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Edmund Hillary transforms Everest trail
Kathmandu :: Nepal | almost 3 years ago
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IST(12/7/2010) Edmund Hillary was on my mind last fortnight when I trekked to the Everest Base Camp. These days one can fly till Lukla (2886 metres) and walk for nearly a week to reach EBC on the Nepal side. But Hillary's expedition in 1953 had to
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Mountaineer Alison Hargreaves perished trying to conquer K2 - now son plans same climb
Zurich :: Switzerland | almost 3 years ago
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Elated by her achievement, she began her descent, the beginning of her long road home...Now, 15 years on, her son Tom is planning to attempt the same peak. But though he is just 21, and has never climbed in the Himalayas before, Tom is planning an
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Helicopters revolutionise mountain rescue in Nepal
Kathmandu :: Nepal | almost 3 years ago
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IST(9/7/2010) Sabin Basnyat made history this year when he piloted the highest ever helicopter rescue mission, airlifting three sick and exhausted Spanish climbers to safety from Nepal's Mount Annapurna. The dramatic and daring rescue, almost 7,000
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'Bookworm' conquers mountains
Beijing :: China | almost 3 years ago
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When one meets a woman who says she had just climbed Mt...And when she tells you she is the first Chinese -- and the 10th person in the world -- to have climbed the seven summits on every continent and skied on both the North and South Poles -- you
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Dads and Daughters Scale the Gunks in Upstate New York
New York City :: NY :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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Quality Time With Dad on the Edge of a Cliff Kelly Shimoda for The New York Times Kate Haller, 16, tackling a climb at Peter's Kill, part of the Shawangunk Ridge. ABC's of the sport: A is for anchor; B is for buckle; C, carabiner; and so on, until
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British climbers killed by Alps rockfall
London :: United Kingdom | almost 3 years ago
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Two British climbers died after falling in the French Alps, it was confirmed today. The man and woman plummeted around 1,000 feet when a rockfall hit them as they were attempting to ascend a mountain popular with walkers. A spokesman for the Foreign
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Conquering new heights
Bandar :: Indonesia | almost 3 years ago
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Jul 7, 2010 17:50 Although he is aware of the achievement of Farouq Al-Zoman, the first Saudi to climb Mount Everest in 2008, Bandar bin Khalid bin Fahd Al-Saud aims to become a dedicated Saudi mountaineer. Though sustaining this harsh passion would
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No country for cold men
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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July 3, 2010 Back country survival ... tents pitched in the snow in Kosciuszko National Park. Photo: Ben Stubbs With snowshoes, a 20-kilogram pack and a sense of adventure, Ben Stubbs heads off-piste to learn the skills of survival. 'What?...Are
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Injured Harlin calls off adventure
Sion :: Switzerland | almost 3 years ago
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He will have both feet in casts for six weeks and will then need physiotherapy...Harlin told swissinfo.ch he was lucky to be alive and hadn't given up on the challenge, but under the circumstances it was unrealistic to hope to conclude the project
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IAF mountaineers scale Alaska's highest peak
New Delhi :: India | almost 3 years ago
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Denali Peak (6194 m), the highest peak of North American continent in Alaska ranges on Jun 20, said an official statement on Wednesday. Mission Seven Summits, to scale the highest peaks of all continents across the world. The team led by Wing
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