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Nepal's Global Recognition Makes "Everest Man" Happier Than Records
Scaling the world's highest peak is all in a day's work for 54-year-old Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa, a man breezily modest about having set foot on the summit of Everest more times than any other person.
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International Everest Day: When Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary Scaled Mount Everest 68 Years Ago
History was created on this day 68 years ago when Sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Nepal and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand climbed Mount Everest, 29,029 feet above sea level.
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Nepal Stops All Mount Everest Expeditions Due To Coronavirus
Nepal on Friday suspended permits to climb Everest because of the coronavirus pandemic, closing off the world's biggest mountain a day after China halted access from its side.
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Indian Embassy In Kathmandu Celebrates Yoga Day
The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu organised a yoga event today to celebrate the fifth International Day of Yoga at Nepal's Thyangboche -- the gateway to Mount Everest.
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Two Indian Mountaineers Die In Nepal, Search On For One Missing
Two Indian climbers have died and another has gone missing in Nepal after one of them successfully scaled the world's highest peak Mount Everest, the expedition organiser said Friday, days after two mountaineers from the country perished in the Himalayan nation.
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Austrian Climber Missing in Himalayas: Nepal Official
A 27-year-old Austrian climber has been missing for three days in Nepal's Himalayas after falling during an expedition, an official said today, with a rescue attempt hampered by bad weather.
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Nepal Observes Everest Day to Revive Tourism
Seeking to revive its tourism sector hit by last month's devastating earthquake, Nepal today observed the International Everest Day marking the conquest of the world's highest peak by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgey Sherpa, 62 years ago.
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Nepal Earthquake: 3 Survive 8 Days Under Rubble; But Many Trekkers Dead
Three people were pulled out alive from the rubble of their home eight days after Nepal's devastating earthquake, an official said on Sunday, but rescuers have found about 50 bodies on a popular trekking route that was hit by an avalanche.
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Nepal Earthquake: India Has Helped Evacuate 170 Nationals From 15 Countries by Air, Says Government
Four days after a devastating earthquake struck Nepal, the country's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has said that the number of dead could be 10,000. Over 5,000 are confirmed dead and thousands are injured. Authorities are still trying to determine the extent of the disaster in the Gorkha region and neighbouring Lamjung where the epicentre lay.
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Nepal Earthquake: Choppers Rescue Climbers Stranded at High Altitude on Mount Everest
Climbers stranded for two days were plucked Monday from high altitudes on Mount Everest following a deadly quake-triggered avalanche, as exhausted and emotional mountaineers said they were thankful to be alive.
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Nepal Earthquake: At Least 40 Indian Mountaineers Trapped at Everest Camp I and II
At least 40 Indian mountaineers remain trapped today at Everest Camp I and II, cut off from the Base Camp following avalanches triggered by the massive earthquake two days ago, officials said.
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Rescue Teams Airlift Climbers Stranded at High Altitude on Mount Everest
Mountain rescue teams, helped by clear weather, used helicopters to airlift climbers stranded for two days at high altitude on Mount Everest after a powerful earthquake triggered an avalanche that killed at least 17 people.
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Bad Weather Hampers Search for Avalanche Survivors on Mount Everest
Bad weather frustrated efforts to rescue hundreds of climbers stranded on Mount Everest today, a day after an earthquake in Nepal triggered an avalanche in possibly the single deadliest incident on the world's highest peak.
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Search ends for missing on Everest, some Sherpas call for shutdown
Rescuers have given up searching for three sherpa guides missing two days after the deadliest ever accident on Nepal's Mount Everest killed at least 13 and shocked the mountaineering world.
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13th body pulled from snow in Mount Everest avalanche
Search teams recovered a 13th body Saturday from the snow and ice covering a dangerous climbing pass on Mount Everest, where an avalanche a day earlier swept over a group of Sherpa guides in the deadliest disaster on the world's highest peak.
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Nepal's Global Recognition Makes "Everest Man" Happier Than Records
Scaling the world's highest peak is all in a day's work for 54-year-old Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa, a man breezily modest about having set foot on the summit of Everest more times than any other person.
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International Everest Day: When Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary Scaled Mount Everest 68 Years Ago
History was created on this day 68 years ago when Sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Nepal and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand climbed Mount Everest, 29,029 feet above sea level.
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Nepal Stops All Mount Everest Expeditions Due To Coronavirus
Nepal on Friday suspended permits to climb Everest because of the coronavirus pandemic, closing off the world's biggest mountain a day after China halted access from its side.
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Indian Embassy In Kathmandu Celebrates Yoga Day
The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu organised a yoga event today to celebrate the fifth International Day of Yoga at Nepal's Thyangboche -- the gateway to Mount Everest.
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Two Indian Mountaineers Die In Nepal, Search On For One Missing
Two Indian climbers have died and another has gone missing in Nepal after one of them successfully scaled the world's highest peak Mount Everest, the expedition organiser said Friday, days after two mountaineers from the country perished in the Himalayan nation.
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Austrian Climber Missing in Himalayas: Nepal Official
A 27-year-old Austrian climber has been missing for three days in Nepal's Himalayas after falling during an expedition, an official said today, with a rescue attempt hampered by bad weather.
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Nepal Observes Everest Day to Revive Tourism
Seeking to revive its tourism sector hit by last month's devastating earthquake, Nepal today observed the International Everest Day marking the conquest of the world's highest peak by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgey Sherpa, 62 years ago.
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Nepal Earthquake: 3 Survive 8 Days Under Rubble; But Many Trekkers Dead
Three people were pulled out alive from the rubble of their home eight days after Nepal's devastating earthquake, an official said on Sunday, but rescuers have found about 50 bodies on a popular trekking route that was hit by an avalanche.
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Nepal Earthquake: India Has Helped Evacuate 170 Nationals From 15 Countries by Air, Says Government
Four days after a devastating earthquake struck Nepal, the country's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has said that the number of dead could be 10,000. Over 5,000 are confirmed dead and thousands are injured. Authorities are still trying to determine the extent of the disaster in the Gorkha region and neighbouring Lamjung where the epicentre lay.
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Nepal Earthquake: Choppers Rescue Climbers Stranded at High Altitude on Mount Everest
Climbers stranded for two days were plucked Monday from high altitudes on Mount Everest following a deadly quake-triggered avalanche, as exhausted and emotional mountaineers said they were thankful to be alive.
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Nepal Earthquake: At Least 40 Indian Mountaineers Trapped at Everest Camp I and II
At least 40 Indian mountaineers remain trapped today at Everest Camp I and II, cut off from the Base Camp following avalanches triggered by the massive earthquake two days ago, officials said.
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Rescue Teams Airlift Climbers Stranded at High Altitude on Mount Everest
Mountain rescue teams, helped by clear weather, used helicopters to airlift climbers stranded for two days at high altitude on Mount Everest after a powerful earthquake triggered an avalanche that killed at least 17 people.
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Bad Weather Hampers Search for Avalanche Survivors on Mount Everest
Bad weather frustrated efforts to rescue hundreds of climbers stranded on Mount Everest today, a day after an earthquake in Nepal triggered an avalanche in possibly the single deadliest incident on the world's highest peak.
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Search ends for missing on Everest, some Sherpas call for shutdown
Rescuers have given up searching for three sherpa guides missing two days after the deadliest ever accident on Nepal's Mount Everest killed at least 13 and shocked the mountaineering world.
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13th body pulled from snow in Mount Everest avalanche
Search teams recovered a 13th body Saturday from the snow and ice covering a dangerous climbing pass on Mount Everest, where an avalanche a day earlier swept over a group of Sherpa guides in the deadliest disaster on the world's highest peak.
