#One dead, 4 airlifted to hospital on Cali.’s Mount Shasta

#One dead, 4 airlifted to hospital on Cali.’s Mount Shasta

“One dead, 4 airlifted to hospital on Cali.’s Mount Shasta” One climber died and four others were rescued Monday after falling or sliding on California’s Mount Shasta. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office was notified at 8:39 a.m. Monday of multiple climbers suffering injuries on the 14,000-foot mountain, The Sacramento Bee reported. One climber was confirmed…

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#This mountain-climbing thriller takes suspense to new peaks

#This mountain-climbing thriller takes suspense to new peaks

“This mountain-climbing thriller takes suspense to new peaks” Amy McCulloch’s new novel “Breathless” (Anchor Books) gives new meaning to the term high-stakes thriller: It’s set on a mountain, specifically Manaslu, the eighth-highest peak in the world. Journalist Cecily Wong has come to Nepal to interview world-famous mountaineer Charles McVeigh on the last leg of a…

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#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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