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Volunteers tidying up Britain's highest mountain have found a piano near the summit, a conservation group said Wednesday.
Mystery Alpine death of British adventurerThe youngest British climber to conquer Everest died in a tragic fall in the French Alps yesterday. Rob Gauntlett, who was just 19 when he climbed Everest two years ago, died with a fellow Briton who has not yet been named.
The Crevasse Day 3: FallThe morning sun cast sparkles and shadows across Emmons Glacier as Jim Davidson and Mike Price started the tedious trek down from Mount Rainier's summit. Beneath the surface were scores of crevasses, giant fissures in the ice formed by the tremendous pressure of gravity relentle …
Seven Feared Dead In K2 Avalanche — Blogs, Pictures, and more on WordPressIn addition to the above story about K2, I have posted a book review entitled Three Cups of Tea on my main page. What must it take to climb K2? The odds are against you for just surviving, much less to actually get to the top of the teacherous mountain.
Every man for himself on mountain of death - World - smh.com.auAs he resolutely made his way down the world's second largest mountain after an avalanche swept away ropes needed to make the descent, Wilco van Rooijen discovered three fellow climbers in dire circumstances.
Olympic torch reaches Everest summitThe Olympic torch has reached the summit of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, Chinese media reported Wednesday.
Unrest in Tibet threatens bid to become oldest Everest climber Yuichiro Miura has recovered from heart operations and has tested his ageing limbs to the limit; now the biggest obstacle to the 75-year-old's bid to become the oldest person to scale Mount Everest is political rather than physical. Speaking to reporters as he left for Nepal to …
Sir Edmund Hillary, a Pioneering Conquerer of Everest, Dies at 88Sir Edmund Hillary, was the mountaineer who, with Tenzing Norgay, his Sherpa guide, was the first to scale the 29,035-foot summit of Mount Everest.
Three Filipinas Conquer Mount EverestThree Filipina mountain climbers made history Wednesday be becoming the first ASEAN women to conquer the world's highest peak, Mt. Everest.
More than 100 climbers rescued in Himalayas More than 100 mountain climbers who were stranded in northern India's Himalayas, including several from Russia and Germany, have been rescued by the Indian Air Force, officials said Tuesday.
Over 100 Climbers Trapped in Indian Mountains, 1 DeadAt least 100 mountaineers, of whom one was already reported dead, were stranded in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh after heavy snowstorms have hit the area, news reports said Saturday. Among those trapped are Germans, Russians and Australian citizens.
UK Mountaineer Dies in Charity ClimbA 30-year-old mountaineer from Greater Manchester has died on a charity climb in southern Greenland. Chris Polden, of Cheadle, was killed when a boulder hit him during a climb on Christian IV island on Wednesday.
NZ Climber Dies in French AlpsA New Zealand woman is one of four climbers who have died in a mountaineering accident in the French Alps, the AFP news agency reports. The group got into trouble at 4052m on Monday night while trying to scale Mont Blanc, the agency said.
Six Swiss Army Recruits Killed in AvalancheSix Swiss military recruits were swept to their deaths by an avalanche today on the south face of Jungfrau, one of Switzerland's most famous mountains.
Five Climbers Killed in French AlpsFive people were killed while climbing in the French Alps on Wednesday, police said. The five French citizens - two men, one woman and two girls - were attempting to climb to the 3,400-metre-high Vallon peak in the Rhone- Alps region.
Time Travelling on Mount EverestAn American mountaineer who found the body of George Mallory on Mount Everest plans to re-create the Briton's expedition by climbing the mountain using 1920s equipment.
Mt. Everest Tamed by a Record Number, Still ClimbingMore than 500 people have conquered Mt. Everest in this year's main climbing season, setting a record, a top mountaineering official said.
Record-setting Canadian Woman Descends EverestThe youngest Canadian woman to climb the highest mountain on every continent is fighting a cold but is otherwise doing well as she descends Mount Everest.
Czech Climber Dies Near Everest SummitA 47-year-old Czech climber died near the summit of Everest, the world's highest mountain, Czech public radio reported on Saturday.
Firefighter Dies Trying to Scale Mt. McKinleyKent firefighter Brian Massey and his climbing partner fell 1,900 feet to their deaths during a descent of Mount McKinley, North America's highest mountain, Denali National Park and Reserve officials said Friday.
U.S. Climber Dies on New Zealand Glacieryoung American mountain climber was killed and another seriously injured in a fall on a New Zealand glacier, police said Tuesday. Three 20-year-old Americans, all students at Lincoln University in Christchurch, fell about 1,600 feet Monday night while descending a glacier in Mo …
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A Slip the Cause of Bulgarian Climbers' Deaths on MatterhornA slip is the most likely reason for the death of the Bulgarian climbers under Matterhorn peak, the climber Boyan Petrov told Focus Agency. He had earlier identified the bodies of Ivan Nenkov, Filip Zhazmati and Tihomir Stoyanov.
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Search Is on for 2 American Mountaineers Missing in a Little-Traveled Part of ChinaSearch efforts are focusing on a remote region near Tibet where the two Americans apparently wanted to climb two isolated mountains.
'Dead' Everest man safe at campAn Australian man left for dead as he descended Mount Everest has left the "death zone" near the summit and has spoken by phone to his relieved wife.
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