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Indian Woman Sets New Everest Dual Ascent Record

An Indian has climbed Mount Everest twice in under a week in what may be a new woman’s record for the fastest double...

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Three Climbers Die On Everest, One Missing

Three climbers died on Everest over the weekend and another is missing, officials confirmed Monday, in one of the...

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American Climber Dies On Everest, Indian Missing

An American climber died Sunday on his way to the summit of Mount Everest, expedition organisers said, the latest death...

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Indian Woman Tops Everest Twice In Week, Breaks Record

An Indian climber Sunday reached the summit of Mount Everest for the second time in less than a week, her expedition...

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Everest Permit Dodger Says He Was Ready To Face Jail

A South African caught attempting to climb Mount Everest without an $11,000 permit said Thursday that he couldn't...

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Three British Gurkhas Return To Everest, Make Summit

Three British Gurkha soldiers reached the summit of Mount Everest on Monday, two years after being caught in an...

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Nepal Votes In First Local Election In 20 Years

Voting began in Nepal on Sunday in its first local elections in two decades, a landmark moment in the country's fraught...

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Six Indian Climbers Make First Everest Summit of Season

Six Indian climbers reached the top of Mount Everest on Saturday, the first group to summit the world's highest peak...

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Acclimatise In Bed, Climb Everest In Half the Time

As other Everest hopefuls were trudging up to base camp in April, Singapore-based Brooks Entwistle was at home,...

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Nepal Fines Solo Everest Climber Without Permit $22,000

A South African attempting to climb Mount Everest alone and without a permit has been ordered off the mountain, had his...

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85-Year-Old Everest Record Seeker Died of Altitude Sickness

An 85-year-old ex-Gurkha who was attempting to reclaim his title as the world's oldest person to summit Mount Everest...

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85-Year-Old Dies On Everest During World Record Bid

An 85-year-old ex-Gurkha who was attempting to reclaim his title as the world's oldest person to summit Mount Everest...

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Nepal Promises Sherpa Guides Summit Certificates

Sherpa climbers who successfully scale mountains including Mount Everest will be officially recognised, the Nepal...

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Everest Braces For Record Number of Summit Attempts

Nepal has issued a record number of permits to climbers wanting to summit Mount Everest this spring, an official said...

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Legendary Swiss Climber To Be Cremated Near Everest

The body of legendary Swiss climber Ueli Steck, who died on Mount Everest, will be cremated on Thursday at a Buddhist...

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Everest Claims ‘Swiss Machine’ Climber

The Swiss climber Ueli Steck has been killed on Mount Everest, Nepal's tourist office says. Steck, who was known as the...

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Famed Swiss Climber Ueli Steck Dies On Everest

Swiss climber Ueli Steck, one of the most feted mountaineers of his generation and famed for his speed ascents of...

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Missing Trekkers Found In Nepal After 7 Weeks, 1 Dead

Rescuers on Wednesday found two Taiwanese trekkers who went missing in a remote mountainous part of Nepal seven weeks...

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China and Nepal Begin Joint Military Exercise As India Is Watches On

China and Nepal began their first-ever joint military exercises on Sunday, a move likely to rattle India as Beijing...