Search Results for: "Everest"
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Kilian Jornet Escapes Everest After Avalanche
The record-holding mountain runner was soloing the West Ridge when he was carried down a couloir by an avalanche
Gripped May 25, 2023 -
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Amputee Climber Makes History on Everest
Six years after a Nepal banned double amputee climbers from Everest, Hari Budha Magar has reached the summit
Gripped May 23, 2023 -
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New World Record of 27 Everest Ascents
Since 1994, Kami Rita Sherpa has been a fixture on Everest, guiding countless climbers to the top while amassing over two dozen summits
Gripped May 17, 2023 -
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Success, Death and Records on Everest
A sixth climber has died on the world’s highest peak, as many others find success on Everest
Gripped May 17, 2023 -
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Everest Legend Tom Hornbein Dies
He ushered in modern mountaineering by completing the first-ever traverse of an 8,000-metre peak
Gripped May 8, 2023 -
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American Doctor Dies on Mount Everest
John Sugarman was known for his humanitarian work. He’d recently started climbing again. This was his second trip to Everest
Gripped May 2, 2023 -
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Everest Sees Record Number of Climbers
There will be more climbers on Everest this season than every before. Rope fixing teams hope to summit by the end of April
Gripped April 24, 2023 -
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Sherpas Missing After Everest Avalanche
A breaking serac triggered a massive avalanche that buried at least three climbers
Gripped April 12, 2023 -
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In 1934 a Pilot Wanted to Crash-Land on Everest and Climb It
Maurice Wilson flew illegally and then, with no experience or training, tried to solo the world’s highest peak five decades before anyone succeeded
Gripped February 23, 2023 -
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Is Alex Honnold Training for Everest?
He recently returned from Antarctica where he climbed the continent’s highest mountain. He’s probably not training for Everest, but it seems like he’s preparing for something big
Gripped January 19, 2023