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A Champion Sherpa Died Guiding Foreigners. Is It Too Dangerous?
New York Times· 5 days agoIn a sport that demands an alchemy of sinewy resolve and high-altitude faith, Mr. Lama did...
Army retrieves four bodies, 11 tons of rubbish from Mount Everest
dpa international via Yahoo News· 5 days agoNepalese soldiers have retrieved four bodies and a skeleton from Mount Everest and the neighbouring...
26 incredible things you probably didn't know about the Himalayas
LoveEXPLORING via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe best climbers of all? John van Hasselt/Corbis via Getty Images Nowadays, hundreds of people...
Quotation of the Day: For Even the Best Sherpas, There Is No Escaping the Danger
New York Times· 3 days agoQuotation of the Day for Thursday, June 13, 2024.
13 Unique Experiences Around The World
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIts summit pierces the heavens at a staggering height of 29,032 feet (8,849 meters). Under the expert guidance of seasoned Sherpas, you’ll navigate...
Gelje Sherpa on His New Route Up the South Side of Cho Oyu
ExplorersWeb via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLast week, at the very end of the climbing season, a team of seven Nepalese and client Alasdair...
'Icefall doctors' risk their lives as unsung heroes of Mount Everest
dpa international via Yahoo News· 6 days agoNgima Gyalzen Sherpa, a Nepalese mountain guide, still feels a chill in his heart when he remembers...
Weekend Warm-Up: Cash, Contempt, and Controversy on K2
ExplorersWeb via Yahoo News· 18 hours ago“A game of life and death.” “Something that will live in my soul forever.” “I try to live my...
A Drone Delivered Oxygen Bottles on Mt. Everest In a Proof-of-Concept Test
The Inertia via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA DJI drone flew a load of oxygen bottles to Mt. Everest before grabbing 33 pounds of waste for the...
Mountain Mayhem: Honoring David Breashears
The Aspen Times· 2 days agoDavid Breashears, an accomplished mountaineer, award-winning filmmaker, author, father, brother, and friend, was honored on June 8 at a Puja ceremony...
