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The Hard Side: A History of Climbing Cho Oyu From Nepal

Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world. We examine the routes on the difficult, rarely climbed Nepalese side of ...
IndiaWest

Last Surviving Member Of First Team To Climb Everest Passes Away

KATHMANDU – Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the 1953 expedition that first conquered Mount Everest, passed away ...
Las Vegas Sun

Last surviving member of first expedition to summit of Mount Everest dies at 92

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the team that first conquered Mount Everest, died Thursday at age 92 in Kathmandu, Nepal [1][2]. He was part of the historic 1953 British expedition that ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

American Mountaineer Makes History by Skiing Down Mount Everest's Most Difficult Route

American mountaineer Jim Morrison made history this week when he put on his skis and carefully carved his way down one of ...
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3 emerging teams to watch out for in T20 World Cup 2026

Overview Italy scripted history in the T20 World Cup 2026 qualifiers by qualifying for an ICC tournament for the first time ...
The Shillong Times

Last surviving member of the first team to climb Mt Everest passes away

Kathmandu, Oct 17: Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first successful summit of Mount Everest in 1953, passed away at the age of 89. Sherpa, who had been unwell for quite some time, ...

An army colonel who led a lightning-fast coup takes over as Madagascar’s president

An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar’s new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power ...