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Veteran Sherpa guides to compete next season for Everest ascent record
1 year, 6 months ago

Veteran Sherpa guides to compete next season for Everest ascent record

The Independent  

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How the climb up Mount Everest has changed in 70 years
1 year, 6 months ago

How the climb up Mount Everest has changed in 70 years

The Hindu  

It is June 2, 1953. The other headline comes from 7,331 kilometres away, with an equally splendid silhouette of the world’s highest peak: “Everest is Conquered: Hillary and Tenzing reach the summit”. On May 29, New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepal’s Tenzing Norgay Sherpa made their historic ascent of Mount Everest, reaching the peak at 29,032 feet. Sir Edmund …

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Nepal honors Sherpa guides, climbers to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest
1 year, 6 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 …

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Everest continues to attract climbers 70 years after first summit
1 year, 6 months ago

Everest continues to attract climbers 70 years after first summit

Al Jazeera  

The first ascent brought Nepal to the world’s attention and its mountains have since captivated both adventurers and tourists. When Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa first climbed Mount Everest 70 years ago, they paved the way for thousands of foreign climbers to try to follow in their footsteps. A lot has changed.” Since the first British teams set their …

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