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Mt. Everest’s Xenon-Gas Controversy Will Last Forever
History is repeating itself in the world of controversial sports records.
Genden Phuntsok Lands Title Role In Apple’s Mount Everest Expedition Flick ‘Tenzing’ – First Look
A little over a year after making a worldwide deal for Tenzing, a new film based on the true story of sherpa Tenzing Norgay ...
Mount Everest’s Record-Setting Sherpa Sees a Future of Snowless Mountains and Fewer Guides
Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time on Tuesday. We spoke to him about what is next for the mountain.
AP PHOTOS: Hundreds scale Mount Everest in a weather-hit climbing season
Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides scaled Mount Everest this month in Nepal, struggling against harsh weather to ...
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This 55-Year-Old Sherpa Guide Just Summited Mount Everest for the 31st Time, Breaking His Own Record
Kami Rita has been scaling the world's tallest mountain since 1994. He reaches the summit nearly every year—and sometimes ...
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 ...
Nepal’s mountaineering community celebrates 72nd anniversary of Mount Everest conquest
Nepal’s mountaineering community has celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the conquest of the world’s highest peak.
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Sherpa guide breaks record by making 31st summit of Mount Everest
Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita is garlanded at the Tribhuvan airport as he prepares to depart to ascend Mount Everest for the record 31st time in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 20.
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This 55-Year-Old Sherpa Guide Just Summited Mount Everest for the 31st Time, Breaking His Own Record
Prabin Ranabhat / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images In the early hours of May 27, a Nepali Sherpa guide summited Mount Everest for the 31st time. Kami Rita, who goes by his first name ...