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Are Everest Ascents Too Easy To Fake?
Satyarup Siddhanta only discovered he was at the centre of an Everest fraud when he spotted news of a couple whose...
Everest’s Hillary Step Intact, Say Nepali Climbers
The Hillary Step -- a rocky outcrop near the top of Mount Everest -- is still intact, Nepali climbers said Wednesday,...
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...
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...
Nepal Promises Sherpa Guides Summit Certificates
Sherpa climbers who successfully scale mountains including Mount Everest will be officially recognised, the Nepal...
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...
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...
The Man Who Turned the Lights On In Energy-Starved Nepal
The continuous whirl of hair dryers is a novel sound at the Blush Beauty Point parlour in Nepal's capital Kathmandu,...