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French Climber Dies After Climbing World's 5th Highest Peak In Nepal
A French climber died on Mount Makalu, the world's fifth-highest peak, expedition organisers said Tuesday, the second fatality of this year's spring climbing season and both on the same mountain.
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Mount Everest Climbers Asked To Bring Their Poop To Base Camp. Here's Why
Climbers will need to purchase "poop bags" at the base camp. These bags will be "checked upon their return".
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US Climber Achieves Rare Everest 'Triple Crown' As Death Count Reaches 12
A renowned US mountain guide has achieved the rare Mount Everest region "triple crown" of climbing the Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse peaks in one season, a hiking firm said on Friday, as the season's death count on the world's highest mountain hit 12.
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Nepali Climber Scales Mount Everest 28th Time, Creates New Record
A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time today, an official said, completing his second ascent in just a week, as the toll in this year's climbing season reached 11.
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US Climber Dies On Everest, 4th Death This Season
A US mountaineer has died on Everest in the fourth fatality on the world's highest peak this climbing season.
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Nepal Grants Record Climbing Permits For Mount Everest
A record number of mountaineers expected on Mount Everest during the current spring climbing season has sparked fears of a traffic jam when teams make their final ascent through the "death zone" to the summit of the world's tallest peak.
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Russian Climber Pavel Kostrikin Dies Trying To Scale Mount Everest
Russian climber Pavel Kostrikin died at Camp I of Mount Everest, the first reported death of a foreigner on the world's highest peak in the current climbing season that began in March.
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Covid Outbreak Threatens Mount Everest Climbing Comeback Plans
More than 30 sick climbers have been evacuated from the foot of Mount Everest, raising fears that coronavirus may scupper a hoped-for bumper season on the world's highest mountain.
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Coronavirus Casts Shadow Over Mt Everest, Sherpas' Livelihood Under Threat
The Himalayan hilltown of Khumjung should be bustling ahead of Everest's climbing season, but the coronavirus has forced the shut down of the world's tallest mountain and threatened the livelihood of the famed local Sherpas.
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China Shuts Down Mount Everest Over Coronavirus Scare
China has cancelled permits for Mount Everest because of the coronavirus, expedition organisers said Thursday, ahead of the spring climbing season on the world's highest peak.
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Coronavirus Outbreak Affects Everest Expeditions, Nepal Tourism Hit
With the outbreak of coronavirus showing no sign of subsiding, many mountain climbers have already started cancelling their expedition bookings. This is a cause of concern to the tour operators who will have to bear severe economic losses during the climbing season that lasts from March to May.
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After Everest "Traffic Jam", These Climbers Are Trying To Find New Route
There were no lines, no trash and no bodies to solemnly mark the route. It was quiet save for the sharp crunch of snow as two figures climbed along an untouched slope of Mount Everest. The scene stood in sharp contrast to social media and news reports detailing a single-file line of climbers stretching along the ridge line, increasingly high levels...
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Nepal Looks To Limit Mount Everest Access After Deaths, But Doubts Linger
Under pressure after a deadly season on traffic-clogged Mount Everest, Nepal is considering tightening access to the world's highest peak, but mountaineering experts fear the proposed changes could amount to little more than lip service.
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Everest "Traffic Jam" Survivor Recalls 20-Minute Wait At 30,000-Foot Peak
Ameesha Chauhan, a survivor of the Everest "traffic jam" who is in hospital recovering from frostbite, said climbers without basic skills should be barred to prevent a recurrence of this year's deadly season on the world's highest peak.
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77 Indian Hikers On Their Way To Mount Everest Peak
As spring's climbing season kicks in, 41 teams of Nepali and foreign climbers, including 77 Indian hikers, have embarked on a three-month expedition on Tuesday to reach the world's highest peak - Mount Everest.
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French Climber Dies After Climbing World's 5th Highest Peak In Nepal
A French climber died on Mount Makalu, the world's fifth-highest peak, expedition organisers said Tuesday, the second fatality of this year's spring climbing season and both on the same mountain.
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Mount Everest Climbers Asked To Bring Their Poop To Base Camp. Here's Why
Climbers will need to purchase "poop bags" at the base camp. These bags will be "checked upon their return".
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US Climber Achieves Rare Everest 'Triple Crown' As Death Count Reaches 12
A renowned US mountain guide has achieved the rare Mount Everest region "triple crown" of climbing the Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse peaks in one season, a hiking firm said on Friday, as the season's death count on the world's highest mountain hit 12.
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Nepali Climber Scales Mount Everest 28th Time, Creates New Record
A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time today, an official said, completing his second ascent in just a week, as the toll in this year's climbing season reached 11.
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US Climber Dies On Everest, 4th Death This Season
A US mountaineer has died on Everest in the fourth fatality on the world's highest peak this climbing season.
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Nepal Grants Record Climbing Permits For Mount Everest
A record number of mountaineers expected on Mount Everest during the current spring climbing season has sparked fears of a traffic jam when teams make their final ascent through the "death zone" to the summit of the world's tallest peak.
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Russian Climber Pavel Kostrikin Dies Trying To Scale Mount Everest
Russian climber Pavel Kostrikin died at Camp I of Mount Everest, the first reported death of a foreigner on the world's highest peak in the current climbing season that began in March.
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Covid Outbreak Threatens Mount Everest Climbing Comeback Plans
More than 30 sick climbers have been evacuated from the foot of Mount Everest, raising fears that coronavirus may scupper a hoped-for bumper season on the world's highest mountain.
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Coronavirus Casts Shadow Over Mt Everest, Sherpas' Livelihood Under Threat
The Himalayan hilltown of Khumjung should be bustling ahead of Everest's climbing season, but the coronavirus has forced the shut down of the world's tallest mountain and threatened the livelihood of the famed local Sherpas.
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China Shuts Down Mount Everest Over Coronavirus Scare
China has cancelled permits for Mount Everest because of the coronavirus, expedition organisers said Thursday, ahead of the spring climbing season on the world's highest peak.
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Coronavirus Outbreak Affects Everest Expeditions, Nepal Tourism Hit
With the outbreak of coronavirus showing no sign of subsiding, many mountain climbers have already started cancelling their expedition bookings. This is a cause of concern to the tour operators who will have to bear severe economic losses during the climbing season that lasts from March to May.
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After Everest "Traffic Jam", These Climbers Are Trying To Find New Route
There were no lines, no trash and no bodies to solemnly mark the route. It was quiet save for the sharp crunch of snow as two figures climbed along an untouched slope of Mount Everest. The scene stood in sharp contrast to social media and news reports detailing a single-file line of climbers stretching along the ridge line, increasingly high levels...
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Nepal Looks To Limit Mount Everest Access After Deaths, But Doubts Linger
Under pressure after a deadly season on traffic-clogged Mount Everest, Nepal is considering tightening access to the world's highest peak, but mountaineering experts fear the proposed changes could amount to little more than lip service.
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Everest "Traffic Jam" Survivor Recalls 20-Minute Wait At 30,000-Foot Peak
Ameesha Chauhan, a survivor of the Everest "traffic jam" who is in hospital recovering from frostbite, said climbers without basic skills should be barred to prevent a recurrence of this year's deadly season on the world's highest peak.
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77 Indian Hikers On Their Way To Mount Everest Peak
As spring's climbing season kicks in, 41 teams of Nepali and foreign climbers, including 77 Indian hikers, have embarked on a three-month expedition on Tuesday to reach the world's highest peak - Mount Everest.
