Drones Will Do Some Schlepping for Sherpas on Mount Everest
The devices will be used to airlift heavy, dangerous loads normally carried by mountain guides. They might even deliver a hot ...
Is “Everest” a True Story? A Look Back at the 1996 Disaster on Mount Everest That Took 8 Lives
Eight people died on Mount Everest in May 1996, but the film only highlights five of the deceased: guides Andrew Harris ...
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Blind ultra-runner climbs the equivalent of Mount Everest in non-stop endurance challenge
Blind Bulgarian ultra-runner Victor Asenov has completed an astonishing non-stop climbing challenge on the Vitosha mountain. With the help of his guide dog and a handful of pacers, Asenov ran up and ...
Soldier killed in motorbike crash was 'planning to climb Everest' before he died
The British Army has paid tribute to an ‘ever-ambitious’ soldier who was killed in a motorbike crash while on a home visit ...
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“Everest” true story: Here’s what happened to the real Mount Everest disaster climbers (plus a side-by-side look at the film’s cast)
Though Jason Clarke and Jake Gyllenhaal lead an A-list cast in Everest, the real star of the 2015 movie is the mountain ...
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Fluttering arms, aching calves, bursting lungs: 'Swan Lake' is a ballerina's Mount Everest
NEW YORK — Rehearsing “Swan Lake” a few weeks ago in a sweaty studio, trying to iron out some last-minute kinks, ballerina ...
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Scientists exploring why ice on Mount Everest close to melting
Scientists are taking an urgent trip to Mount Everest to explore why the ice of one of the mountain’s most iconic glaciers is ...
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Leeds University professor to lead “most important scientific expedition to Mount Everest for nearly 20 years”
Leeds University Professor Duncan Quincey will lead an expedition to Mount Everest, where the scientists ... of scientists have walked this path before us. "If we manage to capture any data ...
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Mount Everest: DJI drones show Sherpas dangerous path through Khumbu icefall
Sherpa on Mount Everest is a dangerous job ... cold weather and heavy load tests. After an extensive test phase, a kind of regular operation is now set to begin and relieve the sherpas.
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China reopens Mount Everest scenic area in Tibet after January earthquake that killed 126 people
China on Saturday reopened the scenic area of Mt Everest, known as Mount Qomolangma, in the Tibet Autonomous Region after it was closed to the public following the January earthquake. The area was ...