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Pakistan climber cleanses K2 as shrine to fallen father
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» K2 BASECAMP (PAKISTAN) - Gazing up from K2 Basecamp, Sajid Ali Sadpara sees Earth's second-highest mountain, his father's final resting place, and a blight of litter on the furthest reaches of the natural world.
'Not just the fastest woman': Norwegian mountaineer eyes speed record
AFP, Published on 19/05/2023
» KATHMANDU - When Norwegian climber Kristin Harila stepped onto the summit of Cho Oyu this month she became the fastest woman to climb all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre peaks.
Two more climbers die on Everest
Published on 18/05/2023
» KATHMANDU: Two more climbers have died on Everest, expedition organisers said on Thursday, bringing to seven the number of deaths on the world’s highest peak in the spring climbing season.
Nepali climbs Everest for record 27th time
AFP, Published on 17/05/2023
» KATHMANDU: Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa reached the top of Mount Everest for the 27th time on Wednesday, reclaiming the record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain.
Mountaineer spends 32 days on 'roof of Mexico'
AFP, Published on 21/04/2023
» MEXICO CITY - A Mexican mountaineer has spent 32 days living at 5,636 meters (18,491 feet) above sea level on North America's tallest volcano, known as the "roof of Mexico."
China blocks Norwegian climber's record bid
AFP, Published on 28/10/2022
» OSLO: Norwegian climber Kristin Harila on Friday abandoned for now her bid to scale the world's 14 highest peaks in record time, after China refused to grant her a permit for the final two.
Body of missing US ski mountaineer found in Nepal
AFP, Published on 28/09/2022
» KATHMANDU - A search team retrieved the body of top US ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson from the Himalayas on Wednesday, two days after she disappeared on the slopes of Nepal's Manaslu peak.
'Just doing my job,' says record-setting Nepali climber
AFP, Published on 14/09/2022
» Summiting the world's 8,000-metre mountains is the ultimate bucket list dream for ambitious climbers, a feat managed by fewer than 50 people, and Sanu Sherpa is the first to do it twice.
Teen climber confronts mortality and history on K2 summit
AFP, Published on 04/12/2021
» LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif faced many dangers climbing the planet's tallest peaks, but his toughest moment came when he passed the corpse of his hero on the savage slopes of K2.
Japan condom-makers fear anticlimax at Olympics
AFP, Published on 17/06/2021
» TOKYO - For Japanese condom makers, the Olympics was supposed to be a golden opportunity, with hordes of eager tourists and tens of thousands of their innovative, ultra-thin prophylactics given to athletes.