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CT student becomes youngest American woman to climb Everest, world's tallest mountains: 'The time of my life'
Fast forward to May 15, when Schwerin became the youngest American woman to summit Mount Everest at age 17. At the top of the ...
She escaped an avalanche and became the first woman to summit Everest. Today, few remember her name
Japanese climber Junko Tabei was part of an-woman team climbing Mount Everest. Despite almost being crushed in an avalanche, ...
Four men court controversy with audacious plan to scale Everest in one week
The use of xenon gas may help cut the usual trip time from weeks to days. But not all members of the climbing community ...
They want to climb Everest in a week using an anesthetic gas. Critics warn it’s dangerous
Four ex-military friends are planning to summit Everest without the usual lengthy acclimitization period, relying on ...
Fifty years ago, Junko Tabei became the first woman to summit Everest – why do so few people know her story?
Despite the extraordinary feats of Tabei and many other adventurous women, sexism and misogyny in mountaineering have ...
Devon Marine makes Everest history in wildest triathlon ever attempted
Mitch Hutchcraft swam the Channel, cycled 12,000km, ran 900km and climbed Everest—all to inspire others and support veteran ...
British soldiers make Everest history using new method
Four British former special forces soldiers have set a record by climbing Mount Everest in under five days without ...
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She escaped an avalanche and became the first woman to summit Everest. Today, few remember her name
In the words of mountaineering historian Walt Unsworth, climbing Everest “is the story of Man’s attempts to climb a very special mountain.” This has had real-world consequences for ...
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Four men court controversy with audacious plan to scale Everest in one week
Everest typically requires weeks of altitude ... and I have all the respect in the world for Lukas. He’s a real innovator and has done great things in the sport. He’s very analytical and ...
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Chinese delegation refers to Everest as "Chomolungma" during Sagarmatha Sambaad
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of China, Xiao Jie, referred to Mount Everest by its Sino name, Chomolungma, while ...
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Who are the Everest sherpas and what do they do? We look at the often unsung heroes behind some of the world's most famous mountaineers
People who live in the Nepalese mountains have been guiding foreign climbers up the world's tallest mountain since the 1920s.
Can Mount Everest really be climbed in a week?
An expedition is planning to take clients up the world's tallest mountain in record time with xenon gas. But some in the ...