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80yo woman takes on 17-day, 130km hike to Mount Everest base camp
Octogenarian Carolyn Robinson sets off on a 130-kilometre trek to reach Mount Everest's South Base Camp, 5,364 metres above ...
The Hike to Mount Everest Base Camp Doesn’t Feel So Remote
In his latest dispatch from the hike to Mount Everest Base Camp, the writer discusses how the booming tourism industry has ...
KZN man describes trek to Mount Everest's Base Camp: Battling Khumbu cough and other challenges
Despite returning with Khumbu cough from a trek to Mount Everest's base camp, a KwaZulu-Natal doctor says the trip has made ...
Mountaineering Teams Seize the Weather Window on Mount Everest
Climbing teams are progressing on Mt. Everest as the spring climbing season in the Himalayas takes shape. At 29,029 feet, the highest mountain in the world endu ...
Ex-Royal Marine from Cambridgeshire tackles world's longest triathlon ending on Mount Everest
Mitch Hutchcraft travelled more than 13,000km in 214 days by swimming, cycling, running and trekking before reaching the ...
A major change to who gets to climb Mount Everest could be coming
Following years of concern over the amount of climbers — both experienced and amateur — attempting to scale Mount Everest, a major change is in the works.
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From summit to survival: How Allianz Travel Insurance helped Mark escape a Mount Everest emergency
Mark Drew was trekking to Everest Base Camp when he developed severe altitude sickness and needed emergency airlift for ...
Mountaineering Expeditions Acclimatize on Lobuche en Route to Mt. Everest
With the spring climbing season well underway on Mt. Everest and other Himalayan 8,000-meter peaks, elite mountain guiding company Madison Mountaineering’s expe ...