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The trek to Everest Base Camp was even tougher than I expected – I wouldn’t change a thing

Altitude aches, a chance encounter with Tenzing Norgay's son, unforgettable alpine starts on one of mountaineering’s most iconic destinations

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Kathmandu rally marks 72 years since first Everest summit

A rally wound through the streets of Kathmandu on Thursday, marking 72 years since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first stood atop Everest and drawing attention to growing concerns over safety and overcrowding.

Euronews

Nepal's mountaineering community marks 72 years since conquest of Everest summit

Nepal contains eight of the highest peaks in the world and every year hundreds of foreign climbers fly to the country in South Asia to tackle the mountains.

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Nepal's mountaineering community celebrates 72nd anniversary of Mount Everest conquest

Nepal’s mountaineering community has celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the conquest of the world’s highest peak

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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. We take a closer look at their vital role in these high-risk expeditions

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Why you’ve probably never heard of the first woman to summit Everest

ANALYSIS: She reached the peak 50 years ago this week, but there are few anniversary celebrations, writes Jenny Hall

The Independent UK

Fifty years ago, Junko Tabei became the first woman to summit Everest – why do so few people know her story?

It was May 4 1975. The Japanese Women’s Everest Expedition team had been living at a high altitude for six weeks, and were less than a week away from their scheduled bid for the summit of Mount Everest. Exhausted, having established camp five at just below 8,000m on the south…

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A Week on the Wrist with the Rolex Explorer – basic, boring, brilliant

The platonic ideal of a sports watch; it’s near-perfect

Nepalis Fear More Floods As Climate Change Melts Glaciers

Mingma Rita Sherpa was not home when the muddy torrent roared into his village in Nepal without warning, but when he returned, he did not recognise his once beautiful settlement.

International Business Times

Apple TV Plus signs Tom Huddleston and Willem Dafoe for Tenzing, a movie about Mt. Everest climbers Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary

Two big stars have been signed on for a new Apple TV Plus movie about an expedition to Mount Everest.

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Heroism, sacrifice, defeat? The enduring mystery of George Mallory’s final Everest attempt

It’s almost a century since the 1924 expedition ended in tragedy, yet the question of whether the climbers conquered the summit remains unanswered

The Guardian - UK

What is mountaineering?

We explain everything you need to know about ascending big peaks against all odds

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Exploring The Top 10 Famous World Expeditions

Discover the historic expeditions of famous explorers like Marco Polo, Magellan, and Shackleton that shaped our world.

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How New Zealand’s story in a million pictures was almost lost forever

Rescued by an American gallery, a trove of photos depicting pivotal scenes in modern New Zealand is now being auctioned and sold to institutions

The Independent UK

King holds audience marking 70th anniversary of Mount Everest ascent

Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first men to reach the summit in 1953.

The Independent UK

Boy, six, climbs 12 UK mountains ‘to help poorly children go on holiday’

Oscar Burrow has summited 12 of the highest mountains in the UK over the course of nine months.

The Hindu

Nepal honours Sherpa guides, climbers to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest

Nepal’s government honoured record-holding climbers on May 29 during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago.

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The Independent UK

Nepal honors Sherpa guides, climbers to mark 70th anniversary of Mount Everest conquest

Nepal’s government is honoring record-holding climbers during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago

Daily Record

Six-year-old boy prepares to tackle Ben Nevis as final hike in 12-peak charity challenge

Oscar Burrow from Lancaster plans to summit Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Scotland, on May 2 alongside family and friends to raise charity cash.

The Independent UK

Six-year-old climbing 12 mountains for ‘poorly children’ takes on final hike

Oscar Burrow is to climb Ben Nevis on May 29.

Daily Mirror

Bravery, triumph and more than 300 deaths - 70 years of climbing Mount Everest

Monday marks 70 years to the day that Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made history and conquered the world's highest peak - and in the decades since, hundreds have followed in their footsteps

The Conversation

70 years after the first ascent of Everest, the impact of mass mountaineering must be confronted

Mountains – their height, their mass, their climates and ecosystems – have fascinated humans for thousands of years. But there is one that holds extra-special meaning for many – Mount Everest, or Chomolungma as the Nepalese Sherpa people call it.

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Inside the world of Nepal's misunderstood Sherpas

The tiny village of Kurima, deep in the forested mountains that lie below Mount Everest, has been home to Sherpa families for generations. But tourism and development have put the traditional Sherpa culture at risk.

The Conversation

Empires of ice: how Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic adventure 65 years ago helped loosen NZ’s colonial ties to Britain

When the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition ended on March 2, 1958, it marked what many called the last great adventure possible on Earth: an overland crossing of the Antarctic continent.

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