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Why these climbers’ plan to scale Everest in a week is getting blowback
An experienced Austrian mountaineer named Lukas Furtenbach has shortened Everest trips to weeks with “flash” expeditions that used hypoxic tents. He approached the four men with the idea of cutting ...
He conquered 13 peaks but perished when he tried to descend from Mt. Everest. Who was Subrata Ghosh?
Subrata Ghosh, a 44-year-old mountaineer and schoolteacher from West Bengal, tragically died while descending Mount Everest ...
He reached Mt Everest, and refused to descend from there, then THIS happened...
An Indian and a Filipino climber died on Mount Everest during the 2025 spring climbing season, becoming the first fatalities ...
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Chinese leader refers to Mount Everest as ‘Chomolungma’ at Nepal event, grabs attention
China's Standing Committee Vice Chairman Xiao Jie referred the Mount Everest as "Chomolungma", the Chinese name in one of the ...
China trying to rename Mount Everest? Beijing official calls it 'Chomolungma' over 10 times in 20-minute speech
During Nepal's Sagarmatha Sambaad, a Chinese official's repeated use of "Chomolungma" for Mount Everest, instead of the ...
What’s getting more expensive, eye on 2028, climbing Mount Everest: Catch up on the day’s stories
2️⃣ Eye on 2028: The next presidential primaries are still nearly three years away, but the jockeying to replace Trump has ...
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50 years since first woman scaled Everest
While 66% of women who attempt the world's tallest mountain succeed, against 75% for men, their fatality rate is lower: A ...
Mind Over Money: From Mt. Everest Base Camp to boardroom - Shaji Varghese on fitness as a foundation for leadership
Shaji Varghese, CEO of Muthoot FinCorp, integrates fitness into his leadership, completing numerous marathons and trekking to ...