  Stepping on to the perilously short runway at Tenzing-Hillary Airport at Lukla, Nepal's gateway to Mt Everest, hearts are racing, palms are sweaty and brows furrowed."Good fun, eh?" our guide Shanta..
New Zealand Herald 4 hours ago
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 On this day 60 years ago, a strapping mountaineer from Auckland wrote in his diary: "George, Greg, Tenzing and I plus eight Sherpas (five to South Col and three Ridge men - Ang Nima, Pemba and Ang..
New Zealand Herald 13 hours ago
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Videos for "Mt Everest" | VIDEO | The Post’s Emi Kolawole offers the latest on the 80-year-old Mt. Everest climber, the London machete attack, and more.
Source: The Washington Post - 3 days ago
| | Despite 80-year-old Yuichiro Miura's feat, his record may be short-lived if an 81-year-old Nepalese man scales Everest this week.
Source: Newsy - 3 days ago
| | Despite 80-year-old Yuichiro Miura's feat, his record may be short-lived if an 81-year-old Nepalese man scales Everest this week.
Source: Newsy.com - 3 days ago
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Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura, who at 80 became the oldest person to reach the summit of Mt Everest, undertook carefully structured scientific training to help achieve his goal.
Firstpost 2 days ago
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RMI Guides Dave Hahn, Melissa Arnot and Seth Waterfall reach the summit of Mt. Everest.
Mt. Everest, Nepal (PRWEB) May 24, 2013
The Everest climbing season is ending with notable ascents by..
PRWeb 2 days ago
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Springtime is great for making the trek to Everest Base Camp. Tibet Ctrip Travel Service-TCTS (http://www.tibetctrip.com) shares a few Everest Base Camp Trek facts to help travelers prepare for their..
PRWeb 2 days ago
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By Melissa Phy
With spirits higher than his impending 18,000-foot climb up Mt. Everest, Ramonan Alan Truitt isn’t letting his Parkinson’s Disease get in the way of life..
Patch 2 days ago
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Yuichiro Miura became the oldest man to summit Mt. Everest. It was his third time. He reached the summit when he was 70 and 75, too. An 81-year-old Nepalese man plans to climb the summit next week.
Christian Science Monitor 3 days agoAlso reported by •redOrbit
| *Arunima Sinha, the countrys first amputee to conquer Mt Everest, will soon be a police officer.*
Arunima last year qualified a written test and skill abilities exam of the central government and..
Deccan Herald 3 days agoAlso reported by •Zee News •IndiaTimes
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 23 May 2013
Sports Minister Jitendra Singh has congratulated Arunima Sinha for becoming the first woman in the world to conquer Mt.Everest in prosthetic legs.
All India Radio 3 days ago
| An 80-year-old Japanese man who began the year with his fourth heart operation became the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest on Thursday, a feat he called "the world's best feeling" even with an..
CBC.ca 3 days ago
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