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Sherpa summits highest peak for 30th time
6 months, 1 week 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 …

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Bhopal-Based Jyoti Ratre Becomes Oldest Indian Woman To Climb Everest At 55
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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Climbers killed, survivors found after Mount Marapi volcano erupts on Indonesian island of Sumatra
1 year ago

Climbers killed, survivors found after Mount Marapi volcano erupts on Indonesian island of Sumatra

ABC  

The bodies of 11 climbers have been found following the eruption of Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano, while a search to find 12 more missing people has been halted temporarily over safety concerns. Key points: Many of the climbers rescued by authorities have been treated for burns When the volcano erupted on Saturday it sent ash up to 3 kilometres in …

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First man with AS scales world's highest mountain
1 year, 6 months ago

First man with AS scales world's highest mountain

China Daily  

Wang Minglong, a 34-year-old man diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, or AS, climbs the world's tallest peak Mount Qomolangma. CHINA DAILY Chongqing native with incurable disease achieves dreams through perseverance At age 13, Wang Minglong was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis — a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in the joints and ligaments of the spine — and was told that …

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Microbes at the top of the world
1 year, 8 months ago

Microbes at the top of the world

The Hindu  

An article, Genetic analysis of the frozen microbiome at 7,900 metres above sea level on the South Col of Sagarmatha, by Dr. N.B. They were able to collect microbial communities in sediment samples left by human climbers on the South Col of Mount Everest, 7,900 metres above sea level. At 7,900 msl, the South Col is rather inhospitable — a …

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