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Death Zone Drama on K2: "Brother, It's Just Me and You"
At an altitude of over 8,200 meters on the flanks of K2, extreme mountaineer Kristin Harila finds a high-altitude porter who has fallen. He is hanging upside down from a fixed rope and fighting for ...
AP PHOTOS: Hundreds scale Mount Everest in a weather-hit climbing season
Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides scaled Mount Everest this month in Nepal, struggling against harsh weather to make it to the summit of the world's highest mountain before the climbing ...
Mount Everest’s Record-Setting Sherpa Sees a Future of Snowless Mountains and Fewer Guides
Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time on Tuesday. We spoke to him about what is next for the mountain.
Nepal vows to keep Himalayas safe, clean as it hosts conference for Everest climbers
Nepal pledged to support mountaineering and keep climbers safe as it welcomed many of those who have scaled Mount Everest to ...
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Climbers Summit Mount Everest in Five Days Using Controversial Xenon Gas
The four British former special forces soldiers left the United Kingdom on May 16. By 7:10 a.m. on May 21, they were standing at the top of the 29,032-foot-tall peak ...
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Nepali Sherpa scales Mount Everest for a record 31st time
KATHMANDU — Nepali Sherpa guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time on Tuesday, breaking the record he set last ...