The crazy mountainers have made different kind of record related with tallest peak of the world, Mt Everest.It is an extreme of adventerism,Himalaya is alraedy facing the threat of tourist pollution, and now this new...
" At least 34 skydivers from 14 countries, including Britain, the United States, Canada, Denmark and New Zealand plan to jump from an aircraft flying 465 feet above the Everest summit on Oct. 2. Hurtling past the...
The glacier cover in mountain regions worldwide has decreased significantly in recent years as a result of warming trends, according to a latest report conducted by the International Center for...
highlighted by Sanjay Jha | 10 wks ago | updated 10 wks ago 245 views | 4 comments
The one of the normal routes to climb Mount Everest : North Col - North East Ridge Route Base Camp: 17,000ft — ABC: 21,300ft — Camp 1: 23,000ft — Camp 2: 24,750ft — Camp 3: 25,600ft — Camp 4: 27,400ft...
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OK, if the truth be known, I don't get ESPN, nor do I pay much attention to sports - or TV for that matter. But today it came to my attention that my good friend, Dave Hahn, has been nominated for an ESPY. What has...
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"Everyone has an Everest...Karen's is losing weight. (I planned to write, well, finish and post, my thoughts on Mallory & Irvine's summit day today, but it needs a bit more work, and frankly I've been swamped. So, that'll have to wait till next week. But, in the...
An American national David Hahn, 46, of Taos, New Mexico, have become the first non Nepalese climber to reach Mount Everest for tenth time. The record for largest number of climbs of the world's highest mountain is held by Appa, a Sherpa guide who earlier this month...
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A Japanese elderly mountaineer Yuichiro Miura in his 76 yrs had scaled the Mount everest and set the record of oldest mountaineer. He broke the record of Nepalese Min Bahadur Sherchan, who had scaled the...
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Amazing story. Less than a month shy of his 77th birthday, Min Bahadur Sherchan conquered Everest. Perhaps he should have waited the 25 days to set an even more tough record to beat."A 76-year-old...
Sir Ranulph Fiennes was forced to abandon his attempt to conquer Mount Everest yesterday after succumbing to exhaustion."The multi-million-pound charity climb was the adventurer's second unsuccessful attempt at...
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A Nepalese Sherpa had broken his own records of scaling everest maximum time. He was holding the record of climbing 17th time and now today he again scaled the peak and set a new record.
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A veteran Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for a record 18th time Thursday,...
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Edmund Hillary's grand daughter has decided to continue family tradition of climbing mount everest. 18-year-old granddaughter, Amelia, will also participate in "Everest Day" celebrations on May 29....
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The summer has already started for many students and the job search is on. Most people think of employment in a traditional sense - tangible and in person. For the few that are involved with online virtual worlds, money making doesn't need to happen in the flesh. You, me, and...
NEPAL Namche Bazaar (Everest region) - According to Chinese state media reports - not known for their accurate reporting - the special Olympic Torch has reached the summit of Mount Everest. Or has it? Chinese...