everest In Nepal
The video was posted on LinkedIn by Dr Subramanian Narayanan.
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Mountaineer Who Set National Record Among Those Killed In Uttarakhand Avalanche
Ace mountaineer Savita Kanswal, who had set a national record by climbing Mount Everest and Mount Makalu within a span of 15 days, was among those killed in the avalanche at Draupadi ka Danda-II in Uttarkashi district.
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Fraud At 8,848 Metres: Are Mount Everest Ascents Too Easy To Fake?
For a Mount Everest summit, climbers have to provide the Nepali or Chinese authorities with a photo from the top and a report from the team leaders and government liaison officers stationed at base camp.
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Arunachal's Anshu Jamsenpa Sets Sights On Unclimbed Peaks After Mount Everest Record
Anshu Jamsenpa, a 38-year-old Indian climber who made the fastest double ascent of Mount Everest and became the first woman to reach the highest point on earth twice in five days, says she will now turn her attention to smaller unclimbed peaks.
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Four Climbers Found Dead At Camp On Mount Everest
It was not clear how the climbers died at the camp on Mount Everest and their identities have not been identified yet. Ten climbers have died on Mount Everest, including one on the Chinese side, during this climbing season, which ends this month.
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American Climber Dies On Mount Everest, Indian Missing
An American climber died Sunday on his way to the summit of Mount Everest, expedition organisers said, the latest death to mark the ongoing climbing season.
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Nepal Asks Climbers To Clean Earthquake-Littered Everest Camp
Nepal is urging climbers on Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, to help remove garbage from a camp abandoned two years ago after an earthquake triggered avalanches killing 18 people, as officials prepare to handle a rush of climbers.
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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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Paying The Ultimate Price On Mount Everest
Three deaths in as many days on the world's tallest mountain have renewed safety concerns after eager climbers flocked to the 8,850-metre (29,035-foot) summit for the first time since last year when an avalanche triggered by a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Base Camp, and all expeditions ground to a halt.
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Despite Back-To-Back Disasters, Climbers Return To Everest
Last year, Sherpas had already set up two camps above Base Camp when the earthquake unleashed an avalanche that tore into the tent city, burying climbers and staff. Nineteen people were killed, 61 were injured and the pre-prepared route of ropes and ladders was destroyed. When the Sherpas refused to rebuild the route, the season was scrubbed. There...
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Nepal's Women Climbers Blaze Trails For Their Gender
When a deadly avalanche hit Mount Everest a year ago, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita, one of the few Nepali women with expertise in climbing the world's highest peaks, headed straight there to help.
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Cracks And Holes Develop In Mount Everest After Deadly Nepal Earthquake
Several cracks and holes have developed in the Mount Everest region due to last year's devastating earthquakes that killed about 9,000 people across Nepal, according to a specialist team responsible for maintaining the climbing route on the world's highest peak.
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Japanese Climber With One Finger to Ascend Mount Everest Again This Week
A Japanese climber with only one finger, who failed on the weekend to reach the top of Mount Everest in his latest attempt, will try again within days, expedition organisers said Monday.
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Japanese Climber Nears Mount Everest Summit
A Japanese climber attempting the first summit of Mount Everest after a deadly quake-triggered avalanche destroyed part of base camp last April was set to make his final push around midnight Saturday.
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3 Nepali Sherpas Missing After Avalanche In Mount Everest
Three Nepalese Sherpa guides went missing on Wednesday after they fell into a deep crevasse on the most dangerous section of Mt. Everest amidst an avalanche, in the season's first accident at the world's tallest peak.
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Video Shows 'Unseen' Phenomenon Of 'Cloud Avalanche' On Mount Everest In Nepal
The video was posted on LinkedIn by Dr Subramanian Narayanan.
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Mountaineer Who Set National Record Among Those Killed In Uttarakhand Avalanche
Ace mountaineer Savita Kanswal, who had set a national record by climbing Mount Everest and Mount Makalu within a span of 15 days, was among those killed in the avalanche at Draupadi ka Danda-II in Uttarkashi district.
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Fraud At 8,848 Metres: Are Mount Everest Ascents Too Easy To Fake?
For a Mount Everest summit, climbers have to provide the Nepali or Chinese authorities with a photo from the top and a report from the team leaders and government liaison officers stationed at base camp.
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Arunachal's Anshu Jamsenpa Sets Sights On Unclimbed Peaks After Mount Everest Record
Anshu Jamsenpa, a 38-year-old Indian climber who made the fastest double ascent of Mount Everest and became the first woman to reach the highest point on earth twice in five days, says she will now turn her attention to smaller unclimbed peaks.
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Four Climbers Found Dead At Camp On Mount Everest
It was not clear how the climbers died at the camp on Mount Everest and their identities have not been identified yet. Ten climbers have died on Mount Everest, including one on the Chinese side, during this climbing season, which ends this month.
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American Climber Dies On Mount Everest, Indian Missing
An American climber died Sunday on his way to the summit of Mount Everest, expedition organisers said, the latest death to mark the ongoing climbing season.
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Nepal Asks Climbers To Clean Earthquake-Littered Everest Camp
Nepal is urging climbers on Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, to help remove garbage from a camp abandoned two years ago after an earthquake triggered avalanches killing 18 people, as officials prepare to handle a rush of climbers.
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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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Paying The Ultimate Price On Mount Everest
Three deaths in as many days on the world's tallest mountain have renewed safety concerns after eager climbers flocked to the 8,850-metre (29,035-foot) summit for the first time since last year when an avalanche triggered by a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Base Camp, and all expeditions ground to a halt.
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Despite Back-To-Back Disasters, Climbers Return To Everest
Last year, Sherpas had already set up two camps above Base Camp when the earthquake unleashed an avalanche that tore into the tent city, burying climbers and staff. Nineteen people were killed, 61 were injured and the pre-prepared route of ropes and ladders was destroyed. When the Sherpas refused to rebuild the route, the season was scrubbed. There...
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Nepal's Women Climbers Blaze Trails For Their Gender
When a deadly avalanche hit Mount Everest a year ago, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita, one of the few Nepali women with expertise in climbing the world's highest peaks, headed straight there to help.
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Cracks And Holes Develop In Mount Everest After Deadly Nepal Earthquake
Several cracks and holes have developed in the Mount Everest region due to last year's devastating earthquakes that killed about 9,000 people across Nepal, according to a specialist team responsible for maintaining the climbing route on the world's highest peak.
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Japanese Climber With One Finger to Ascend Mount Everest Again This Week
A Japanese climber with only one finger, who failed on the weekend to reach the top of Mount Everest in his latest attempt, will try again within days, expedition organisers said Monday.
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Japanese Climber Nears Mount Everest Summit
A Japanese climber attempting the first summit of Mount Everest after a deadly quake-triggered avalanche destroyed part of base camp last April was set to make his final push around midnight Saturday.
