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Why these climbers’ plan to scale Everest in a week is getting blowback
An experienced Austrian mountaineer named Lukas Furtenbach has shortened Everest trips to weeks with “flash” expeditions that used hypoxic tents. He approached the four men with the idea of cutting ...
Bengal climber among 2 dead on Mt Everest; report says he ‘refused to descend’
Subrata Ghosh, a 45-year-old climber from Ranaghat, West Bengal, lost his life while descending from the Everest summit on ...
He reached Mt Everest, and refused to descend from there, then THIS happened...
An Indian and a Filipino climber died on Mount Everest during the 2025 spring climbing season, becoming the first fatalities ...
He conquered 13 peaks but perished when he tried to descend from Mt. Everest. Who was Subrata Ghosh?
Subrata Ghosh, a 44-year-old mountaineer and schoolteacher from West Bengal, tragically died while descending Mount Everest ...
What’s getting more expensive, eye on 2028, climbing Mount Everest: Catch up on the day’s stories
2️⃣ Eye on 2028: The next presidential primaries are still nearly three years away, but the jockeying to replace Trump has ...
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50 years since first woman scaled Everest
While 66% of women who attempt the world's tallest mountain succeed, against 75% for men, their fatality rate is lower: A ...
China trying to rename Mount Everest? Beijing official calls it 'Chomolungma' over 10 times in 20-minute speech
During Nepal's Sagarmatha Sambaad, a Chinese official's repeated use of "Chomolungma" for Mount Everest, instead of the ...
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They Want to Climb Everest in a Week—With a Xenon Boost
Four former military friends from the UK are taking an unconventional shot at summiting Mount Everest in under a week, a ...