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The Sherpas fixing the route up Everest have reached Camp 4 at nearly 8,000m on the South Col. They may summit as early as ...
This year's spring Mt. Sagarmatha, or Mt. Everest, expedition season began after a seven-member Sherpa team deployed from the ...
Alistair Carns, with three special forces veterans, hopes to travel from London to the summit of Everest and back within one week. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh planted a magnolia tree, metres ...
The supermarket giant, which operates around 99 stores in Scotland and over 2,300 across the UK, has recently installed cameras that will record customers when they are packing their items.
In his latest dispatch, our Everest reporter explains the crucial work done by rope-fixing teams. Plus, one climber’s global ...
It tells the story of the series of events that occurred on May 10 and 11, 1996, which led to eight climbers dying on Everest ...
In the 1990s the number of people summiting exploded, with a then-record high of 129 successful summits in 1993 ... Mima Norbu, Nima Dorje, Tshering Tarkey, Pasang, Kunga Norbu and Kami Tshering ...
A fire in Taleigao village, sparked by burning dry grass, led to evacuations due to health hazards. Authorities are battling the blaze with multiple tenders. The fire has affected wildlife and caused ...