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German dies, more Everest climbers may be missing
Kathmandu :: Nepal | 1 year ago
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Nepal (AP) — A German doctor has died while descending from the Everest summit, and a Nepalese official says four other climbers may be missing on the world's highest mountain. Ang Tshering of the Asian Trekking in Katmandu said
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Two women vie to break Mount Everest age record
Kathmandu :: Nepal | 1 year ago
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Two Japanese women are perched on Mount Everest looking to set the record for the oldest females to summit the mountain. Tame Watanabe, 73, and Eiko Funahashi, 72, will wait for the best "weather window," expected around mid-May, to launch their
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Indian Army sends women team to Mt Everest
Kathmandu :: Nepal | over 1 year ago
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He addressed the team of selected and experienced mountaineers wishing them good luck for the extreme and demanding adventure activity that they have been assigned. The team will take off for Kathmandu (Nepal) from Delhi on 22 Mar. After a 17-day
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Everest hero highlights flood threat in Himalayas
Kathmandu :: Nepal | over 1 year ago
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Nepal (AP) — Before Apa became a legendary Sherpa mountaineer, he was a humble Himalayan potato farmer who worked his fields in the Everest foothills until without warning, raging floodwaters swallowed his farm. The flash flood —
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APA needs to sweeten Hastings bid: UBS
Apa :: Romania | over 1 year ago
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Story continues below At the time the offer was launched in mid-December, the bid placed a value of $2 on each Hastings unit, which was based on the APA share price at the time of $4.60. Late last week, Hastings formally advised its shareholders to
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Climber to take climate message on "unique" trek
Kathmandu :: Nepal | over 1 year ago
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Veteran mountaineer Apa Sherpa, who broke his own record and climbed Mount Everest for the 21st time, waves to the media after arriving from the Everest region in Kathmandu May 27, 2011. A Sherpa who has climbed Mount Everest a record 21 times, will
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'Super Sherpa' to break Himalayan trail
Apa :: Romania | over 1 year ago
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APA Sherpa, the Nepalese climber who has conquered Mount Everest a record 21 times, has announced plans to embark on a gruelling 1700km trek across the Himalayas. The 51-year-old father of three, dubbed "Super Sherpa", will set off in January on the
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Environmentalists call for toilets on Everest
Kathmandu :: Nepal | over 1 year ago
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An environmental group is asking the Nepalese government to consider installing portable toilets on Mount Everest for climbers caught short at the roof of the world. Eco Himal says the thousands of trekkers who set off from the South Base Camp in
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Pune team to attempt setting record in climbing Mount Everest
Pune :: India | 2 years ago
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The first-ever expedition to the Everest with an all-Punekar team will not be just another attempt to climb the world's highest mountain. The attempt, when successful, will mark a national record as eight members from the all-civilian team of
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Avalanche kills woman, guide on Nepal trek
Kathmandu :: Nepal | 2 years ago
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A Japanese woman and her Nepalese trekking guide were killed by an avalanche while trying to scale a mountain in Nepal over the weekend, officials said Wednesday. Another female Japanese climber missing for the past 13 days in the same mountainous
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