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Nepal Teen, Youngest To Scale 14 Tallest Peaks, Says Sherpas Deserve Better
A Nepali teenager, the youngest person ever to scale all 14 of the world's tallest peaks, says he wants to use his skills to benefit the Himalayan nation's Sherpa community and turn out world-class athletes.
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Climate Change And Thinning Ice Exposes Bodies Of Mountaineers On Everest
On Everest's sacred slopes, climate change is thinning snow and ice, increasingly exposing the bodies of hundreds of mountaineers who died chasing their dream to summit the world's highest mountain.
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16-Year-Old Indian Scales Mount Everest, Sets Sight On Antarctica's Vinson Massif
The Indian Navy today congratulated Kaamya Karthikeyan, a 16-year-old class XII student of Navy Children School in Mumbai, on becoming the youngest Indian and the second youngest girl in the world to summit Mount Everest from the Nepal side.
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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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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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Legendary Nepal Mountaineer Climbs Mount Everest For Record 29th Time
Nepal's Kami Rita Sherpa also known as 'Everest Man' on Sunday morning broke his record by climbing the world's highest peak, Mount Everest for the 29th time.
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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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Nepal's Mountains Have Lost One-Third Of Their Ice: UN Chief
Nepal's snow-capped mountains have lost close to one-third of their ice in over 30 years due to global warming, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday after a visit to the area near Mount Everest, the world's highest peak.
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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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Mexican Family Killed In Chopper Crash Visited India Before Touring Nepal
The five Mexican nationals killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Nepal near Mount Everest on Tuesday visited India before touring the Himalayan nation for sightseeing.
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6 Dead After Helicopter Crashes Near Mount Everest In Nepal
All six people aboard a tourist helicopter in Nepal were killed when it crashed soon after take-off in the Everest region on Tuesday, aviation authorities said.
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Wreckage Of Missing Tourist Helicopter In Nepal Found Along With 5 Bodies
A tourist helicopter crashed near Mount Everest in Nepal this morning, killing five tourists on board. The bodies and the wreckage were found around three hours after the helicopter went missing.
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Nepal Teen, Youngest To Scale 14 Tallest Peaks, Says Sherpas Deserve Better
A Nepali teenager, the youngest person ever to scale all 14 of the world's tallest peaks, says he wants to use his skills to benefit the Himalayan nation's Sherpa community and turn out world-class athletes.
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Climate Change And Thinning Ice Exposes Bodies Of Mountaineers On Everest
On Everest's sacred slopes, climate change is thinning snow and ice, increasingly exposing the bodies of hundreds of mountaineers who died chasing their dream to summit the world's highest mountain.
-
16-Year-Old Indian Scales Mount Everest, Sets Sight On Antarctica's Vinson Massif
The Indian Navy today congratulated Kaamya Karthikeyan, a 16-year-old class XII student of Navy Children School in Mumbai, on becoming the youngest Indian and the second youngest girl in the world to summit Mount Everest from the Nepal side.
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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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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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Legendary Nepal Mountaineer Climbs Mount Everest For Record 29th Time
Nepal's Kami Rita Sherpa also known as 'Everest Man' on Sunday morning broke his record by climbing the world's highest peak, Mount Everest for the 29th time.
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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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Nepal's Mountains Have Lost One-Third Of Their Ice: UN Chief
Nepal's snow-capped mountains have lost close to one-third of their ice in over 30 years due to global warming, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday after a visit to the area near Mount Everest, the world's highest peak.
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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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Mexican Family Killed In Chopper Crash Visited India Before Touring Nepal
The five Mexican nationals killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Nepal near Mount Everest on Tuesday visited India before touring the Himalayan nation for sightseeing.
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6 Dead After Helicopter Crashes Near Mount Everest In Nepal
All six people aboard a tourist helicopter in Nepal were killed when it crashed soon after take-off in the Everest region on Tuesday, aviation authorities said.
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Wreckage Of Missing Tourist Helicopter In Nepal Found Along With 5 Bodies
A tourist helicopter crashed near Mount Everest in Nepal this morning, killing five tourists on board. The bodies and the wreckage were found around three hours after the helicopter went missing.
