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The Everest Dream Gets Costlier As Nepal Hikes Permit Fee For Climbers
The already costly dream of conquering Mount Everest is going to get more expensive for mountaineers, as Nepal is planning to hike the permit fees for climbing the world's tallest peak by more than 35 per cent.
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18-Year-Old Conquered World's 14 Highest Peaks. This Is His Next challenge
Nima Rinji Sherpa became the youngest climber to reach all 14 of the world’s tallest mountains, known as the “eight-thousanders.”
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Bodies Of 5 Russians Retrieved From Worlds 7th-Highest Mountain In Daring Op
The five Russians went missing on October 6 during an attempt to summit the world's seventh-highest mountain Dhaulagiri, an 8,167-metre (26,795-foot) Himalayan peak.
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Nepal's Nima Rinji Sherpa Becomes Youngest To Scale 14 Tallest Peaks
Nepal's 18-year-old Nima Rinji Sherpa has become the youngest climber ever to scale each of the 14 tallest mountains (over 8,000 meters) in the world with his successful summit of Mt Shishapangma in China
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5 Russian Mountaineers Killed While Climbing Dhaulagiri In Nepal
Five Russian mountaineers were killed while climbing in Nepal, a tourism official said Tuesday, two days after the team lost contact while on the world's seventh-highest mountain, Dhaulagiri.
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2 Women Climbers, Stuck At 6,000 Metres In Uttarakhand For 3 Days, Rescued
The mountaineers -- Michelle Theresa Dvorak from the USA and Fav Jane Manners from the United Kingdom -- were stranded since October 3.
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Pakistani Climbers Rescue Porter's Body A Year After K2 Summit
Climbers recovered the body of a Pakistani porter from K2 mountain, a climbing federation confirmed Tuesday, a year after he died while other climbers made a record-breaking ascent.
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French Climber Achieves Fastest-Ever Ascent Of K2, Credits Patience
French mountaineer Benjamin Vedrines counted every second as he made history's fastest-ever ascent of K2, but says he doesn't add up the growing number of records to his name.
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Japanese Climber Found Dead In Mountains In PoK, Another Missing
One of two Japanese climbers was found dead and his body recovered from a mountain in Pakistan occupied Kashmir on Saturday, with a search ongoing for the second man, a government official said.
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Indian Climber Rescued From Mount Everest Dies, 8th Death This Season
An Indian climber rescued from Everest has died in hospital, a Nepali tourism official said Tuesday, taking the number of fatalities this season on the world's highest mountain to eight.
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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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Kenyan Climber, His Nepali Guide Die On Mount Everest
A Kenyan and a Nepali climber have died close to Everest's summit, tourism officials said Thursday, taking this season's toll on the world's highest mountain to at least four.
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Nepali Climber Becomes Fastest Woman To Ascent Mount Everest
Nepali climber Phunjo Lama on Thursday reached Everest's summit in 14 hours and 31 minutes, smashing the record for the world's fastest ascent of the mountain by a woman.
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Solo Climber From Japan Found Dead After Falling From North America's Tallest Peak
Upon investigation, rangers were able to identify the fallen climber's location at 17,000 feet using data from his satellite communication device.
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Body Of Mongolian Climber Found On Mount Everest, Search On For Second
Rescuers found the body of one of two missing Mongolian climbers on Mount Everest on Friday, expedition organisers said, the first confirmed fatality on the world's highest peak this mountaineering season.
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The Everest Dream Gets Costlier As Nepal Hikes Permit Fee For Climbers
The already costly dream of conquering Mount Everest is going to get more expensive for mountaineers, as Nepal is planning to hike the permit fees for climbing the world's tallest peak by more than 35 per cent.
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18-Year-Old Conquered World's 14 Highest Peaks. This Is His Next challenge
Nima Rinji Sherpa became the youngest climber to reach all 14 of the world’s tallest mountains, known as the “eight-thousanders.”
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Bodies Of 5 Russians Retrieved From Worlds 7th-Highest Mountain In Daring Op
The five Russians went missing on October 6 during an attempt to summit the world's seventh-highest mountain Dhaulagiri, an 8,167-metre (26,795-foot) Himalayan peak.
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Nepal's Nima Rinji Sherpa Becomes Youngest To Scale 14 Tallest Peaks
Nepal's 18-year-old Nima Rinji Sherpa has become the youngest climber ever to scale each of the 14 tallest mountains (over 8,000 meters) in the world with his successful summit of Mt Shishapangma in China
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5 Russian Mountaineers Killed While Climbing Dhaulagiri In Nepal
Five Russian mountaineers were killed while climbing in Nepal, a tourism official said Tuesday, two days after the team lost contact while on the world's seventh-highest mountain, Dhaulagiri.
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2 Women Climbers, Stuck At 6,000 Metres In Uttarakhand For 3 Days, Rescued
The mountaineers -- Michelle Theresa Dvorak from the USA and Fav Jane Manners from the United Kingdom -- were stranded since October 3.
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Pakistani Climbers Rescue Porter's Body A Year After K2 Summit
Climbers recovered the body of a Pakistani porter from K2 mountain, a climbing federation confirmed Tuesday, a year after he died while other climbers made a record-breaking ascent.
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French Climber Achieves Fastest-Ever Ascent Of K2, Credits Patience
French mountaineer Benjamin Vedrines counted every second as he made history's fastest-ever ascent of K2, but says he doesn't add up the growing number of records to his name.
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Japanese Climber Found Dead In Mountains In PoK, Another Missing
One of two Japanese climbers was found dead and his body recovered from a mountain in Pakistan occupied Kashmir on Saturday, with a search ongoing for the second man, a government official said.
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Indian Climber Rescued From Mount Everest Dies, 8th Death This Season
An Indian climber rescued from Everest has died in hospital, a Nepali tourism official said Tuesday, taking the number of fatalities this season on the world's highest mountain to eight.
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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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Kenyan Climber, His Nepali Guide Die On Mount Everest
A Kenyan and a Nepali climber have died close to Everest's summit, tourism officials said Thursday, taking this season's toll on the world's highest mountain to at least four.
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Nepali Climber Becomes Fastest Woman To Ascent Mount Everest
Nepali climber Phunjo Lama on Thursday reached Everest's summit in 14 hours and 31 minutes, smashing the record for the world's fastest ascent of the mountain by a woman.
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Solo Climber From Japan Found Dead After Falling From North America's Tallest Peak
Upon investigation, rangers were able to identify the fallen climber's location at 17,000 feet using data from his satellite communication device.
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Body Of Mongolian Climber Found On Mount Everest, Search On For Second
Rescuers found the body of one of two missing Mongolian climbers on Mount Everest on Friday, expedition organisers said, the first confirmed fatality on the world's highest peak this mountaineering season.
