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Tired but safe: Record-making climbers return from Everest

The climbers include Arthur Muir, Tsang Yin-Hung, and Zhang Hong; the oldest American, the fastest woman, and Asia's first blind man to climb Everest

Qatari royal attempts Everest record

Sheikha Asma Al Thani, a mountaineer and member of the Qatar Olympic Committee, arrived in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Thursday and is prepared to head to Everest base camp

Nepal to turn Everest trash into art

: Trash collected from Mount Everest is set to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery

Chinese double amputee to climb Everest after ban revoked

A Chinese climber who lost both legs to frostbite on Everest four decades ago has been given a permit to climb the world's highest mountain after the ban was revoked.

Nepal bans solo climbers from Everest

KATHMANDU: Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to reduce accidents, an official said Saturday. The cabinet...

Climbing Mount Everest easier than entering Mandir, says India’s top female mountaineer

LUCKNOW: Indian first woman amputee who climbed the Mount Everest, Arunima Sinha, also a prestigious Padma Shri award winner, was barred from entering a temple...

Italians are first couple to reach world’s highest summits

ROME: Two Italian climbers on Thursday made it to the top of Nepal's Annapurna peak, and at the same time set a record as...

Everest climber caught hiding in cave to avoid paying $22,000 fee

KATHMANDU: A South African attempting to climb Mount Everest alone and without a permit has been ordered off the mountain, had his passport confiscated and will...

85-year-old dies on Everest during world record bid

An 85-year-old ex-Gurkha who was attempting to reclaim his title as the world's oldest person to summit Mount Everest died at base camp on...

Nepal extends Everest permits for climbers put off by earthquakes

KATHMANDU: Nepal has extended the climbing permits of hundreds of foreigners forced to abandon the Himalayas after last year's twin earthquakes, the government said on Tuesday, to encourage them to return to the mountains.

‘The Martian’ triumphs with $55 million debut

LOS ANGELES: "The Martian" blasted off with a massive $55 million this weekend, nearly surpassing another space-based adventure, "Gravity," as the highest-grossing October debut in history.

'Hotel Transylvania 2' breaks September record with $47.5 million debut

LOS ANGELES: "Hotel Transylvania 2" easily topped the weekend box office, sinking its teeth into an impressive $47.5 million, and providing a big win for star Adam Sandler and Sony Pictures, the studio behind the animated franchise.

'Maze Runner' sequel dominates N. America box office

LOS ANGELES: "The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials" dominated in its first week in theaters, edging true-crime thriller "Black Mass" to lead the North American box office, according to industry figures released Monday.

Seventeen bodies found at Everest base camp: official

KATHMANDU: Seventeen bodies have been recovered at the base camp on Mount Everest where hundreds of climbers are stranded after an earthquake in Nepal on Saturday triggered an avalanche on the world's highest peak, a mountaineering official said.

1,200 killed in Nepal quake, deadly avalanche on Everest

KATHMANDU: A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed hundreds of people Saturday as it ripped through large parts of Nepal, toppling office blocks and towers in Kathmandu and triggering an avalanche that hit Everest base camp.

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