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William Holland was only thinking of the photograph. When he got to the top of Everest he planned to take the rolled-up flag saying “Free Tibet” from his rucksack, pose for posterity with the banner as a backdrop and then roll it away again before...
An American climber has scaled Mount Everest for the 10th time, becoming the first non-Nepalese to achieve the feat, mountaineering officials said Wednesday.
Mountaineering officials say a 76-year-old Nepalese man has scaled Mount Everest to become the oldest person to climb the world’s highest mountain.
Mountaineering officials say a 76-year-old Nepalese man has scaled Mount Everest to become the oldest person to climb the world’s highest mountain.
A veteran Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for a record 18th time Thursday, Nepalese mountaineering officials said.
A mountaineering official says a veteran Sherpa guide has scaled Mount Everest for a record 18th time.
Nepal allowed the climbing season on Mount Everest to resume Friday after blocking access to hundreds of climbers so a Chinese team carrying the Olympic flame could ascend without the threat of protests.
Nepal has imposed a near-blackout on communications on its side of Mount Everest, trekking company officials said Tuesday, hours after the government acknowledged it had deported an American mountaineer caught at base camp with a “Free Tibet” banner.
Nepal has deported an American mountaineer found on Mount Everest with a “Free Tibet” banner and has banned him from all climbing activities in the country for two years, officials said Tuesday.
China’s new plan for press coverage of the Olympic torch’s ascent of Mount Everest has touched off a new controversy.
A mountain climber with a “Free Tibet” banner was forced to turn back from Mount Everest, which Chinese climbers carrying the Olympic torch plan to summit next month, officials said Wednesday.
Rugged environments warrant rugged products. And, electronic gadgets rarely survive in physically demanding environments such as manufacturing and warehousing plants. With the launch of the Everest (aptly named!) by Glacier Computer, though, industrial...
Are you getting close to 40 or 40 up and still want to climb Mt.Everest? Many guiding services will say that age doesn’t matter. It’s about your climbing frequency and mileage. But, age does matter when you are trying to climb the highest peak of...
Eighteen-year-old US climber Samantha Larson became the youngest foreign woman to scale Everest. With this, she completed the world record as the youngest person to have completed the Seven Summits challenge, breaking a record set last year by then...
A 32-year-old adventurer, Bear Grylls has succeeded in becoming the first person to fly a parajet higher than Mt Everest. He reached the amazing height of 29,500 feet. His achievement is 10,000ft higher than the previous powered paraglide record....
Nepal’s Himalayan peaks have beckoned all for ages, as a backpacker and trekker it could be your popular destination of choice.
Mt. Everest, Image credit: Roshan
Nepal’s violent Maoist insurgency days are over. Tourism the country’s economies...
TGR Helicopr and the Everest Rescue Trust have launched a new initiative to rescue Everest climbers.
The result is an unmanned helicopter that can operate at 30,000 feet. The base camp for the climbers is at a height of 17,600 feet and the summit is...
In this Saturday May 24, 2003 file photo, wispy clouds form near the peaks surrounding Mount Everest, seen from Everest Base camp in Nepal. China is planning a major cleanup operation for Mount Everest next year and may limit the number of climbers and...
