Nepal's mountaineering community marks 72 years since conquest of Everest summit
Nepal contains eight of the highest peaks in the world and every year hundreds of foreign climbers fly to the country in South Asia to tackle the mountains.
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27 days ago
Everest faces pressure from climate change and overcrowding
Nepal says it must protect Mount Everest as rising climber numbers and climate change put pressure on the world’s highest peak.
29 days ago
Peak speed: Sherpas say their traditions are at risk after record Everest ascents
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Use of xenon gas and hypoxic tents before recent expeditions has triggered alarm in Nepal, where guides fear it could encourage inexperienced climbers
There is nothing unusual about records being brok…
33 days ago
British MP makes history as he scales Everest just five days after leaving London using gas to help acclimatise for ascent that usually takes two months
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A British minister has climbed to the summit of Mount Everest in just five days, thanks to a special gas that dramatically cut his prep time and allowed him to make a record-breaking ascent.
35 days ago
British soldiers make Everest history using new method
The former special forces troops used xenon gas to acclimatise to climbing at high altitudes more quickly.
44 days ago
Ex-marine tops Everest after 8,000-mile triathlon
Mitch Hutchcraft and his team say the challenge is the longest ever ascent of Everest.
57 days ago
Huge UK theme park to open first-of-its-kind immersive experience
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Ryder and his pups, Chase, Marshall, Rubble, Skye, Rocky, Zuma, Everest and Tracker, are ready for action - and finally coming to a UK theme park.
58 days ago
Inside the tragic death of Sophia Bush's Google exec ex on Everest aged just 33 that left actress 'shattered'
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Sophia Bush's world was 'shattered' in 2015 when her Google executive ex and 'best friend' died in an Mount Everest avalanche aged just 33.
60 days ago
How space exploration can improve life on Earth | Leigh Phillips
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
There is a cynical, ‘anti-space’ ideology emerging, especially on some parts of the left. But this is misguided
John F Kennedy once called space-faring “the most hazardous and dangerous and greatest a…
87 days ago
From Aston Villa & Preston to Everest base camp
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As his old clubs Preston and Aston Villa prepare to meet in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, Simon Grayson tells BBC Sport about managing in Nepal.