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Climbers flock to Everest before fees increase
Mount Everest straddles the border between Nepal and the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China, with climbers able to ascend ...
2 climbers die on Mount Everest; expedition organizers still deciding if and when bodies will be retrieved
Two people died while climbing Mount Everest as hundreds of climbers are attempting to scale the world's highest peak, ...
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Sagarmatha Sambaad: Nepal Sets Inspirational Climate Example: UNDP Chief Achim Steiner
Referring to the dialogue’s symbolic name—Sagarmatha, the Nepali name for Mount Everest—Steiner noted that the event reflects ...
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, ...
Chinese leader refers to Mount Everest as ‘Chomolungma’ at Nepal forum, raising eyebrows
China's Standing Committee Vice Chairman Xiao Jie referred the Mount Everest as "Chomolungma," the Chinese name in one of the ...
Four men court controversy with audacious plan to scale Everest in one week
The itinerary is simple. Four British men will hop on a plane Friday in London, fly roughly 4,600 miles to Kathmandu in Nepal ...
China trying to rename Mount Everest? Beijing official calls it 'Chomolungma' over 10 times in 20-minute speech
During Nepal's Sagarmatha Sambaad, a Chinese official's repeated use of "Chomolungma" for Mount Everest, instead of the ...
Everest season claims first two lives
An Indian climber and another from the Philippines became the first mountaineers to die on Mount Everest in the current March ...