Credit to Author: Omkar Khandekar| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 21:36:41 +0000
Due to decades of commercial mountaineering and climate change, the worlds tallest mountain is becoming “the world’s highest garbage dump.”
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KATHMANDU, Nepal – A Nepal government committee formed after a bad mountaineering season on Mount Everest has recommended requiring climbers to have scaled tall peaks, undergone proper training, and possess certificates of good health and insurance that would cover rescue costs if required. A report by the committee released Wednesday says people must have successfully […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 14:08:53 +0000
As the return of cloud and frozen hurricane-force winds seal off Mount Everest for another year, questions are being asked about how to police the world’s highest peak after the deadliest climbing season in years.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 11:03:07 +0000
NAMCHE, Nepal – Nepal’s reluctance to limit the number of permits it issues to scale Mount Everest has contributed to dangerous overcrowding, with inexperienced climbers impeding others and causing deadly delays, seasoned mountaineers said.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 22:35:54 +0000
A Colorado climber died shortly after getting to the top of Mount Everest and achieving his dream of scaling the highest peaks on each of the seven continents, his brother said Monday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 03:03:27 +0000
Mount Everest is bustling as mountaineers brace for potentially the busiest year yet on the world’s highest peak, prompting concerns about overcrowding and safety.
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Read moreCredit to Author: vgarcia| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:14:08 +0000
Representing the country in a 10-day thrilling hike to Everest, a Filipina mountaineer took pride as she raised the Philippine flag in a red baro’t saya at the mountain’s base camp. Baro’t saya is the national costume of the Philippines, commonly known as Filipiniana dress. Amaryllis Bianca Lawas, an adventurer from Malate, Manila, shared her […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 09:30:04 +0000
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal is expecting more climbers to try to scale Mount Everest in coming weeks after China said it would limit attempts from the northern side.
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As word came over the radio that a Sherpa had been struck on the head by a falling rock high on Everest, the three doctors at base camp jumped into action, fully aware that saving him would be a life-or-death race against the unpredictable mountain.
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