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Double amputee climber makes history by scaling Mount Everest

A veteran has become the first double above-the-knee amputee to summit Mount Everest

Evening Standard

Seven years of scaling Everest

LUCKNOW: On May 21, 2016, as the clock struck 8.30am, Aparna Kumar, an IPS officer and a mother of two, was on top of the world, literally, as she had become the first police officer to scale the mighty Mount Everest. Seven years on, Kumar, who has already completed the…

The Times of India

Indian-origin man goes missing after reaching summit of Mount Everest

‘Through his satellite phone, he told me that he had made it to the summit. But then he followed with bad news, saying he would not be able to make it down’

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British Army veteran Hari Budha Magar makes history as first double above-knee amputee to climb Mount Everest

Hari Budha Magar, who lost his legs while serving in Afghanistan, becomes the first double above-knee amputee to conquer Mount Everest.

ABC News

Ex-British Gurkha hopes Everest climb will change disability perceptions

Hari Budha Magar, the first above the knee double amputee to scale Mount Everest, said on Sunday that his ascent would raise awareness about disability.

Reuters

Britain’s record holding climber says Everest is 'dry, more rocky'

Mount Everest is losing snow and turning "dry and rocky", British climber Kenton Cool, who made his 17th ascent of the world’s highest peak this week, the most by a foreigner, said on Saturday.

Reuters

British climber scales Everest for 17th time, the most by a non-Sherpa guide

A British mountain guide has returned to Nepal’s capital after scaling Mount Everest for a 17th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide

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Nepal's Sherpa guide regains title for most climbs of Mount Everest after 27th trip

One of the greatest mountain guides has regained his title for the most climbs of Mount Everest after scaling the peak for the 27th time

The Independent UK

Himalayas key to climate battle

In our collective imagination, the Himalayas -- the roof of the world -- are an archetype: glistening white, distant, even otherworldly. Climbing them is proof of humanity's daring, courage and drive. And yet, despite rising 6,993 metres above sea level, the summit of Mount Machapuchare in central Nepal resembled a…

Bangkok Post

A Sherpa guide has scaled Mount Everest for the 26th time, tying the all-time record

Pasang Dawa Sherpa reached the summit of the world's highest peak on Sunday for the 26th time. Since making his first successful of climb of the peak in 1998, Dawa has made the trip almost every year.

WEKU

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

A Sherpa guide has scaled Mount Everest for the 26th time, matching the record set by a fellow Nepalese guide for the most ascents of the world's highest peak

The Independent UK

Nepali sherpa becomes world’s second person to scale Everest 26 times

A Nepali sherpa guide climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time on Sunday, hiking officials said, becoming the world’s second person to achieve the feat.

Reuters

What’s the weather like near the summit of Mount Everest?

Data from world’s highest weather station shows wind chill plunging to −83C and frostbite possible in less than a minute

The Guardian - UK

A Seattle professor died during a climb up Mount Everest

The U.S. citizen did not die from a climbing-related accident or inclement weather, his group said. Mount Everest, located across Nepal and Tibet, is the world's highest point above sea level.

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Seattle man dies while climbing Mount Everest

University of Washington officials say a retired Seattle doctor has died while climbing Mount Everest

Reuters

'Death zone' queues feared on Everest as Nepal grants record climbing permits

A record number of mountaineers expected on Mount Everest during the current spring climbing season has sparked fears of a traffic jam when teams make their final ascent through the "death zone" to the summit of the world’s tallest peak.

The Independent UK

Noel Hanna: Mountaineer who has climbed Mount Everest 10 times dies during expedition in Nepal

Tributes to climbing ‘legend’ who scaled Mount Everest 10 times

Reuters

Three Nepali sherpa climbers go missing on Everest

Three Nepali sherpa guides are missing on Mount Everest after an avalanche swept down and buried them in a crevasse on Wednesday, a Tourism Department official said.

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LiveScience

What's the highest a mountain can grow on Earth?

Although a mountain could theoretically grow taller than Mount Everest, forces like gravity and erosion work against it.

The Certina DS-2 Chronograph Automatic offers retro vibes at appealing prices

Following on from the watch which topped Mount Everest is a tall order – but Certina have done it brilliantly

The Independent UK

6 books compete for nonfiction 'winner of winners' prize

Books that explore subjects from William Shakespeare and The Beatles to the lure of Mount Everest and life inside one of the world’s most secretive states are competing to be named the best-ever winner of Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize

ABC News

Inside the world of Nepal's misunderstood Sherpas

The tiny village of Kurima, deep in the forested mountains that lie below Mount Everest, has been home to Sherpa families for generations. But tourism and development have put the traditional Sherpa culture at risk.

Daily Mirror

Spencer Matthews sparks concern as Finding Michael documentary pulled at 11th hour

Documentary Finding Michael, which charted Spencer Matthews' attempts to recover his late brother's body from Mount Everest was removed from the Disney+ schedule hours before it was due to be released

Daily Record

Spencer Matthews searched for brother's body and 'heard his voice for first time in 24 years'

Spencer is retracing the steps of his brother who disappeared on Mount Everest in 1999 in the new documentary Finding Michael.

Liverpool Echo

Spencer Matthews 'heard his brother's voice for the first time in 24 years' making new documentary

Spencer Matthews has made a new Disney+ documentary about his late brother, who disappeared on Mount Everest in 1999

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