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A record-setting teen climber returns home to Nepal to a hero's welcome
2 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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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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Daniel Paterson missing: Not possible to search for British climber and his Sherpa who went missing on Everest, official says
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Daniel Paterson missing: Not possible to search for British climber and his Sherpa who went missing on Everest, official says

The Independent  

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

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Kenton Cool/Kami Rita Sherpa: Nepali and British climbers break their own records with successful Everest ascents
7 months, 1 week 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. …

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Norwegian climber says it would have been impossible to carry injured Pakistani porter down snowy K2
1 year, 4 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Norwegian climber denies leaving dying guide behind to break world record at K2 peak
1 year, 4 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 …

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Explained: Why this season has been so dangerous for Everest climbers
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained: Why this season has been so dangerous for Everest climbers

Firstpost  

A combination of extreme weather, corner-cutting on safety, and inexperienced and ‘impatient’ foreign climbers has resulted in one of the peak’s deadliest mountaineering seasons Scaling Mount Everest was never an easy task but this season has turned out to be the deadliest. “This season was very bad overall,” said expedition organiser Mingma Gyalje Sherpa, of Imagine Nepal Trek and Expedition, …

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Sherpa who saved climber in Everest death zone says it was hardest rescue ‘in my life’
1 year, 6 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 …

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Sherpas pass up Everest summit in order to rescue missing climber
54 years, 11 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 …

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Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for the record 28th time
54 years, 11 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 …

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Nepali sherpa Kami Rita scales Everest for record 28th time; death toll at 11
1 year, 7 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 …

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Nepal's Kami Rita Sherpa successfully scales Mt. Everest for the 28th time, sets new world record
1 year, 7 months ago

Nepal's Kami Rita Sherpa successfully scales Mt. Everest for the 28th time, sets new world record

India TV News  

Veteran mountain climber Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mt. Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday, breaking his own record for the largest number of ascents on the world's most elevated top, less than a week after setting it. The 53-year-old record-holding mountain guide remained on the 8848.86 meters-high top at around 9:20 a.m. Tuesday, as indicated by Chhang Dawa …

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Famous Nepalese Sherpa guide sets world record, scales Mt Everest for 27th time
1 year, 7 months ago

Famous Nepalese Sherpa guide sets world record, scales Mt Everest for 27th time

Firstpost  

Kathmandu: World-renowned Nepalese mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mt Everest for a record 27th time on Wednesday, beating his own record with the highest number of ascends on the world’s highest peak. Pasang Dawa Sherpa, 46, a fellow Sherpa guide, scaled the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, equalling Kami Rita’s previous record for the most …

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Sherpa climbs Everest 26th time, matching record set by fellow Nepalese guide
1 year, 7 months ago

Sherpa climbs Everest 26th time, matching record set by fellow Nepalese guide

Associated Press  

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest on Sunday for the 26th time, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak. The season’s first wave of climbers reached the summit this weekend as Sherpa guides fixed ropes and made paths for the hundreds of climbers who will attempt …

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Nepali Sherpa Pasang Dawa climbs Mt Everest record 26th time
1 year, 7 months ago

Nepali Sherpa Pasang Dawa climbs Mt Everest record 26th time

Al Jazeera  

A Nepali Sherpa guide climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time, officials said, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide, Kami Rita Sherpa, for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak. Pasang Dawa Sherpa, 46, stood atop the 8,849-metre peak on Sunday, becoming the world’s second person to achieve the feat, Bigyan Koirala, a government tourism official, …

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Search continues as Indian climber goes missing at Mt Annapurna in Nepal
1 year, 8 months ago

Search continues as Indian climber goes missing at Mt Annapurna in Nepal

Firstpost  

Kathmandu: A 34-year-old climber from Rajasthan’s Kishangadh went missing from Nepal’s Mount Annapurna on Monday. Anurag Maloo was on a trekking expedition with the Seven Summit Treks when he disappeared while descending from Camp III of Mt Annapurna, Mingma Sherpa, the chairman of the group told PTI. Maloo was awarded REX KaramVeer Chakra and became the 2041 Antarctic Youth Ambassador …

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Indian Climber Anurag Maloo Goes Missing At Mt Annapurna In Nepal, Search Operation Underway
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian Climber Anurag Maloo Goes Missing At Mt Annapurna In Nepal, Search Operation Underway

ABP News  

An Indian mountain climber has gone missing at Mt Annapurna in Nepal. An official of the climber's expedition organiser told the IANS that Anurag Maloo, who is also an entrepreneur, fell into a crevasse below Camp III on Monday while returning from Camp IV. According to Mingma Sherpa, Chairman of Seven Summit Treks, he went missing after falling while descending …

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Nepalese climber Sanu Sherpa sets record atop Pakistan mountain
2 years, 5 months ago

Nepalese climber Sanu Sherpa sets record atop Pakistan mountain

Al Jazeera  

Sherpa becomes the first person to climb the world’s 14 tallest peaks twice after reaching top of Gasherbrum II. A 47-year-old Nepalese Sherpa has set a climbing record by scaling all the world’s 14 peaks higher than 8,000 metres for a second time, according to his agency. “It feels so good to be in the mountain.” Nepali mountaineer Sanu Sherpa …

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UK climber poised to reach Everest summit for record-breaking 16th time
2 years, 7 months ago

UK climber poised to reach Everest summit for record-breaking 16th time

The Independent  

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Book suggests body of 1924 climber Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine was removed from Everest, along with camera
2 years, 7 months ago

Book suggests body of 1924 climber Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine was removed from Everest, along with camera

Daily Mail  

When the body of George Mallory was found clad in hobnail boots just 2,000 feet from the summit of Everest, historians raised the tantalising possibility that he may have been the first man to reach the top of the world's tallest mountain - 29 years before the first confirmed ascent. Whilst Mallory's body was found in 1999, Irvine's body - …

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A 'Bad Dream' Stopped Everest Guide From Scaling Peak For 26th Time
3 years, 6 months ago

A 'Bad Dream' Stopped Everest Guide From Scaling Peak For 26th Time

News 18  

A record-holding Sherpa climber halted his attempt to scale Mount Everest for a 26th time because of a bad dream but plans to try again next year. Kami Rita already reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain for a record 25th time earlier this month but stopped his most recent climb more than halfway to the top. Foreign guide …

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Bad dream stopped Everest guide from climbing peak 26th time
3 years, 7 months ago

Bad dream stopped Everest guide from climbing peak 26th time

India TV News  

A record-holding Sherpa climber halted his attempt to scale Mount Everest for a 26th time because of a bad dream but plans to try again next year. Kami Rita already reached the summit of the world's highest mountain for a record 25th time earlier this month but stopped his most recent climb more than halfway to the top. Foreign guide …

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With The Third Pole, Mark Synnott explores the intriguing mystery of Andrew Irvine's Everest expedition
3 years, 7 months ago

With The Third Pole, Mark Synnott explores the intriguing mystery of Andrew Irvine's Everest expedition

Firstpost  

As part of the research for his book, The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest, Mark Synnott visited Merton College in Oxford, England. A conversation with climber Thom Pollard gave Synnott enough reason to set aside his inhibitions and make his way to Everest. Finally, after getting to the North Col for a third time towards the …

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