#Tired but safe: Everest record-making climbers return

#Tired but safe: Everest record-making climbers return

“#Tired but safe: Everest record-making climbers return” KATHMANDU, May 30 – Record-setting climbers of Mount Everest said on Sunday they were too tired after scaling the world’s highest peak to map out their future climbing plans. Arthur Muir, 75, a retired lawyer from Chicago, became the oldest American to reach the 29,031-foot summit, on May 23. Tsang Yin-Hung, 45, a former teacher from…

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#Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for record 25th time

#Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for record 25th time

“#Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for record 25th time” He’s at the peak of his career. A Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for a record 25th time on Friday, breaking the previous record, which he had also set. Kami Rita and 11 other Sherpas summited the mountain at around 6 p.m., a tourism official said, as…

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#Mount Everest’s first COVID case forces quarantine at base

#Mount Everest’s first COVID case forces quarantine at base

“#Mount Everest’s first COVID case forces quarantine at base” Ain’t no mountain high enough. Not even the world’s tallest mountain is safe: Mount Everest recorded its first-ever coronavirus case after a member of a Base Camp expedition tested positive for COVID-19 last week. The infected patient was initially believed to be suffering from high-altitude pulmonary…

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#How Jim Davidson climbed Mount Everest after escaping death

#How Jim Davidson climbed Mount Everest after escaping death

“#How Jim Davidson climbed Mount Everest after escaping death” On April 25, 2015, Jim Davidson sent his wife, Gloria, a triumphant text message from Mount Everest: “Safe at Camp 1. Feel real good.”  Davidson had just successfully traversed the Khumbu Icefall, one of the notorious climb’s most treacherous sections, and slid into his sleeping bag…

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#Mount Everest is now officially nearly 30 feet taller

#Mount Everest is now officially nearly 30 feet taller

“#Mount Everest is now officially nearly 30 feet taller” The highest point on Earth got a bit higher Tuesday — with a new agreed measurement for Mount Everest making the summit almost 30 feet higher than when it was first calculated 164 years ago. The mountain’s height has been the subject of furious debate ever…

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