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Category Archives: Everest
Danielle Fisher of Washington State Completes 7 Summits At Age 20
Various sources report Danielle Fisher, of Bow, Washington, climbed Mount Everest to become the youngest to climb the 7 summits at age 20.
Posted in 7 Summits, Adventures, Everest, Highpoint News (world), Washington
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Sherpa to Crawl Length of Manhattan to Ground Zero
The New York Times reports Sherpa L. G. Khambache, 41, of Brooklyn, plans to crawl the 13 mile length of Manhattan to Ground Zero.
Fatality on Jinxed 7Summits Expedition After Summiting Everest
Webindia reports Slovenian Marko Lihteneker apparently died while descending from Everest.
Posted in 7 Summits, Accidents, Asia, Continents, Everest, Fatal, Highpoint News (world)
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Sherpa Pulmonary Edema Fatality on Poor Luck Makalu West BC Team
Everest News reports Sumbu Sherpa, working for the Spanish ââ∠âAl Filoâââ¬Ã team, died in Makalu Westâââ‰â¢s BC (5400m) apparently from high altitude pulmonary edema.
Posted in Accidents, Altitude Problems, Asia, Continents, Everest, General
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Ed Viesturs Summits Annapurna To Become First American To Complete all 8,000 Metre Peaks
Mounteverest.net reports Ed Viesturs summited Annapurna and became the first American to summit all 14 8,000+ metre peaks. Only 12 climbers have done all 14. Viesturs summited all without supplementary O2 — something only five other climbers have done.
Posted in 7 Summits, Adventures, Asia, Everest, Highpoint News (world)
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Blind Australian Climber Halts Everest Attempt After Guide Forgets to Tell Him About Creavasse
smh.com reports blind Australian Gerrad Gossens halted his Everest climb after falling into a creavasse his guide did not warn him about.
Posted in 7 Summits, Accidents, Asia, Everest, Highpoint News (world)
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Avalanche Levels Everst Camp 1 and Injures 5
EverestNews reports an avalanche injured 5 climbers âââ‰â¬Å including one without a permit âââ‰â¬Å and flattened 60 to 70 tents at Camp 1 on Everest.
Posted in 7 Summits, Accidents, Asia, Avalanches, Everest, Highpoint News (world)
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Everest Fatality on Climb for Mother’s Charity
Newswatch50 reports an Oswego, NY, man on a charity climb Everest for his mother fell into a crevasse.
Canadian Seeking to Be Oldest Everest Climber Has Fatal Heart Attack at Camp One
The Herald reports Sean Egan, 63, of Ottawa had a heart attack while leading an Everest expedition in hopes of becoming the oldest Canadian to climb the mountain.
World’s Highest Weather Station Erected at 6,500 Metres on Everest’s Dongrongbu Glacier
China News reports a weather station has erected on Dongrongbu Glacier at 6,500 meters on Mount Everest (Qomolangma) and it will be monitored until October. The station will continue to collect data which will be retrieved when climbing season resumes … Continue reading
Posted in 7 Summits, Asia, Continents, Everest, Highpoint News (world)
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4 Fatalities in 5 Days in Fierce Himalaya Storms on Mt. Pumori
Webindia reports four climbers in five days have died descending Mt Pumori, which means ‘the Unmarried One’, the 7,161 m peak lying next to Mt Everest.
Russian Trekkers Injured by Car Bomb in Nepal
The climbing community was taken aback by early reports that two Russian Everest climbers had been injured by a Maoist car bomb in Nepal. Although the Russians were indeed injured they were identified later as just trekkers. They are being … Continue reading
Posted in Accidents, Asia, Continents, Everest, General
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Canada Plans World’s Highest Hockey Game at Everest Base Camp
Beerleaguehockey.com reports a 17-member Canadian expedition Dr Sean Egan, a professor in the School of Human Kinetics at University of Ottawa, and Peter Luk, director, School of Business Management, Ryerson University, plan to set the record of the highest hockey … Continue reading