Norwegian climber denies leaving dying guide behind to break world record at K2 peak
1 year, 7 months ago

Norwegian climber denies leaving dying guide behind to break world record at K2 peak

Hindustan Times  

Record-breaking Norwegian montaineer Kristin Harila denied the allegations that she and her team climbed over a dying guide to reach the K2 summit in Pakistan in a bid to become the world's fastest climber to climb all the peaks over 8,000 metres. Norwegian climber Kristin Harila, left, and her Nepali sherpa guide Tenjen Sherpa, right, who climbed the world's 14 tallest mountains in record time. She created a new world record with her Nepali guide Tenjen Sherpa as she climbed her 14th highest peak in a little over three months. Austrian climbers Wilhelm Steindl and Philip Flämig who were also climbing K2 the day the incident took place have said that the duo recorded drone footage that showed climbers walking over Hassan's body instead of trying to rescue him.

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13-year-old girl from Cherthala enters India Book of Records with taekwondo performance on Mount Kilimanjaro
2 months, 1 week ago

13-year-old girl from Cherthala enters India Book of Records with taekwondo performance on Mount Kilimanjaro

The Hindu  

Anna Mary Njarackaveli, a 13-year-old girl from Cherthala in Alappuzha, has entered the India Book of Records as the youngest to perform taekwondo on Mount Kilimanjaro. According to the Mountain Climbing Certificate issued by the Tanzania National Parks Conservation Commissioner and the India Book of Records, she successfully summited Stella Point, one of the summits of the highest free-standing mountain …

Kaamya Karthikeyan: ‘Summiting Everest was a dream my father and I shared for years’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kaamya Karthikeyan: ‘Summiting Everest was a dream my father and I shared for years’

Hindustan Times  

At just 17, Kaamya Karthikeyan has achieved what many mountaineers only dream of: she became the youngest woman to climb the highest peaks across all seven continents, including the towering Mount Everest, alongside her father. Kaamya Karthikeyan is the youngest woman to have climbed all the highest peaks across 7 continents. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, during an …

17-year-old Mumbai teen conquers seven highest peaks on seven continents
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3 months ago

17-year-old Mumbai teen conquers seven highest peaks on seven continents

India Today  

Kaamya Karthikeyan, a Class 12 student from Navy Children's School, Mumbai, has achieved the sensational feat of becoming the youngest female to scale the highest peaks on all seven continents. At just 17 years old, Kaamya completed the Seven Summits Challenge by climbing Mt Vinson in Antarctica on December 24, 2024, alongside her father, Commander S Karthikeyan. Her journey included …

Ondrej Huserka: Top Slovak climber falls to death after ‘terrifying’ and rare Himalayan feat
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ondrej Huserka: Top Slovak climber falls to death after ‘terrifying’ and rare Himalayan feat

The Independent  

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Top Slovakian climber dies while descending perilous peak of Nepal's Lantang Lirung
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Top Slovakian climber dies while descending perilous peak of Nepal's Lantang Lirung

ABC  

A top mountaineer has died while descending the 7,234-metre peak of Langtang Lirung in Nepal, after completing the rare feat of successfully scaling its dangerous eastern face. Mr Holeček detailed the death of his partner on Facebook, saying Mr Húserka's rope broke while he was rappelling down, propelling him into an eight metre drop, before he fell further into the …

Nepalese Sherpa, 18, Breaks World Record by Climbing 14 Peaks Above 8,000 Meters
5 months, 1 week ago

Nepalese Sherpa, 18, Breaks World Record by Climbing 14 Peaks Above 8,000 Meters

China Daily  

Nepalese mountaineer Nima Rinji Sherpa has achieved a remarkable feat by becoming the youngest person in the world to summit all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters. He reached the summit of Mount Shishapangma in the Xizang autonomous region, China, on the morning of Oct 9. With this accomplishment, Sherpa has overtaken his uncle, Mingma Gyabu Sherpa, for the world record. …

A record-setting teen climber returns home to Nepal to a hero's welcome
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A record-setting teen climber returns home to Nepal to a hero's welcome

The Independent  

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Nepalese teenager sets world record by climbing all 14 of Earth’s highest peaks
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Nepalese teenager sets world record by climbing all 14 of Earth’s highest peaks

The Independent  

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Nepali becomes youngest to climb world's 8,000 m peaks
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Nepali becomes youngest to climb world's 8,000 m peaks

The Hindu  

An 18-year-old Nepali mountaineer on Wednesday broke the record for the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre peaks, his team said. Nima Rinji Sherpa reached the summit of Tibet's 8,027-metre-high Shisha Pangma on Wednesday morning, completing his mission to stand on the world's highest peaks. 'Proud moment' Nima Rinji Sherpa, who already holds multiple records from …

Five Russian climbers killed in deadly fall from world’s seventh-highest peak
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Five Russian climbers killed in deadly fall from world’s seventh-highest peak

The Independent  

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Four climbers are found dead on the Alps’ highest peak
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Four climbers are found dead on the Alps’ highest peak

The Independent  

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Sherpa summits highest peak for 30th time
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sherpa summits highest peak for 30th time

China Daily  

Trailblazing climber Kami Rita Sherpa reached the top of Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, for the 30th time on May 22, breaking his own record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain. Following Kami Rita is another Sherpa — Pasang Dawa — who has 27 summit titles on the world's highest mountain. Paterson and Pastenji "heroically …

1 Malaysian climber dead, 1 rescued near the top of Denali, North America’s tallest mountain
10 months ago

1 Malaysian climber dead, 1 rescued near the top of Denali, North America’s tallest mountain

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — A climber from Malaysia who was stranded for three days near the top of North America’s tallest mountain following a summit push was rescued Friday, but his partner was dead, officials said. After days of cloudy, windy conditions, personnel from Denali National Park and Preserve on Friday morning were able to rescue the surviving climber at 19,600 …

Record-breaking Everest Sherpa guide hits out at piles of garbage left on mountain
10 months ago

Record-breaking Everest Sherpa guide hits out at piles of garbage left on mountain

The Independent  

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Indian climber dies as ‘human traffic jam’ on Mount Everest sparks overcrowding concerns
10 months ago

Indian climber dies as ‘human traffic jam’ on Mount Everest sparks overcrowding concerns

The Independent  

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Bhopal-Based Jyoti Ratre Becomes Oldest Indian Woman To Climb Everest At 55
10 months ago

Bhopal-Based Jyoti Ratre Becomes Oldest Indian Woman To Climb Everest At 55

ABP News  

When most people plan to retire at the age of 55, Bhopal-based entrepreneur turned mountaineer Jyoti Ratre surprises society by scaling the world’s highest peak Mount Everest. After several other big and small summits Jyoti aimed for Mount Everest in 2023, but hazardous weather made her descend after climbing 8,199 meters. 'Bigger Than She Imagine': Summit To Mount Everest Even …

Indian mountaineer rescued from Mt Everest dies, 8th death in this season
10 months ago

Indian mountaineer rescued from Mt Everest dies, 8th death in this season

Hindustan Times  

An Indian climber rescued from Everest has died in hospital, a Nepali tourism official said Tuesday, taking the number of fatalities this season on the world's highest mountain to eight. Three more died climbing other Nepali peaks including a Romanian aiming for Lhotse, which neighbours Everest, while a French and a Nepali climber died on Makalu, the world's fifth-highest mountain. …

Crowds formed recklessly long queue at the top of Everest that may have sparked snow and ice slip which led to disappearance of Brit climber, 40, and his Sherpa now feared dead
10 months, 1 week ago

Crowds formed recklessly long queue at the top of Everest that may have sparked snow and ice slip which led to disappearance of Brit climber, 40, and his Sherpa now feared dead

Daily Mail  

Hundreds of crowded climbers have been captured on footage slowly making their way up the summit of Everest close to where a British climber and his guide went missing on Tuesday after they were hit by collapsing ice. Experts fear overcrowding on the world's highest mountain may have played a role in causing the collapse of a cornice - an …

Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa Scales Everest For Record 30th Time
10 months, 1 week ago

Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa Scales Everest For Record 30th Time

News 18  

A Nepali sherpa guide scaled the summit of Mount Everest for a record 30th time on Wednesday, an official said, while two climbers went missing while descending from the world’s tallest peak. Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, reached the 8,849-metre peak by the traditional southeast ridge route, Nepali tourism official Khim Lal Gautam said. He “broke his own record … this …

At 16, Kaamya Karthikeyan Becomes Youngest Indian to Scale MT Everest
10 months, 1 week ago

At 16, Kaamya Karthikeyan Becomes Youngest Indian to Scale MT Everest

Deccan Chronicle  

Jamshedpur:: Kaamya Karthikeyan, a 16-year-old mountaineer, has become the youngest Indian to climb Mt Everest from Nepal side, the Tata Steel Adventure Foundation said on Thursday. An official of the TSAF, which supported her endeavour, said Kaamya was accompanied by her father, Commander S Karthikeyan of the Indian Navy, during the journey to the highest peak on the earth. “After …

Navy officer's daughter, 16, is youngest Indian to scale Mount Everest from Nepal side
10 months, 1 week ago

Navy officer's daughter, 16, is youngest Indian to scale Mount Everest from Nepal side

India Today  

A 16-year-old girl from Mumbai successfully scaled Mount Everest, becoming the youngest Indian mountaineer to scale the world's highest peak from the Nepal side, the Indian Navy said on Thursday. Kaamya Karthikeyan, a Class 12 student from Navy Children School in Mumbai, along with her father Cdr S Karthikeyan, embarked on their expedition to climb Mount Everest on April 3, …

Sherpa guide Kami Rita climbs Mount Everest for his record 30th time, his second one this month
10 months, 1 week ago

Sherpa guide Kami Rita climbs Mount Everest for his record 30th time, his second one this month

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for a record 30th time Wednesday, completing his second climb this month to the top of the world. He also climbed Mount Everest twice last year, setting the record for most climbs of the world’s highest mountain on the first and extending it less than a week later. …

Sherpa guide Kami Rita shatters his own record and scales Everest for the 29th time
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sherpa guide Kami Rita shatters his own record and scales Everest for the 29th time

The Independent  

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Nepal’s ‘Everest Man’ beats own record by climbing summit for 29th time
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Nepal’s ‘Everest Man’ beats own record by climbing summit for 29th time

Al Jazeera  

Kami Rita and fellow Sherpa guide Pasang Dawa have been competing for the title of most climbs of the world’s highest peak. One of the world’s most skilled climbing guides on Mount Everest has reached the Earth’s highest peak for the 29th time, beating his own record for most times to the summit, according to expedition organisers. “Back again for …

Kenton Cool/Kami Rita Sherpa: Nepali and British climbers break their own records with successful Everest ascents
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Kenton Cool/Kami Rita Sherpa: Nepali and British climbers break their own records with successful Everest ascents

CNN  

CNN — A British climber and a Nepali guide have broken their own records for most climbs of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, hiking officials said on Sunday. Rakesh Gurung, director of Nepal’s Department of Tourism, said Britain’s Kenton Cool, 50, and Nepali guide Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, climbed the 8,849-meter peak for the 18th and 29th time, respectively. …

Last surviving member of first team to scale Everest bemoans state of mountain today
1 year ago

Last surviving member of first team to scale Everest bemoans state of mountain today

The Independent  

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‘Mt. Everest dirty, crowded now,’ says last-surviving Sherpa from Edmund Hillary’s team
1 year ago

‘Mt. Everest dirty, crowded now,’ says last-surviving Sherpa from Edmund Hillary’s team

The Hindu  

The only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered Mount Everest said Saturday that the world's highest peak is too crowded and dirty, and the mountain is a god that needs to be respected. Kanchha Sherpa, 91, was among the 35 members in the team that put New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay atop …

Last surviving member of the first team to conquer Mount Everest says it is crowded and dirty now
1 year ago

Last surviving member of the first team to conquer Mount Everest says it is crowded and dirty now

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The only surviving member of the mountaineering expedition that first conquered Mount Everest said Saturday that the world’s highest peak is too crowded and dirty, and the mountain is a god that needs to be respected. Kanchha Sherpa, 91, was among the 35 members in the team that put New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide …

How a mountaineering team climbed the highest peak in every Indian state
1 year, 4 months ago

How a mountaineering team climbed the highest peak in every Indian state

Live Mint  

As the nation celebrated its 75th Independence Day last year, Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal started looking for a unique climb to mark the occasion. The idea that he finally hit upon, turned out to be his longest expedition yet—the highest peak in every Indian state. “And of course, since nobody had done anything like this before, it was an added …

American mountaineer among two killed by avalanches on Tibetan mountain as two others remain missing
1 year, 5 months ago

American mountaineer among two killed by avalanches on Tibetan mountain as two others remain missing

The Independent  

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American mountaineer, local guide dead after avalanches hit Tibetan mountain. Two others are missing
1 year, 5 months ago

American mountaineer, local guide dead after avalanches hit Tibetan mountain. Two others are missing

The Independent  

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New Zealand climber ‘miraculously’ survives nearly 2,000ft fall with only minor injuries
1 year, 6 months ago

New Zealand climber ‘miraculously’ survives nearly 2,000ft fall with only minor injuries

The Independent  

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Japanese Climber Dies in Accident While Scaling Unclimbed Peak in Pakistan
1 year, 7 months ago

Japanese Climber Dies in Accident While Scaling Unclimbed Peak in Pakistan

News 18  

A Japanese mountaineer died and another was injured when apparent rocks hit them while they were trying to climb a never-scaled mountain in Pakistan, a mountaineering official and the injured climber said Tuesday. The climbers were on an expedition organized by a local tour operator in the Andaq Valley in the country’s north, said Karrar Haidri, secretary of the Alpine …

Norwegian climber says it would have been impossible to carry injured Pakistani porter down K2
1 year, 7 months ago

Norwegian climber says it would have been impossible to carry injured Pakistani porter down K2

The Independent  

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Norwegian climber says it would have been impossible to carry injured Pakistani porter down snowy K2
1 year, 7 months ago

Norwegian climber says it would have been impossible to carry injured Pakistani porter down snowy K2

The Independent  

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Pakistan investigates K2 death after claims ‘dozens’ of climbers walked past dying porter
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistan investigates K2 death after claims ‘dozens’ of climbers walked past dying porter

The Independent  

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Pakistan investigates claims that porter was left to die during Norwegian climber's K2 record quest
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistan investigates claims that porter was left to die during Norwegian climber's K2 record quest

The Independent  

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Norwegian climber denies climbing over dying porter on K2 after drone footage emerges
1 year, 7 months ago

Norwegian climber denies climbing over dying porter on K2 after drone footage emerges

The Independent  

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Record-setting Sherpa guide sets a new climbing goal for the world's highest peaks
1 year, 7 months ago

Record-setting Sherpa guide sets a new climbing goal for the world's highest peaks

The Independent  

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Norwegian climber retires after becoming the fastest to climb world's highest 14 peaks in 92 days
1 year, 7 months ago

Norwegian climber retires after becoming the fastest to climb world's highest 14 peaks in 92 days

The Independent  

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Veteran Sherpa guides to compete next season for Everest ascent record
1 year, 9 months ago

Veteran Sherpa guides to compete next season for Everest ascent record

The Independent  

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Sherpa who saved climber in Everest death zone says it was hardest rescue ‘in my life’
1 year, 9 months ago

Sherpa who saved climber in Everest death zone says it was hardest rescue ‘in my life’

CNN  

CNN — Gelje Sherpa was on his way to the top of the world’s highest mountain when he spotted the climber clinging to the rope. They were in the “death zone,” an area near the summit of Mount Everest where temperatures are extremely low and where there isn’t enough oxygen to breathe unaided for more than a few minutes. The …

Sherpas pass up Everest summit in order to rescue missing climber
55 years, 3 months ago

Sherpas pass up Everest summit in order to rescue missing climber

CNN  

A Malaysian climber narrowly survived after a Nepali sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit of Mount Everest in a “very rare” high altitude rescue, a government official said on Wednesday. Gelje Sherpa, 30, was guiding a Chinese client to the 8,849 meter Everest summit on May 18 when he saw the Malaysian climber clinging to a rope …

Sherpa saves Malaysian climber in Everest ‘death zone’ rescue
1 year, 10 months ago

Sherpa saves Malaysian climber in Everest ‘death zone’ rescue

Al Jazeera  

Gelje Sherpa found the Malaysian hanging from a rope and shivering in an area where temperatures can dip below minus 30C. A Malaysian climber narrowly survived Mount Everest after a Nepali Sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit in a “very rare” high-altitude rescue, according to a government official. Gelje Sherpa, 30, was guiding a Chinese client to …

Nepal honors Sherpa guides, climbers to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepal honors Sherpa guides, climbers to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s government honored record-holding climbers Monday during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago. Among those honored were Sherpa guides Kami Rita, who climbed Everest twice this season for a record 28 times overall, and Sanu Sherpa, who has climbed all of the world’s 14 highest peaks twice. Hari Budha Magar, who became …

Sherpa guide who climbed Mount Everest a record 28 times says he’s not ready to retire
1 year, 10 months ago

Sherpa guide who climbed Mount Everest a record 28 times says he’s not ready to retire

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — One of the greatest mountain guides said Thursday he’s not ready to retire after climbing Mount Everest for a record 28th time. Nepalese Sherpa Kami Rita reached the 8,849-meter summit of the world’s highest mountain on Tuesday, beating his own record less than a week after setting it. Kami Rita reached the summit a day after fellow …

Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for the record 28th time
55 years, 3 months ago

Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for the record 28th time

CNN  

A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday, an official said, completing his second ascent in just a week, as the toll in this year’s climbing season reached 11. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, reached the 8,849-meter summit by the traditional southeast ridge route, said Nepali tourism official Bigyan Koirala, following his 27th …

Nepali sherpa Kami Rita scales Everest for record 28th time; death toll at 11
1 year, 10 months ago

Nepali sherpa Kami Rita scales Everest for record 28th time; death toll at 11

The Hindu  

A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on May 23, an official said, completing his second ascent in just a week, as the toll in this year's climbing season reached 11. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, reached the 8,849-metre summit by the traditional southeast ridge route, said Nepali tourism official Bigyan Koirala, following his …

Sherpa guide Kami Rita scales Mount Everest for a record 28th time
1 year, 10 months ago

Sherpa guide Kami Rita scales Mount Everest for a record 28th time

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Veteran Sherpa guide Kami Rita has scaled Mount Everest for the 28th time Tuesday, beating his own record less than a week after setting it, as two guides compete with each other for the title of most climbs of the world’s highest peak. Kami Rita, considered one of the greatest mountain guides, reached the 8,849-meter summit at …

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