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Climbing Mount Everest may get even harder
A new proposal from Nepal aims to tighten requirements and improve climber safety on the world's tallest peak, but such ...
Renowned Everest guide says using xenon speeds climb and makes it safer, better for environment
The renowned mountain guide who used xenon gas treatment to put clients on top of Mount Everest and return them home within a ...
Britons become first to scale Mount Everest with the help of Xenon gas, organiser says
Four British climbers became the first to scale Mount Everest on Wednesday using Xenon gas, which helped them save several ...
Nepal vows to keep Himalayas safe, clean as it hosts conference for Everest climbers
Nepal pledged to support mountaineering and keep climbers safe as it welcomed many of those who have scaled Mount Everest to ...
British climbers conquer Mount Everest in record time using Xenon gas innovation
Xenon is a colourless, odourless gas with anaesthetic properties that can improve acclimatisation and protect against ...
Mission Everest Team Summits Everest in Five Days with Xenon Gas
Lukas Furtenbach of Furtenbach Adventures and his Mission Everest Team just summited Mount Everest in extremely windy conditions, five days after leaving the U.
A renowned mountain guide puts clients on Everest summit less than a week after they left London
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An expert mountain guide successfully put four of his clients on top of Mount Everest on Wednesday ...
History Today: When Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest
Bachendri Pal scripted history on May 23, 1984, becoming the first Indian woman to scale the world’s highest peak, Mount ...
Kerala woman’s journey to the peak of Mount Everest
Safrina Latheef, Kannur native and a resident of Qatar, was a banker and a baker before she turned to mountaineering, a ...