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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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Nepal's Kami Rita Climbs Mount Everest For A Record 30th Time
Nepali Sherpa climber and guide Kami Rita Sherpa on Wednesday morning again set out a world record with the 30th summit of Mount Everest, a record number by a single person.
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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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Nepal's Top Court Puts Cap On Number Of Everest Climbers
Nepal's Supreme Court has ordered the government to limit the number of mountaineering permits issued for Everest and other peaks, a lawyer confirmed Friday, just as expeditions prepare for the spring climbing season.
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Poo Bags, Trackers: Nepal Orders New Rules For Everest Mountaineers
Nepal has ordered Everest mountaineers to carry mandatory trackers after one of the deadliest seasons last year -- and remove their excrement using compostable bags similar to those used for dog waste.
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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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Record-Setting Russian Climber Dies While Scaling Nepal Mountain
Rescuers in Nepal confirmed Tuesday the death of a well-known Russian climber on Mount Dhaulagiri, the world's seventh-highest peak, but bad weather prevented the recovery of her body.
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Nepalese Climber Kami Rita Sets New Record For 'Most Climbs Of 8,000 Metres'
Nepal's veteran summiteer Kami Rita Sherpa has made a new record for the 'Most Climbs of 8,000 metres', as he scaled 8,000ers 42 times, an official said.
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Missing German Climber's Body Found Metres Below Kanchenjunga Peak
The body of German mountaineer Luis Stitzinger has been found on Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, expedition organisers said Wednesday, days after he went missing during his descent from the summit.
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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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Indian Climber Piyali Basak Rescued From Nepal's Mount Makalu
Indian mountaineer Piyali Basak who scaled Mt. Makalu has been rescued from the mountain after she experienced some difficulty while descending from the peak, the organisers said.
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Gautam Adani Helps Airlift Indian Climber Who Fell From 5,800 Meters
Billionaire Gautam Adani arranged for an air ambulance to help transfer mountaineer Anurag Maloo, who was rescued after falling into a deep crevasse in Nepal's Mount Annapurna last month, from Kathmandu to the AIIMS in New Delhi.
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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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Nepal's Kami Rita Climbs Mount Everest For A Record 30th Time
Nepali Sherpa climber and guide Kami Rita Sherpa on Wednesday morning again set out a world record with the 30th summit of Mount Everest, a record number by a single person.
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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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Nepal's Top Court Puts Cap On Number Of Everest Climbers
Nepal's Supreme Court has ordered the government to limit the number of mountaineering permits issued for Everest and other peaks, a lawyer confirmed Friday, just as expeditions prepare for the spring climbing season.
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Poo Bags, Trackers: Nepal Orders New Rules For Everest Mountaineers
Nepal has ordered Everest mountaineers to carry mandatory trackers after one of the deadliest seasons last year -- and remove their excrement using compostable bags similar to those used for dog waste.
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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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Record-Setting Russian Climber Dies While Scaling Nepal Mountain
Rescuers in Nepal confirmed Tuesday the death of a well-known Russian climber on Mount Dhaulagiri, the world's seventh-highest peak, but bad weather prevented the recovery of her body.
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Nepalese Climber Kami Rita Sets New Record For 'Most Climbs Of 8,000 Metres'
Nepal's veteran summiteer Kami Rita Sherpa has made a new record for the 'Most Climbs of 8,000 metres', as he scaled 8,000ers 42 times, an official said.
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Missing German Climber's Body Found Metres Below Kanchenjunga Peak
The body of German mountaineer Luis Stitzinger has been found on Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, expedition organisers said Wednesday, days after he went missing during his descent from the summit.
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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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Indian Climber Piyali Basak Rescued From Nepal's Mount Makalu
Indian mountaineer Piyali Basak who scaled Mt. Makalu has been rescued from the mountain after she experienced some difficulty while descending from the peak, the organisers said.
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Gautam Adani Helps Airlift Indian Climber Who Fell From 5,800 Meters
Billionaire Gautam Adani arranged for an air ambulance to help transfer mountaineer Anurag Maloo, who was rescued after falling into a deep crevasse in Nepal's Mount Annapurna last month, from Kathmandu to the AIIMS in New Delhi.
